The Yellow Fairy Book
by LANG, Andrew, Editor
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Mershon Co. First Thus. Hardcover. Fair. Octodecimo. 4.5 x 6.5 in. xiv, 336 pp. Fair in original decorative yellow cloth boards, with bumps and rubbing to the boards and siginificant wear to the upper third of the spine that has resulted in the title being largely rubbed away. The hinges are loose, but remain intact and the pages remain largely clean except for a few isolated spots of foxing. A collection of children's fairy tales, largely comprised of storied by Hans Christian Anderson. The Mershon Publishing Co. operated under this name until 1905. The original Yellow Fairy Book was published by Longmans, Green and Co. in 1894.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3681
- Title
- The Yellow Fairy Book
- Author
- LANG, Andrew, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Mershon Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
Terms of Sale
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2019
Asheville, North Carolina
About Bagatelle Books, IOBA
We are a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore in West Asheville, North Carolina.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...