In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World
by Richard Doyle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph/ Webb & Bower, 1979. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 11" by 9". Richard Doyle; Andrew Lang; William Allingham; Bryan Holme. Richard Doyle's beautiful colour illustrations of fairies, combined with Andrew Lang's 'The Princess Nobody', in the original dust wrapper. The first thus. First edition of the combined edition of 'In Fairyland', first published in 1870, and 'The Princess Nobody', first published in 1884. In the publisher's original cloth with the original dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with Richard Doyle's beautiful colour illustrations depicting the magical world of 'Fairyland'. This work features 'In Fairyland' by Richard Doyle, combined with Andrew Lang's 'The Princess Nobody' and poetry from William Allingham. This combined edition provides a glimpse into the charming world of fairies. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only slight discolouration to the front board and extremities. The wrap is also lovely with only minimal edge wear and slight marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893Z4
- Title
- In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World
- Author
- Richard Doyle
- Illustrator
- Richard Doyle; Andrew Lang; William Allingham; Bryan Holme
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph/ Webb & Bower
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- Fairies Fairyland Richard Doyle Andrew Lang Fairyland Poetry
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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