The bird talisman : an eastern tale / by Henry Allen Wedgwood ; illustrated by Gwen Raverat
by Wedgwood, Henry Allen (1799-1885)
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Faber and Faber, 1965. Second Edition, Reprinted. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, [1], 69 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. Plates are printed in black, red, blue and brown/yellow. Previous edition: 1939. Bound in blue cloth, with spine blocked in pink, lettered and with decorative border in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Subject: Children's books - England.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 300900
- Title
- The bird talisman : an eastern tale / by Henry Allen Wedgwood ; illustrated by Gwen Raverat
- Author
- Wedgwood, Henry Allen (1799-1885)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, Reprinted
- Publisher
- London : Faber and Faber
- Date Published
- 1965
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