Danish Fairy Legends and Tales.
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Peachey, Caroline (Translation)
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
York Street, Covent Garden. London: Henry G. Bohn, Publisher, 1861. Stated Third Edition. This edition or printing, the third printing ever in English, from the original Dutch and first ever illustrated English translation, and the only printing from Henry G. Bohn. Rare translation by Caroline Peachey with a memoir of the author and "100 illustrations chiefly by foreign artists". Dark brown, full leather boards, gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub.Pages generally very good; few w/chip, edge wear. Nearly a dozen plates and numerous partial page illustrations throughout. Bind good; flyleaf adhered to pastedown; front, back hinges reinforced. Solid, intact example. Printed by Strangeways and Walden (late G. Barclay), Printers, 26 Castle St., Leicester Sq., London. Full morocco by A.& D. Padon, Edinburgh. Compact 7 1/2" x 5" design. 456 pages. Insured post.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Various Artists. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- BiblioStax
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018525
- Title
- Danish Fairy Legends and Tales.
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian; Peachey, Caroline (Translation)
- Illustrator
- Various Artists
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- York Street, Covent Garden. London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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