The Doyle Fairy Book: Consisting of twenty eight fairy tales
by Montalba, Anthony & Doyle, Richard
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Rare copy of Montalba and Doyle's Fairy book, no date but presumably the first edition of 1868. NB this isn't the later 1890 edition with the Doyle memoir. Pages are tanned around the edges though generally clean otherwise. Some pages especially at the beginning have some additional spotting and marking. Inside boards and initial pages (front and rear) have remains of presumably tape used to hold a protective cover in place. Front and rear hinge generally attached but feel a touch loose (especially at first few pages). Binding overall is OK but some care needed to keep it this way. A little give. Purple covers are mostly bright with some marking. Spine more faded and with some nibbling top and bottom. Some corner impacts. Part of an old prize giving stamp is on inner front board. This copy was owned by folklorist Ruth Manning-Sanders, and she has signed and dated it on FEP. Overall condition is Good for its age, though objectively Fair. See all photos - we don't use stock photos, all pictures are of the actual edition for sale
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tom Heywood Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2613
- Title
- The Doyle Fairy Book
- Author
- Montalba, Anthony & Doyle, Richard
- Illustrator
- Doyle, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First (assumed, undated)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R E King
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fairy tales; folk tales; Richard Doyle; legend; myth; Ruth Manning-Sanders
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore, Myths and Legends; Folktales, Fairy Tales;
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About the Seller
Tom Heywood Books
Biblio member since 2022
Redditch, Worcestershire
About Tom Heywood Books
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- Fair
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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