The Enchanted Forest
by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite & Grenbry Outhwaite
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A & C Black, 1921. A very scarce children`s classic by Ida Outhwaite (1888-1960) & her husband Grenbry Outhwaite both from Australia, full of wonderful & charming coloured & black & white plates of fairies, the little people & Goblins etc. some foxing through out as is usually found in this edition , the book has been sumptuously rebound in dark blue morocco leather with raised bands gilt lines, emblems between, title and the date , boards with striking matching dark blue marbled papers and the original paper label laid on. Original endpapers with fairys in brown sepia retained , "This very scarce book looks stunning" . First Edition. Hard Back Morocco Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002828
- Title
- The Enchanted Forest
- Author
- Ida Rentoul Outhwaite & Grenbry Outhwaite
- Illustrator
- Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A & C Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Australian Childrens Book, Australian Classic Childrens Book, Australian Author.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Books; First Editions; Illustrated Books;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.