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A Fairy Garland: Being Fairy Tales from the Old French
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
DULAC, Edmund. A Fairy Garland. Being Fairy Tales from the Old French. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. London/NY: Cassell & Company/ Charles Scribner's Sons [1928]. 4to, 252pp. White quarter-vellum stamped in gilt with navy cloth; t.e.g. 12 color plates with tissue guards. Corners and spine ends rubbed spine lightly soiled and rubbed, first and last few leaves, as well as fore-edge, all a bit foxed with a few other pages very faintly so, else an internally clean, tight copy with all color plates in fine, bright condition. Signed by the artist, Edmund Dulac.
First edition, limited issue, being #938 of 1,000 copies signed by the artist. A wonderful collection of French Fairy tales, from Charles Perrault, Madame d'Aulnoy, and Count Anthony Hamilton, including Puss in Boots, The Green Dragon, and The Blue Bird. Dulac's gorgeous watercolor illustrations make this handsome volume of often overlooked fairy tales a true delight.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049396
- Title
- A Fairy Garland
- Illustrator
- Edmund Dulac
- Format/Binding
- White quarter-vellum stamped in gilt with navy cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, limited issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company/ Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- London/NY
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 4to
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Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Foxed
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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