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In Fairy-Land. A Series of Pictures from the elf-world. With a poem, by William Allingham. Second Edition.
by DOYLE, RICHARD: ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM:
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1875 2nd.. Large folio hardback. Approx 15 x 11 inches. Dark green cloth with gilt paneled boards, blind embossed on rear, decorative gilt lettering to front, gilt fairy decorations to spine. All page edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. In very good condition. Boards a little worn, spine professionally rebacked, with repairs between endpapers. Some minor darkening around edges of title page, some occasional handling marks to pages. Some minor darkening/minor foxing spots around edges of plates, and a couple with some minor foxing to print. Else plates beautifully bright and clear. Stunning illustrations. 31 pp. Illustrated with 16 beautiful colour chromo plates by R. Doyle (engraved and printed by Edmund Evans), each plate is accompanied with text. Virtually identical to the first edition in size and content. Evans "earned the accolade of producing one of the largest colour printed books of the period - a landmark in the art of colour printing from wood blocks." (Richard Doyle by Rodney Engen p.155). One of the most desirable, beautiful and lavish children's books of any era and is considered to be Doyle's best work.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91229
- Title
- In Fairy-Land. A Series of Pictures from the elf-world. With a poem, by William Allingham. Second Edition.
- Author
- DOYLE, RICHARD: ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1875 2nd.
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books illustrated doyle allingham children’s books children art colour printing color fairy fairy land elf world elves poem
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About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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