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The Fir-Tree Fairy Book:  Favorite Fairy Tales

The Fir-Tree Fairy Book: Favorite Fairy Tales

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The Fir-Tree Fairy Book: Favorite Fairy Tales

by Johnson, Clifton (editor)

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, pages toned and finger soiling throughout, spine cocked.
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, pages toned and finger soiling throughout, spine cocked.. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy rebound in orange patterned reinforced cloth. xii, 333pp. Black and white plates and many other smaller elegant illustrations by Alexander Popini. A collection of 41 fairy tales from Grimm and Andersen, as well as traditional fairy tales from Greece, Norway, Roumania, Ireland, India, Turkey, China, and some other countries. Johnson notes in his introduction that he has edited the stories to remove "savagery, distressing details and excessive pathos", and removed references to cruel fathers and wicked stepmothers. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Seller
Old Saratoga Books US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
50353
Title
The Fir-Tree Fairy Book: Favorite Fairy Tales
Author
Johnson, Clifton (editor)
Illustrator
Alexander Popini
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, pages toned and finger soiling throughout, spine cocked.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1912
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Fairy Tales
Bookseller catalogs
Folklore and Mythology; Children's Books;

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About Old Saratoga Books

Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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