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THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE
by Lang, Andrew; Scott, T.; Lemann, E.A
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Bristol / London: J.W. Arrowsmith / Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1888. Very good.. First edition, deluxe limited large paper issue, of Lang's second authored fairy tale (after PRINCESS NOBODY, 1884), set in Scotland and with occasional Scottish dialect. In this Scottish story, Randal disappears into fairyland. An interesting original composition by the fairy tale taste-maker of Victorian nurseries. 11.25'' x 9''. Original parchment, brown paper boards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Illustrated by T. Scott (frontispiece) and E.A. Lemann (remainder) with 15 full-page chromolithographs. Printed on handmade paper with exceptionally large margins. [8], 86, [2] pages. Numbered 41 on limitation page. Moderate soiling and wear to parchment, spotting to cloth. Tiny repair to spine. Offsetting to endpapers, else interior crisp and clean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11869
- Title
- THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE
- Author
- Lang, Andrew; Scott, T.; Lemann, E.A
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.W. Arrowsmith / Simpkin, Marshall & Co
- Place of Publication
- Bristol / London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,19th century,English & British,Fairies,Fairy Tales,Victorian
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- First Edition
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