THE GRATEFUL SPARROW.
by THIRKELL, Angela. Translated from German by Thirkell. Illustrated by Ludwig Richter.:
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- first
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About This Item
London, Hamilton, (1947).. SECOND EDITION circa 1947, dated from adverts on the lower panel of the dustwrapper, first published in 1935. 4to, 250 x 185 mm, 10 x 7¼ inches, red backed colour illustrated boards, silver lettered spine, 87 pages. Coloured frontispiece and 23 full page attractive coloured illustrations by Ludwig Richter. These are in archaic style and partially colour printed to imitate handcolouring. 5 fairy tales not translated into English before 1935. No inscriptions, near Fine in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, very slightly chipped at head and tail of spine, a couple of small closed edge tears, white spine slightly darkened, a few slight marks to upper and lower panels). The first edition of 1935 was bound in red cloth gilt with a mounted colour plate on the upper cover. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43003
- Title
- THE GRATEFUL SPARROW.
- Author
- THIRKELL, Angela. Translated from German by Thirkell. Illustrated by Ludwig Richter.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Hamilton, (1947).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SHORT STORIES German Ludwig Richter children's fairy tales
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