The Land of Long Ago
by L L Weedon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
UK: Ernest Nister, 1898. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. E Stuart Hardy. 1st Edition Circa 1898. Undated. A Visit to Fairyland with Humpty Dumpty. Pen and Ink Illustrations By E. Stuart Hardy (illustrator). First Edition. 1898 (dated from British Library). Contains 6 wonderful full page Victorian Chromolithographic pop-ups (Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, There Was an Old Woman who lived in a shoe and Beauty and the Beast). In addition there are sepia line illustrations on all of the 21 pages of text. This book was printed in Bavaria, which was the centre of chromolithographic printing at this time and the quality of the chromolithographs confirms this. All of the pop-ups are original and are in perfect working condition. A few creases to some pop up edges. Book is very good with lightly marked/soiled boards. Fraying andmarking to boards. Contents quite good but pages slightly age toned. clean. Inscriptions to end paper. More images can be taken request.Ref18409
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028354
- Title
- The Land of Long Ago
- Author
- L L Weedon
- Illustrator
- E Stuart Hardy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ernest Nister
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 18409
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About the Seller
Lasting Words Ltd
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
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