London: Frederick Warne and Co 0 Classic Fairy Tales collected and Edited by Mrs Valentine. Undated Edition, late 19th century. Illustrated with Colour and B&W Plates Throughout. Frontis has a Colour Illustration of Sleeping Beauty. Brown cloth cover decorated with Gilt and Black pictures of a Cherub, Frog and gilt & black lettering on front. Spine has black title on a gilt ground and gilt picture of a Fairy riding a Bat. Beveled Edges. Decorative Endpapers. 7 3/4" Tall. Slight wear to cover, mainly at corners and spine ends, some rubbing and a little patchy loss of colour (see photo). Hinges sound. Pages in very good, clean condition. Small inscription on top corner of endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Book.

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Bookseller: Cornish Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006891
Title: The Old Old Fairy Tales. Illustrated
Author: Valentine, Mrs
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Very Good
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co 0
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/CHILDREN'S FICTION/FAIRY TALES
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Classics; Illustrated Children's Books; Antiquarian Children's Books;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...