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The Olive Fairy Book
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The Olive Fairy Book Decorative cloth - 1907

by Andrew Lang

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first

Description

London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1907 A very good copy of the 1st edition in the original light green decorative cloth binding with 8 colour plates, 20 full page black and white plates, and 22 in text illustrations. All page edges gilt. The front board is very bright with a tiny spot mark towards the top corner. The spine is equally bright and is slightly cocked to the front. There is some pulling to spine ends and a small (1 cm) split in the rear spine joint half way up. The back board is clean and bright. There is a small bump to the bottom corner of the front board and light wear and turning to the other corners. The decorative endpapers are present with slight toning to the front free endpaper. The contents are complete and clean with the occasional spot or mark eg light mark in gutter pp 36/7, small brown mark top edge verso of plate p 89; small brown stain top margin p 208 mirrored on 209. Pages 221 and 223 have a very small (circa 1 mm) top edge tear and there is a crease to the bottom corner tip of p 29/30. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.
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Details

  • Title The Olive Fairy Book
  • Author Andrew Lang
  • Illustrator Henry J Ford
  • Binding Decorative Cloth
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Publisher Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta
  • Date 1907
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 033291

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