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The Olive Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
-
Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033291
- Title
- The Olive Fairy Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang
- Illustrator
- Henry J Ford
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- andrew lang; fairy books; olive fairy book; h j ford
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Children's;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
Glossary
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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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