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New York: Thomas Nelson and Son, 1911. Book. Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition m 1st. Printing , Blue cloth hardcover with paste dow color plate to cover, 156 page book with 8 color full page plates . Condition : Very Good Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
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Sir Thomas Thumb, or The Wonderful Adventures of a Fairy Knight
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1908. Hardcover. Near Fine. [Fell, Herbert Granville]. 18mo. 156 p.p. Eight colour plates. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and colour pictorial onlay to front board. Hinge cracked at verso of half title and offsetting to half title. Foxing to edges of text block, spine ends bumped. A few light spots of foxing to interior. Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621, and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur.
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- Illustrator [Fell, Herbert Granville]
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- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1908
- Keywords Sir Thomas Thumb, Tom Thumb, Knights, Chivalry, Fairy Knights, Children's Books, Kids Books, Children's Literature, King Arthur, Merlin
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SIR THOMAS THUMB :or The Wonderful Adventures of A Fairy Knight
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Sir Thomas Thumb: Or, the Wonderful Adventures of a Fairy Knight
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Thomas Nelson and SOns, 1907. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". Not Stated. An illustrated edition of this book featuring the folklore fairy character Thomas Thumb. An excellent book containing a selection of the popular adventures of Sir Thomas Thumb, the fairy knight who is no bigger than his father's thumb.Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore first published in 1621. It was the first printed fairy tale in English. Illustrated with six lavish and colourful illustrations as well as a frontispiece. Lacking a plate to face page 23 illustrating 'Queen Mab in her carriage.' In the original publisher's illustrated boards binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper and the front pastedown, dated 1909 and 1934. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and six coloured plates. Lacking a plate to face…
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Sir Thomas Thumb; or, The Wonderful Adventures of a Fairy Knight
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- Very Good
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1907. 1st printing; no date given (circa 1907?); green pictorial c.; 156 pages, [8] leaves of plates : color illustrations. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Granville Fell. 12 vo.
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