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Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French.
by Quiller-Couch, Arthur. illus Dulac
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good, toning to edges and endpapers, one tissue guard has a short tear repaired with archival tape.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: Hodder and Stoughton., No date, but 1909.. Limited edition, #636 of 1000 copies signed by Dulac.. Full brown leather re-backed with original spine laid on, raised bands, gilt borders and decorations, top edge gilt, new endpapers.. Very good, toning to edges and endpapers, one tissue guard has a short tear repaired with archival tape.. folio.. Signed by the artist on the limitation page. Bookplate of Hugh F. Marriott to pastedown. Bookplate taken from original endpaper. 30 tipped-in color illustrations by Edmund Dulac with tissue guards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 289123
- Title
- Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French.
- Author
- Quiller-Couch, Arthur. illus Dulac
- Format/Binding
- Full brown leather re-backed with original spine laid on, raised bands, gilt borders and decorations, top edge gilt, new endpape
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, toning to edges and endpapers, one tissue guard has a short tear repaired with archival tape.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition, #636 of 1000 copies signed by Dulac.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- No date, but 1909.
- Pages
- [20], 129 pp.
- Size
- folio.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
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