Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$264.39NZ$237.95
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About This Item
London : Ward, Lock, & Co., Limited., c1878. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not stated . A smart copy of Hans Christian Andersen's collection of fairy tales with charming illustrations throughout. In the original cloth binding. Undated. Dated c1878 based on institutional copy. Monochrome frontispiece, 12 monochrome plates and vignettes throughout the work. A collection of timeless fairy tales as written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Notable stories include The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina and The Ugly Duckling. Bound in original cloth. Externally smart decorative cover. Damp staining to front board and slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to recto of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean and bright. Slight spotting to front free endpaper. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901Y7
- Title
- Andersen's Fairy Tales
- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock, & Co., Limited.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1878
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Fiction Illustrated Fairy Tales Children's book Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...