The Blue Fairy Book. Edited by Andrew Lang. With Numerous Illustrations by H. J. Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood
de LANG, Andrew (ed.)
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Longmans, Green, 1892. ~Original blue cloth gilt, gilt lettering and vignette to spine; witch on broomstick riding across a night sky to front board. 8vo (13.6 x 18.6cm). All edges gilt. Hinges sound, original black endpapers fresh, unmarked, unfaded and uncracked at gutters. Tiny pen 'C' to half title at top inside corner, no other ownership marks. Frontis with tissue guard and vignette to t.p. Profusely illustrated with in-text and full page illustrations by H. J. Ford (who was to illustrate all Lang's 'coloured' fairy books) and G. P. Jacomb Hood. Tiny amount of foxing to text, mainly pp.180-83. Fifth edition of the first of Lang's classic fairy books, first published in 1889. A very attractive volume, very scarce in this fresh condition. ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. . 5th Edn. Hardback. Near Fine. 390pp. Binding sound, text unmarked.
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- Librería
- St Philip's Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- LL8940
- Título
- The Blue Fairy Book. Edited by Andrew Lang. With Numerous Illustrations by H. J. Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood
- Autor
- LANG, Andrew (ed.)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Edición
- 5th Edn
- Editorial
- Longmans, Green
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1892
- Tamaño
- 390pp
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All books are in stock and available for immediate dispatch from the UK.
All orders are despatched the same day where possible, or next business day at the latest, typically using Royal Mail. If you would like us to upgrade to a tracked service, please ask, as these are available, along with Courier / UPS services.
The standard shipping costs shown are calculated for parcels weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your parcel is heavier than this or oversized, we may contact you before despatch to request extra shipping charges.
Books may be returned for a full refund of purchase price, including original shipping costs, if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged, provided we are notified within 30 days of receipt.
Please allow for possible extended shipping times due to the impact of the pandemic and related restrictions.
St Philip's Books Ltd, 82 St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1RA, is a limited company (Company no. 07020266, share capital: £1000.00, VAT reg.no. GB717925021) Tel: 01865 202182. Fax: 01865 202184 Email: sales@stphilipsbooks.co.uk. Authorized representative: Christopher Zealley.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Vignette
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- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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