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The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries
de Thomas Keightley
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Lausanne: Bell and Daldy, 1873. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce new edition of this important work on the mythology and folklore surrounding fairies. New edition. Scarce work. With a frontispiece. An important early work on the mythology and folklore of fairies with chapters on the origin of the belief in fairies, fairy-lands, fairy queens, Oriental romances, Middle Age romances, and more. With sections for individual countries including Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ireland, Southern Europe, and Africa. Written by Thomas Keightley, an Irish writer known for his works on mythology and folklore, particularly this work. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Splits in the cloth to the joints with fraying to the head of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Further spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 909T14
- Título
- The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries
- Autor
- Thomas Keightley
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Bell and Daldy
- Lugar de publicación
- Lausanne
- Fecha de publicación
- 1873
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Fairy Mythology Romance Countries Mythology
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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.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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"...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
