Legends from Fairy Land
by Lee, Holme. Illustrated by Reginald L. Knowles and Horace J. Knowles. Introduction by Effie H. Freemantle
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London and Philadelphia: S. T. Freemantle and J. B. Lippincott Co., respectively, 1906. First Edition Thus. Cloth. Very Good. Wonderful gilt impressed front cover illustration of winged infant/fairy seated on a mushroom surrounded by sinewy vines and other decoration of an Art Nouveau sensibility. 8vo. 19 by 13 cm. 16 pp. One b/w illustrated plate, not part of pagination. We could find no copies of the 1906 edition of this work, the first with the Knowles illustration and the decorative cover, on OCLC First Search or in commerce. Light to moderate wear.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007765
- Title
- Legends from Fairy Land
- Author
- Lee, Holme. Illustrated by Reginald L. Knowles and Horace J. Knowles. Introduction by Effie H. Freemantle
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. T. Freemantle and J. B. Lippincott Co., respectively
- Place of Publication
- London and Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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