The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories. By George MacDonald. LONDON : 1900.
by MacDONALD, George (1824-1905)
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- Hardcover
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Glasgow & London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1900. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Illustrated by L.L.B. [ Leonard Leslie Brooke ]. LONDON : 1900. [ First separate edition; dated 1891, but released in time for Christmas 1890. The story 'The Light Princes' was first published in 1864 in the book 'Adela Cathcart'; the later editions of the novel 'Adela Cathcart' do not have the stories but were published in 'The Works of Fancy and Imagination'. This edition also includes 'The Giant's Heart' and 'The Golden Key'.]. Hardback. Illustrations; frontispiece and two other plates by Leonard Leslie Brooke. Original smooth dark olive-green cloth; gilt lettered spine & cover. Black decorative spine and cover. Original dark-brown end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. Neat owner name dated 1902. No internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear. VERY GOOD. 192 pages. 32pp catalogue to rear (dated 1899). See Shaberman's bibliography no. 44. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0047538
- Title
- The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories. By George MacDonald. LONDON : 1900.
- Author
- MacDONALD, George (1824-1905)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by L.L.B. [ Leonard Leslie Brooke ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow & London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo
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