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The Queen of the Pirate Isle; Illustrated by Kate Greenaway / Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans
by [Illustrations] Kate GREENAWAY of Bret Harte
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1886. First Greenaway Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Good/None. Kate Greenaway. Square 8vo, tan cloth with black lettering on spine & brown and black lettering with rules plus a colored Greenaway drawing of three children on the cover, colored frontispeice by Kate Greenaway and 27 smaller colored illustrations, all edges red, 58 pages. Charming title by Brete Harte that elevates a girl's fantasies of adventure with evocative pastel illustrations by Kate Greenaway. Overall, a Very Good copy. Quite tight volume with excellent illustrations. Interior gently age-toned but very clean, clear, and unfoxed. Attractive ink presentation to a six-year old granddaughter on free front endpaper. Cover is slightly rubbed and soiled with a couple of light spots; bruised lower right corner. BAL binding variant (plain endpapers and reddish edges). English printing precedes the American, though both were printed and bound in Great Britain.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 296
- Title
- The Queen of the Pirate Isle; Illustrated by Kate Greenaway / Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans
- Author
- [Illustrations] Kate GREENAWAY of Bret Harte
- Illustrator
- Kate Greenaway
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Greenaway Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- British, children, illustrated, fantasy, Victorian, Edwardian,
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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