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THE QUEEN'S MUSEUM and Other Fanciful Tales.
by Stockton, Frank R.(1834-1902); Frederick Richardson (1862-1937), illustrator
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good - a bit of rubbing to the cover pastedown and corners slightly bumped, tear to upper corner of half title page and to
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1906.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good - a bit of rubbing to the cover pastedown and corners slightly bumped, tear to upper corner of half title page and to the outer edge of one plate.. First thus - an illustrated edition. Includes ten stories, illustrated by Frederick Richardson with 10 color plates, each with a captioned tissue guard, illustrated title page and black and white drawings at the head of each story. Very good in black cloth with a color pasted on illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine, illustrated endpapers. A large 8vo. 219 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87475
- Title
- THE QUEEN'S MUSEUM and Other Fanciful Tales.
- Author
- Stockton, Frank R.(1834-1902); Frederick Richardson (1862-1937), illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good - a bit of rubbing to the cover pastedown and corners slightly bumped, tear to upper corner of half title page and to
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1906.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology, legends, fairy tales and folktales;
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