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Rainbow Fairy Books [Complete 12 volume set]: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive & Lilac.
by Lang, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; Folio Society, 2004-2014., 2004. Hard Cover. Six of the volumes are First Folio printings (Green, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown & Orange), four are Second printings (Red, Yellow, Olive and Lilac) and two are Third printings (Blue and Pink). Large octavo. Each volume has pictorial endpapers, numerous line drawings within text and a varying number of colour plates, each by a different artist: "Blue", 2004, 17 plates by Charles von Sandwyck; "Red" 2010, 16 plates by Niroot Puttapitpat; "Green"2009, 14 plates by Julian Narvaez; "Yellow" 2010, 13 plates by Danuta Mayer; "Pink" 2011, 16 plates by Debra McFarlane; "Grey" 2013, 13 plates by Lauren Nassef; "Violet" 2010, 15 plates by Robert Venables; "Crimson" 2011, 16 plates by Tim Stevens; "Brown" 2010, 13 plates by Oman Rayan;"Orange" 2013, 16 plates by Tomislav Tomic; "Olive"2014, 14 plates by Kate Baylay; "Lilac" 2014, 13 plates by Caitlin Hackett. Harlequin cloth blocked in colour and gilt to spine and upper boards, housed in plain variously coloured paper-covered slipcases. Minor surface scuffs to lower face of some slipcases, otherwise Fine in like slipcases. The complete matching set in superb condition. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9019
- Title
- Rainbow Fairy Books [Complete 12 volume set]: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive & Lilac.
- Author
- Lang, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London; Folio Society, 2004-2014.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Children's
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
Biblio member since 2019
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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