New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805010033 . [32] p. 21 x 26 cm. Sound and square with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. Minor wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a few light rub and scratch marks. Not price clipped. A new edition of a Victorian poem about fairies, first published in 1860 in Ireland. Rich colour illustrations by American artist Michael Hague. .

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Bookseller: Homeward Bound Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2639
Title: The Fairies; a Poem
Author: Allingham, William
Illustrator: Michael Hague
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0805010033
ISBN 13: 9780805010039
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: 0805010033
Bookseller catalogs: Children's - Picture Books;

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Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.

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