Frederick Warne & Co.. Rare. Blue cloth boards with border decor. and paper frontispiece, some gilt. Gilt title to spine. 353pp. b/w plates and in text illus. Top text block is gilt, side and bottom are tanned. Some foxing or other discoloration to pages but contents remain clean and bright. Spine is bumped, spine and edges have rubbing. Covers have discoloration inc. a 16cm stain to front cover but overall and given age a really lovely copy. OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING. . Good. Hardcover. 1897.

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Bookseller: Broad Street Book Centre (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 111876
Title: The One-Eyed Griffin And Other Fairy Stories
Author: Inman, Herbert E
Illustrator: Mason, E. A.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
Date Published: 1897
Size: 200mm x 150mm.
Keywords: fairy tales British collection reference magical creatures unit seven

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...