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The True Story Book
by Andrew Lang
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". L. Bogle; Lucien Davis; H. J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed. The first edition of Andrew Lang's classic anthology of children's fairy tales, with engravings from a number of popular illustrators. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the half title, dated 1893. 9 plates including the frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated, complete. Many popular illustrators collaborated with Lang on this work, including L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, Lancelot Speed, H. J. Ford and C. H. M. Kerr. An anthology of stories for children from Scottish collector of folk and fairy tales Andrew Lang (1844-1912). There are over twenty stories to this volume, including 'Casanova's Escape', 'Captain Snelgrave and the Pirates', 'The Escapes of Cervantes', 'Baron Trenck' and 'The Kidnapping of the Princes'. A page of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with a little wear to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is slightly faded. Front hinge is starting to split but is still reasonably firm. Internally, binding is slightly strained in a couple of places but otherwise firm. Faint tidemarks to the bottom of pages 307 to 337, not affecting the text. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 835M9
- Title
- The True Story Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang
- Illustrator
- L. Bogle; Lucien Davis; H. J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Andrew Lang Fairy Tales Children's Fiction Fairy Tales
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
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