The Brown Fairy Book
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904. First Edition. Illustrated by H. J. Ford. With 32 fairy tales from the Americas, Persia, Australia, Southern Africa, Finland, and India. The ninth installment of the 'Coloured Fairy Books.' Bound in original, gilt decorated brown cloth over boards. Heavily illustrated cover and spine art. All edges gilt. Minor pushing at spine ends, gentle scuffing at edges, small nick on back joint. Square corners, slight lean. Endpapers illustrated in silver. Old seller price and note in pencil on first blank, light pencil checkmarks to table of contents. Text is clean and clear with all illustrations present. A near-fine to fine example.
Pages: (14) 350 (2) Dimensions: 7(3/8) x 5(1/4) x 1(3/16). Near Fine. Item #6125
Price: $850.00