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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Illustrated by John Batten (illustrator). Fourteenth Printing. H/b; d/w; vg/vg-; 8vo; 331pp; no handwriting inside; d/w price clipped; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Complete with illustrations by John D. Batten. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

1st edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 255 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents: Preface -- The lion and the crane -- How the raja's son won the princess Labam -- The lambikin -- Punchkin -- The broken pot -- The magic fiddle -- The cruel crane outwitted -- Loving Laili -- The tiger, the brahman, and the jackal -- The soothsayer's son -- Harisarman -- The charmed ring -- The talkative tortoise -- A lac of rupees for a bit of advice -- The gold-giving servant -- The son of seven queens -- A lesson for kings -- Pride goeth before a fall -- Raja Rasalu -- The ass in the lion's skin -- The farmer and the money-lender -- The boy who had a moon on his forehead and a star on his chin -- The prince and the fakir -- Why the fish laughed -- The demon with the matted hair -- The ivory city and its fairy princess -- How sun, moon, and wind went out to dinner -- How the wicked sons were duped -- The pigeon and the crow. Subjects: Folklore India; Fairy tales India; Magic; Children's stories. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Edited by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by John Dickson Batten with frontispiece (in two states in this special issue), 9 full page plates, and illustrations in the text. First edition, copy number 57 of 80 [large paper] copies on Japanese Vellum, signed by the publisher. 8vo., original boards. T.e.g., uncut and largely unopened. London: David Nutt, 1890    A very good copy with mild wear to corners and fore-edges of the fragile binding, and two leaves carelessly opened at the fore-edge, not affecting text.