Thornton oakley illus (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. cover shows minor wear, pages tanned and clean.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edgeworn and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Edges and prelims lightly foxed. Remains well-preserved overall, with main text block strong and clean. Physical description; xix, [1], 479 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits ; 22 cm. Subjects; Provence. France. Description and travel. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. Dustjacket has closed tears at the spine seam - one seam taped - see image. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Scarce copy in this edition and condition, and with a dustjacket. Unclipped price ($3.00). Charming and vivid pen and ink illustrations, including the endpapers. Contents include: The castle of Comorre; The basin of gold and the diamond lance; Lady Yolanda's thimble; The witch of Lok Island; Little White-thorn and the talking bird; Princess Ahez and the lost city; The changeling; The foster brother; The hunchback and the elves; The four gifts; The magic rocks and the beggar; The country bumpkin and the hobgoblin; The wasp, the winged needle and the spider; Yannik, the fairy child; The hazel septer. "the Breton fairies seem to have a more hostile, darker edge, than elsewhere in the Celtic region." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 190 pages.…