THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK! Andrew Lang(FIRST EDITION 1892!) LARGE PAPER EDITION!1/150

Erscheinungsdatum: 1892

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK! First Edition. LARGE PAPER EDITION. 1 of only 150 copies. Printed in 1892. This is the LIMITED, LARGE PAPER EDITION of the FIRST EDITION. It is the most desirable form of this book. Rare and highly desirable. Still bound in the original Publisher's binding. THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK. Nicely illustrated by H.J. Ford. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., Printed in 1892. First edition, Large Paper edition, one of 150 numbered copies (#137) . This is a very large book. Large octavo. Very scarce large paper limited edition of Lang's famous and sought after Green Fairy collection . Bound in the publisher's white faux-vellum spine over paper covered boards. Page edges untrimmed. Previous owner's leather bookplate to the front pastedown, with just a hint of a ghost from the bookplate on the front flyleaf, which also has a vintage ink gift inscription. The boards are worn, with the corners showing, a small bump to the top edge of the rear board, and the front gutter just a bit split, with a short tear to the spine head and some mild soiling. Three pages with closed marginal tears not affecting text, with old tape over those closed tears. The binding has some splits and tears. Still this book is the most affordable copy available.There were only 150 copies of this LARGE PAPER EDITION of the FIRST EDITION ever made. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22.08.03.fairy

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Titel: THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK! Andrew Lang(FIRST ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1892

Einband: Hardcover

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

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