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The Irish Fairy Book
by Alfred Perceval Graves
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$439.05CA$395.14
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About This Item
London: A. & C. Black , 1938. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". George Denham. A lovely copy of the uncommon Adam & Charles Black edition of this collection of Irish folk tales by Alfred P. Graves, illustrated by George Denham and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The uncommon A. &. C. Black edition of this collection of tales of fairies by Alfred Perceval Graves, Anglo-Irish poet known for his tales of Irish folklore, such as the present volume. He was the father of popular British poet and critic Robert Graves. Featuring contributions by Patrick Kennedy, Alfred Tennyson, and W. B. Yeats among others. Illustrated with black and white plates and other illustrations in text by George Denham, featuring a colour frontispiece. Complete with the scarce dust wrapper, unclipped. An excellent example of this uncommon work. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dust wrapper is sound and unclipped, fairly chipping to the spine and extremities, light soiling to the wraps, a minor closed tear to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with black and white plates and other illustrations in text, featuring a colour frontispiece. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 803A74
- Title
- The Irish Fairy Book
- Author
- Alfred Perceval Graves
- Illustrator
- George Denham
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- alfred perceval graves fairy tales folklore illustrated books fairy tales
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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