George Cruikshank's Fairy Library | Hop O' My Thumb, Jack & The Bean - Stalk, Cinderella, Puss in Boots

rare edition, undated, believed 1865 5.5 x 7 inches approx, quarter bound black leather with gilt lettering 'The Fairy Library', and marbled boards | this volume comprises: 1) pictorial general title with address 'To The Public' on reverse - he warns against counterfeits and confusion re authorship 2) Hop o My Thumb - half -title page, a list of 9 illustrations; the text, which features 4 of the 9 illustrations listed (30 pages) 3) Jack & The Beanstalk - a list of 8 illustrations; the text, which features 6 of the illustrations listed (32 pages ) 4) Cinderella - pictorial title page, half-title page; list of 10 illustrations; the text, which features 5 of the illustrations listed ; 'To The Public' - the author feels that Harriet Beecher Stowe mistook someone else for him at a social gathering, and responds to a critic of Jack and the Beanstalk (31 pages) 5) Puss in Boots - pictorial title page, half-title page, text with 8 illustrations; ' An Address to Little Boys and Girls ' and 'To Parents and Guardians and All Persons Entrusted with the Care of Children' (40 pages) || shows moderate to heavy general wear ; rubbed at head and tail of spine and at corners of board covers; endpapers are foxed and splitting over hinges, though still securely bound in; name to front free endpaper | bird transfer has been applied to list of illustrations for 'Hop'; text shows light foxing, smudges etc throughout, but there are no loose pages, no damage or loss; in summary, a sound copy of this historic title | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched.…