The Old Favourite Fairy Tales Told for the Hundredth Time

H. W. Dulcken

Published by Ward, Lock and Co., Limited [1880], London, 1880

About this Item

A smart collection of fairy tales and children's stories, with illustrations throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and many in-text images. Undated, dated from copies held at the British Library. A collection of beloved fairy tales for children, including: Tom Thumb, The Three Bears, Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, and many others. Written by Henry William Dulcken, an English translator and children's writer. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne, a British artist and illustrator known by his pen name Phiz; Harrison Weir, a British artist; T. B. Dalziel, a British wood engraver and artist; W. Harvey, a British wood-engraver and illustrator. In the original pictorial red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor fraying of the cloth. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards, with fading to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good.

Seller Inventory # 894T24

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Old Favourite Fairy Tales Told for the Hundredth Time
• Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited [1880], London
• Publication Date: 1880
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Hablot K. Browne; Harrison Weir; T. B. Dalziel; W. Harvey
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature