English Fairy Tales. (Bound uniformly with) More English Fairy Tales.

JACOBS, Joseph

Published by London: David Nutt 1890 & 1894.

Condition: Fine Hardcover

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Full morocco, 10 inches tall. Wonderful full crushed morocco bindings, executed in 1898, by Riviere & Son with superb gilt olive branch tooling to the spine and boards. With gilt dentelles and top edges. Illustrated by John D Batten with 12 plates, all in 2 states, headpieces, vignettes and initials throughout. Original paper spine bound in. Signed by the author, publisher and illustrator. First edition, Deluxe issue being numbers 33 of 80 copies, and 22 of 160 copies respectively, printed on Japanese vellum. Joseph Jacobs, the editor of the society journal 'Folklore', was a noted collector and publisher of English folklore. He was responsible for popularising such familiar fairy tales as 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Jack the Giant Killer', 'The History of Tom Thumb' and 'The Three Little Pigs'. A splendid set of these two scarce deluxe limited editions. Seller Inventory # ABE-1646306757647

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Title: English Fairy Tales. (Bound uniformly with) ...

Publisher: London: David Nutt 1890 & 1894.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Nick McConnell has been dealing in fine books, in particular those in their original leather bindings for over thirty five years. His stock, containing no 'recently' rebound volumes, is second to none in terms of quality and quantity. McConnell Fine Books operate from The Golden Hind Bookshop which has been selling fine old books since 1972. This picturesque seventeenth century building is on the seafront at Deal, famous for its literary associations and seafaring history. We are open by appointment. McConnell Fine Books exhibit at the top London and Paris antiquarian book shows.

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