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The Brown Fairy Book.

LANG, Andrew (1844-1912), [FORD, H.J., illustrator].

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. [Fairy Tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xiv 350; [2], blank. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous engraved illustrations by Ford. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt decoration to upper board, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt. A moderately used copy with some edge wear, backstrip dulled. Very good. Item #55306

Price: £250.00

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