"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book"
— Stephan Mallarme

London: George Newnes, no date [1904]. [Adventure story] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[xii]; 236. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth, stamped in colours, top edge gilt. Illustrations throughout including frontispiece in colour. A well-used copy with some light spotting within, joints rubbed, head and tail of spine worn, corners also worn. Uncommon. A classic fantasy novel involving five children, a phoenix and a magic carpet that grants three wishes a day! Item #56729
Price: £195.00