LARGE PAPER OF FIRST TITLE IN THE FAIRY BOOK SERIES
The Blue Fairy Book.
London: Longmans, Green and Co and New York: 11 East 16th St, 1889.
Price: $1,750.00
About the item
First edition. Number 24 of 113 Large Paper Copies. Illustrated by H. J. Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood. [vi], xxi, [i], 390 pp. 1 vols. Sm. 4to. LARGE PAPER OF FIRST TITLE IN THE FAIRY BOOK SERIES. Bound in original paper backed boards, paper label on spine, edges uncut. Front hinge just starting, spine slightly soiled. Very good.
Item #227472
The large paper issues of this series each have a special introduction which is not in the trade issues and discusses origins of different fairy tales.
