The Now-A-Days Fairy Book
Anna Alice Chapin; Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith
c.1911
J.Coker & Co Ltd
8.5 x 11"
Description:
Early British edition, originally published in New York by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1911, quarto, bound in publisher's pictorial cloth. An enchanting Edwardian children's fantasy featuring classic fairy-tale motifs set in the modern world, beautifully illustrated with 6 colour plates by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Condition:
Good Condition. Pictorial cloth. Binding is firm. Front end paper absent. Gift inscription to half title. Light splitting to front hinge. Otherwise contents clean with minor spotting. Splitting and fraying to spine tail. Small hole to mid spine. Shelf wear to edges with some peeling to corner. Light pen mark to rear board.
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