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1923 The Flower Fairies
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
The scarce first edition, first impression.
Illustrated with six tipped in colour plates by English illustrator Margaret Tarrant, a popular illustrator of the early twentieth century, known for her depictions of fairy-like children. Collated, complete.
A children's work by Marion St John Webb, an English writer of novels and poetry for children.
With a former owner's inscription to the front pastedown.
A scarce and utterly charming children's work.
Condition
In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Boards lightly age toned, with handling marks to perimeters. Lacking the majority of the paper to the back strip. Joints starting, with boards firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. One tipped in plate detached and loosely inserted. Pages lightly age toned, but generally clean, with only the odd handling mark.
Fair
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