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PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA: BEING THE FURHTER ADVENTURES OF PRINCE PRIGIO'S SON
by Lang, Andrew; Browne, Gordon
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Bristol / London: J.W. Arrowsmith / Simpkin, Marshall, [et al.], 1893. Very good plus.. Large paper presentation copy of this original tale of fairies by the fairy tale taste-maker of Victorian nurseries. Deluxe issue of Lang's sequel to PRINCE PRIGIO (1889), set in Lang's own created fairy-tale world, Pantouflia. Already scarce in this format, it is especially rare in nice condition. Quarto, 10'' x 7.5''. Original half vellum, brown cloth boards, printed paper spine labels. Butterfly-patterned endpapers. Illustrated by Browne with 12 full-page black-and-white images and further in-text images. "Presentation Copy" printed on early leaf. 204 pages. Ink gift inscription dated 1967 on verso of front fly leaf. Vellum somewhat toned. Faintest foxing to title page, else clean and bright.
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- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32151
- Title
- PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA: BEING THE FURHTER ADVENTURES OF PRINCE PRIGIO'S SON
- Author
- Lang, Andrew; Browne, Gordon
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.W. Arrowsmith / Simpkin, Marshall, [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Bristol / London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,19th century,Victorian,Fairy Tales,Fairies,English & British
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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