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London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1908. First printing. Very good plus.. First edition of this beautifully illustrated Edwardian fantasy of an "unsophisticated little boy" who sets out to rescue a Princess on orders from a fairy. 9.75'' x 10''. Original red cloth spine with pictorial boards. Decorative endpapers. Illustrated throughout with full-page chromolithographs and additional line drawings in-text. Unpaginated. Some rubbing and wear to boards. Light soil to interior.
ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND THE WISP by UPTON, FLORENCE
by UPTON, FLORENCE
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ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND THE WISP
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UPTON, FLORENCE. UPTON,FLORENCE. THE ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND THE WISP. London: Longmans, Green 1908. Square 4to (10 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, corners worn, light cover soil and rubbing, VG+. This is the fantasy tale of a little boy named Borbee who falls asleep and meets the fairy Wisp who tells him he must save the Princess from the ugly black prince. Nearly every page of text is faced by a marvelous full page chromolithograph (more than 30) and there are delicate brown drawings in-text. A rare title.
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THE ADVENTURES OF BORBEE AND THE WISP
by Upton, Florence
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