, London: Published by T. Fisher Unwin, , no date given, [1888]. First Edition. Hardback. , rear free end paper removed, front hinge cracked, previous owner name on front pastedown and front blank, half title page a little marked, covers darkened at edges, light thumb prints and spots to margins, in good condition. large octavo. illustrated by Henry J. Ford. , 70 pages, frontispiece and one other plate, illustrated title page, illustrated throughout with line drawings in sepia , maroon cloth with gilt titles and black illustrations

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Bookseller: Keogh's Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10938
Title: Aesop's Fables for Little Readers
Author: Brookfield, Mrs Arthur
Illustrator: illustrated by Henry J. Ford
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - , rear free end paper removed, front hinge cracked, previous owner name on front pastedown and front blank, half title page a li
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Published by T. Fisher Unwin
Place of Publication: , London
Date Published: , no date given, [1888]
Keywords: Brookfield, Mrs Arthur, Aesop's Fables for Little Readers, illustrated by Henry J. Ford
Bookseller catalogs: childrens;
Size: large octavo

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