Czech Fairytales
by Erben, Karel Jaromir and Nemcova, Bozena
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- Hardcover
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Czech Fairytales, Erben, Karel Jaromir and Nemcova, Bozena. Published by Vitalis, Prague, 2008. Translated by Renata Peskova; Lucie Müllerová (Illustrator). Quarter crimson cloth over pictorial boards; yellow endpapers, crimson reading ribbon. 8 colour plates. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 116 pages with 8 color plates. In fine, unmarked condition with a bit of rubbing to gilt spine titles.
A collection of nine stories from the oral tradition, collected and written down for posterity by Božena Němcová (1820-1862) and Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870).
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- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
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- Title
- Czech Fairytales
- Author
- Erben, Karel Jaromir and Nemcova, Bozena
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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