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FAIRY TALES.
by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Miniature books.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Viby, Denmark, Nordic Paper Industry, (1950).. Edition unknown, circa 1950, 10 only of 12 miniature volumes approximately 80 x 53 mm, 3¼ x 2 inches, stiff card covers in various colours, each one illustrated in colour, uniform colour illustrated endpapers with a Belongs To box inside front covers, a few coloured illustrations in the text, pagination varies from 16 to 33 and 42 and 48 in the 2 volume sets. Some volumes show slight rubbing to spine or hinges, tiny scrape to title on The Emperor's New Clothes (see image), a touch of rubbing to a few board corners, very small closed tear to front endpaper of The Emperor's New Clothes, no inscriptions, slight fading to the spine of The Flying Trunk. 10 (of 12) very good copies, lacking original presentation box. The titles: The Tinder Box, The Emperor's New Clothes, Thumbelisa (2 volumes), The Flying Trunk, The Shepherdess and The Chimney Sweep, The Little Swineherd, The Little Match Girl, The Little Fir Tree (2 volumes), lacking The Real Princess and Numbskull Jack. Some sets have a 2 volume set of The Ugly Duckling instead of the 2 volume The Fir Tree. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43255
- Title
- FAIRY TALES.
- Author
- ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Miniature books.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Viby, Denmark, Nordic Paper Industry, (1950).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HANS ANDERSEN'S MINIATURE FAIRY TALE BOOKS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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