New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. Authorized American Edition. Hardcover. This is the first trade edition, published in New York, preceding the London edition by 2 years. (A deluxe edition was published in Melbourne in1926 and was limited to 1000 copies). This edition also includes 2 stories (The Crystal Gazer & The Wave) and 3 color plates (The Fairy Ring, The Crystal Gazer & The Lost Playmate) and 1 b&w plate (The Wave) not included in the London edition. Verses by Annie R. Rentoul, stories by Grenbry Outhwaite and Annie R. Rentoul.

Sml. folio, 166pp, frontis & 15 color plates & 31 intricate b&w full page plates and decorations in text by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Orig. red decorated buckram with gilt title. Spine a little sunned with a couple of small marks, and the gilt a trifle oxidized, but very nice overall. Text is supremely clean, crisp & tight. Muir 5602 for this famous children's book, whose illustrations of fairies, mermaids, kookaburras, frogs, koalas, lizards & brownies draw inspiration from the Australian wildlife of Outhwaite's youth. The fabulous illustrations by Outhwaite are very sought after.

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Bookseller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15327
Title: Fairyland Of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Author: Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Authorized American Edition
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929
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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....
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...