The Fairyland of Nature with 41 illustrations
by Wood Smith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: S W Partridge & Co, c.1900. pp 126 plus pp32 book list. Undated c. 1900. Near fine in publisher's red cloth illustrated with a bird and nest design, the cloth is clean, the gilt bright, the text block is aged toned but clean. Prize label awarded to Edwin Hodges by Harborne Chapel Sunday School. This book comes from the collection of the scientist and pioneer birth-control campaigner Marie Stopes (1880-1958) which was inherited by her son the philosopher Harry Stopes-Roe (1924-2014) and sold following the death of his widow Mary Stopes-Roe in May of this year. Mary was herself an academic and author, the daughter of the engineer and inventor of the bouncing bomb, Sir Barnes Wallis. 1900
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7265
- Title
- The Fairyland of Nature with 41 illustrations
- Author
- Wood Smith
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S W Partridge & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c.1900
Terms of Sale
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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- Fine
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