Slavonic fairy tales. Collected and translated from the Russian, Polish, Servian and Bohemian
by NAAKE, John Theophilus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry S. King and Co., 1874. viii, 272pp, with an engraved frontispiece and 3 further engraved plates. Contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards, gilt. Marbled end-papers. Slight bumping on corners, mildly. scuffed spine edges with slight wear on boards. Moderate spotting from FEP through preface. Contemporary ink inscription 'Coleridge 1 Sussex Square 1874' to half-title, and further pencilled initials JDC to first leaf of the preface. A first edition of collected Slavonic fairy tales selected by John Theophilus Naake (1837-1906), folklorist and editor from the British Museum. Translated works include those by K. W. Wojcicki, M. Maksimovich, K.J. Erben and W.S Karajich, marking the first time any of these tales appeared in English. From the library of John Duke Coleridge (1820-1894), great-nephew of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and ardent lover of literature. Coleridge died at 1 Sussex Place in 1894, by which time his home library in Ottery St Mary, Devon, contained over 12,000 volumes. . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ25157
- Title
- Slavonic fairy tales. Collected and translated from the Russian, Polish, Servian and Bohemian
- Author
- NAAKE, John Theophilus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry S. King and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Fairy Tales
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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