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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1872. First Edition Thus. Cloth. Very Good. E. V. B. [Eleanor Vere Boyle]. Quarto. Bound in red cloth with ornate black and gilt decoration, gilt title and black rule to spine, bevelled edges, all edges gilt, black endpapers. Colour wood-engraved frontispiece and plates, signed "Leighton Bros.", with protective printed interleaves. Wood-engraved initial letters and printer's ornaments. Lacking one plate (11 of 12). Minute rubbing to cloth at head, heel and corners, as well as edges of spine, some light dust soil overall to cloth, a few minor spots of darker soil, some light foxing to endpapers, a few creased corners and spots of speckles or smudges to interior, plates have offset a faint tan to printed guards only.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1872. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Boyle, Eleanor Vere ( E. V. B. ). Beautifully illustrated with 11 Full-Page Colour Plates by Eleanor Vere Boyle ( E.V.B. ) . Each Plate protected by a blank page of thin paper. Plates Printed by Leighton Brothers and retain their wonderful bright Colours. ( One of the 12 Plates is missing, that of the little Mermaid). Printed at the Chiswick Press. Newly Translated by H.L.D. Ward and Augusta Pleasance. Beautiful Green Cloth cover illustrated with bright Gilt Phoenix, Dragons, Butterflies & Flowers with a Central Design of "The Wild Swans" on the front. Gilt title to spine. Beveled Edges. All page edges Gilt. Black Endpapers. 94 Pages + Publisher's Advert. 12 1/2" Tall, 1.3 Kilos. 3 small closed tears on left side of spine (1" long).A little fraying of cloth at spine ends. Also at tips of corners, tip boards just showing. Also a very small tear of fore edge of rear board… Read More

London [England] Sampson, Low, Marston, and Searle, 1872 [3], 94 pages with two pages of publisher's adverts at the end. Complete with 12 bright colour wood-engraved frontispiece and plates, signed "Leighton Bros.", with protective printed interleaves. Plates have very slightly offset to verso of printed guards. Wood-engraved initial letters and printer's ornaments. Contents: The Wild Swans, The Ugly Duckling, The Fellow Traveller, The Little Mermaid, Thumbkinetta, The Angel, The Garden of Paradise and The Snow Queen. All edges gilt. A well thumbed copy with occasional marginal tears (some with historic repairs). Original endpapers preserved. 25.5 x 32 cm. Original rebacked, textured, green, publisher's decorative cloth. New matching green morocco spine with gilt lettering and single fillets. Boards with period black morocco corner repairs with broad gilt fillets (very slightly worn). Original gilt lettering and central panel gilt vignette of swan and two cygnets, a phoenix… Read More

Crown Buildings, Fleet Street, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1872. 1872 date at title page. Rare, exquisitely illustrated edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. Large, folio 10" x 12.5" design. Dark red cloth boards, exquisitely ornate gilt and black embossed cover design and titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Original front and back covers professionally recased to newer red cloth boards. Cover features image of the wild swans at center, phoenix rising at top, and dragons below w/included title sashes surrounding and borders filled w/flowers, butterflies, and stars. Thick pages generally very good w/newer pastedowns and endpapers at front, back; few at front mended w/acid-free adhesive. Gilt page edges. Bind intact. Illustrated with a dozen magnificent chromolithographic designs in colour with captioned page guards after original drawings by Eleanor Vere Boyle. Ornate decoration throughout. The eight tales comprise: 'The Wild Swans';… Read More