The Golden Age

London, England: John Lane/Bodley Head, 1904. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. Parrish, Maxfield. Stunningly clean & bright copy of this lovely edition of fantasy tales, decorated with the lovely illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. Orig. published in 1899 as a companion volume to "Dream Days,'' this is an a new edition from 1904 that for the first time contains a frontispiece, title page, & 17 internal photogravure plates reproduced from the originals, all with intact tissued guards captioned in red script (First, thus). Cover illustration & endpapers also bear Parrish designs, + 252 roughcut pages + [3] pages of ads for other titles in rear. With olive green cloth-covered boards, brightly stamped with an illustration in green, red, & gilt to front, white title block lettered in red & black to top of front, gilt topstain. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, mild bumping to corners & spine tips. Pages creamy white with just a whisper of tanning, unmarked save for former owner's name in pen to ffep. Gilt titling to spine & on front cover looks brand new!. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. A beauty, scarce in such nice condition! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SPECIAL: order together with "Dream Days" & take $50 off total order!