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The Flower Fairies Collection of 1st Ed. Cicely M Barker 3 x Volumes + Jackets
REF: ES1938-NL96 / LA513797
£695
€794
$918
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Description
Collection of First Edition Books by Cicely M. Barker
The Book of the Flower Fairies, Fairies of the Flowers & Trees & a Flower Fairy Alphabet
All three books are First Editions and published by Blackie & Son, London.
Book of the Flower Fairies - Circa 1927, Fairy Alphabet Circa 1930 & Flowers & Trees Circa 1950
All hardbacks bound in the original decorated cloth bindings. All with the original dust jackets with flower fairies and alphabet price clipped. Numerous full page colour illustrations to each book + several black & white illustrations among text.
Each book measures approx 8" x 6 inches & 5.5" x 4.5 inches.
measurements
Height:
5.5 in
Width:
4.5 in
declaration
Elder Books & Collectables has clarified that the The Flower Fairies Collection of 1st Ed. Cicely M Barker 3 x Volumes + Jackets (LA513797) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1927, 1930 & 1950
condition
All edges of jacket on the flowers & tress has old tape brown marks showing through from inside, few minor marks to remaining jackets, couple of jackets with minor chips at edges with a larger chip to jacket on front of flower fairies, flower fairies and alphabet have inscriptions to front endpapers and one half title, old tape marks and browning to edges of endpapers & half title to flowers & trees, small education stamp to half title of flowers & trees, several black and white illustrations to the flower fairies have been neatly coloured in by hand.
Overall the books are in very good condition & mostly clean internally.
additional info
Period:
Category:
Material:
Origin:
Date of Manufacture:
1927, 1930 & 1950
location
This The Flower Fairies Collection of 1st Ed. Cicely M Barker 3 x Volumes + Jackets is located in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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