1867

Laboulaye’s Fairy Book

Fairy Tales of All Nations

By Édouard René de Laboulaye

Translated by Mary Booth

With Engravings

Antique Book ~ 157 Years Old ~ Decorative Cloth ~ Publisher’s Binding ~ Engravings ~ Fairies ~ Elves ~ Goblins ~ Witches ~ Pixies ~ Giants ~ Monsters ~ Magic ~ Supernatural ~ Occult ~ Spells ~ Charms

Publisher:

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867.

Features:

First American Edition (no statement of edition, no additional printings listed).

Measures 7.6 x 5.3 inches.

Original decorative-cloth publisher’s binding.

Terracotta-red cloth with gold-gilt stamping.

Coated brown endpapers.

Frontispiece with tissue guard.

Illustrated with part-page engravings.

363 pages followed by the publisher’s book ads.

Condition:

Very Good +.

The covers are crisp, clean, and bright with a few slight scuffs. The textblock is solid and square with one signature (small group of pages) slightly protruding but not loose. The pages are very clean and bright with a minor tiny spot here and there. Old ink inscription dated 1867 to the first blank page. Small code in pencil to the corner of the front pastedown endpaper. No other writing or marking.