(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Children's Stories, Juvenile Books, Illustrated Books).
The Kingfisher's Egg, by L.T. Meade.
Published 1900, Phialdelphia by Henry Altemus Company.
48 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout.
Publisher's cloth binding, with the original pictorial dust jacket. All dust jackets of this era are scarce/ rare, virtually all were discarded and those few which survive do so purely by chance.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition. Dust jacket has expected chips and edge splits, but is still quite attractive and presents well visually.
Binding gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.
Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.
Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.
Book Measures c. 7 1/2" H x 6"W.
[B9287].