POOR CONDITION
This sale is for a
large size vintage hardback edition entitled “The Grateful Sparrow and Other Tales,” taken from the German by Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) with 24 FULL-PAGE
illustrations in COLOUR by Ludwig Richter (1803-1884) including a
frontispiece. The text is written in English.
It was published
by Hamish Hamilton, of London, and is undated, circa 1935.
Five tales
translated from the German of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen,
Berthold Auerbach and their translators, known and unknown.
The tales are:
· The Grateful Sparrow
· Christmas Brings Joy
· A Sad Story, or the Song of the Three
Maidens
· A Day in the Country
· The Four Seasons
The book measures 9.8
inches x 7.25 inches and has 87 pages (including illustrations).
The book is in poor
condition for its age, with heavy wear/scuffs and pencil markings on the rear
board of the original hardback cover, with water staining to the bottom (pages
ruffled and staining is heavier near the covers). There is a large closed tear to page 11-12. There
are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink or pencil markings in the
book. The binding is good with no loose or missing pages. There is no dust-jacket.
A fair reading
copy of this illustrated vintage edition.
COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 20% off the total
postage & packing/‘shipping’ for additional items after the cost of the
heaviest book – please wait for a combined invoice.
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on “View Sellers Other Items” towards the top right hand side of this page for
other vintage editions.
Buyer to pay postage
& packing
For
or 1st Class = £3.90
European Union Postage: = 6.95 GB Pounds
USA Postage: Air Mail (USA) = 13.45 GB Pounds
Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere else in the World) = 10.70 GB Pounds
Surface Mail (Anywhere
in the World) = 13.20 GB Pounds
Unwinsbooks have held down shipping prices
from 2013-2020 in spite of small increases in postage costs. However, Royal Mail Prices dramatically
changed on 1 July 2020, as a result of exceptional cost increases outside of their
control, so we are reluctantly having to pass on pricing increases for parcels
being sent overseas (primarily USA, New Zealand, Australia and the Rest of the
World).
These costs are a direct result of:
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value international services. We fully recognise that these changes are
significant. This was a decision we reluctantly took but is necessary in view
of the increased costs borne by Royal Mail.”
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the future (in particular what they term “Temporary Air Carrier Supplement
Pricing”) unwinsbooks will reduce the international costs accordingly.
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POSTAGE
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to 12 weeks).