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Catalogue of Children's Books before 1900)

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In our Catalogue this is Booknumber J74425

Author Andersen, Hans Christian translated by Mrs. H.B. Paull
Title THE WHITE SWANS AND OTHER TALES by Hans Andersen Illustrated by Alice Havers.
PlacePub London
Publisher Hildesheimer & Faulkner
Date 1885 according to Osborne Collection
Illustrations Chromoliths (15) + sepia text illustrations by Alice Havers.
Description Oblong 180x250mm cloth-spined glazed & gilt pictorial boards (some bubbling to paper on the boards/some marks/edges worn but sound) 48pp. Some offsetting from the chromoliths to the text pages making it hard to read some words there is also adhesion damage to pp28 & 29 (the missing words have been filled in in pencil the picture only has a 1cm patch of rock missing). Some finger marking and binding staples are rusty. Lacks the free endpapers. The chromoliths are lovely and all but the one with the small patch in bright condition. Alice Havers is a talented and collected artist.
Booknumber J74425
Price Price: GBP 20.00 or USD 25.00
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