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1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Paper

1889 The Blue Fairy Book
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
H 7.5 in W 2 in D 5 in
1900 The Grey Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
-one plates, and in-text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. 'The Grey Fairy Book' is
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

1900 The Grey Fairy Book
1900 The Grey Fairy Book
H 7.5 in W 2 in D 5 in
The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Deluxe Limited Edition, Signed by Rackham
By Arthur Rackham
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Book of Old Favorites with New Illustrations" was published in
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Mid-20th Century English Books

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Paper

Fortune Teller
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Little Children, Stories to Tell the Littlest Ones, Hungarian Fairy Book, and Gulliver’s Travels. He also
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20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Fortune Teller
Fortune Teller
H 19.5 in W 14.5 in
Queen Elizabeth
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, Hungarian Fairy Book, and Gulliver’s Travels. He also painted murals, did etchings, designed stage settings
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20th Century Other Art Style Mixed Media

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Board, Mixed Media

Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
H 26.5 in W 19.5 in
Much Ado About Nothing, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Treasury of Verse for Little Children, Stories to Tell the Littlest Ones, Hungarian Fairy Book, and
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20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Winter's Tale, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Treasury of Verse for Little Children, Stories to Tell the Littlest Ones, Hungarian Fairy Book, and
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1940s Other Art Style Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
the Littlest Ones, Hungarian Fairy Book, and Gulliver’s Travels. He also painted murals, did etchings
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20th Century Paintings

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Board, Mixed Media

Cymbeline, Cover for The American Weekly
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
to Tell the Littlest Ones, Hungarian Fairy Book, and Gulliver’s Travels. He also painted murals, did
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20th Century Other Art Style Mixed Media

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Board, Mixed Media

Vintage Soviet Book: Malachite Caske, Fairy Tales Collection, 1J55
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into a world of enchantment with this vintage book of fairy tales from the USSR. Entitled
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Vintage 1980s Books

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Paper

Fairy in the Pussy Willows with Baby and Spider Web Fantasy Children's Book
Located in Miami, FL
This work is presented more as a concept piece since it's condition is destresed. Illustrator Hazel Frazee was a Female Illustrator in the first quarter of the 20th century for child...
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1920s Art Nouveau Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Nero's Temple On The Nile
By Willy Pogany
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Little Children, Stories to Tell the Littlest Ones, Hungarian Fairy Book, and Gulliver’s Travels. He also
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Fairy Tale, Original Painting
By Andrea Doss
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsArtist Andrea Doss presents a whimsical narrative of a fairy reading a book
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art More Art

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Acrylic

Young Maiden and Lion - "Beauty and the Beast" like Fairy Tale
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
illustrators Alice and Martin Provensen. Study for "The Provensen's Book of Fairy Tales"; c. 1970s; Gouache on
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1970s Outsider Art Animal Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

The Fairy Tale of the Little Mouse - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
by an Anonymous artist. Mixed colored pencil, ink and watercolor realized for a fairy tale book
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Watercolor

The Twelve Princesses
By Gustave-Max Stevens
Located in New Orleans, LA
households of the age. These tales were popularized by Andrew Lang’s Fairy Book series, a collection of 12
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Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Anne Geddes Down in The Garden Large Hardcover Book, 1996
Located in North Hollywood, CA
fairies? If so, this book will delight you. "It wasn't produced for someone who isn't a believer in things
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1990s Books

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Paper

"The Glorious Flight - Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot" - Children's Book
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
Book of Fun and Nonsense The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales The Color Kittens, by Margaret Wise
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Child and Mother Chicken Greet Birth of a Chick, Children's Book Illustration
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
moved to New York City where a friend helped them get their first job, illustrating The Fireside Book of
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Portrait PS251 Beauty and the Beast Dachshund Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
evoke fantasy and fairy-tale aesthetics. Book Pages: Using text as the background could symbolize
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1830s Tonalist Portrait Paintings

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Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Tourmaline and Sapphire Ring Guitar Pick Shape with Music Box Object D'Art
By Nicofilimon the Jewelry Designer
Located in Athens, GR
extraordinary. We sometimes call jewels conversation pieces. This ring is a book of fairy tales. When you slip
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2010s Greek Artist Boxes and Cases

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Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tourmaline and Sapphire Ring Guitar Pick Shape with Music Box Object D'Art
By Nicofilimon the Jewelry Designer
Located in Athens, GR
sometimes call jewels conversation pieces. This ring is a book of fairy tales. When you slip it on you know
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2010s Greek Artist Desk Accessories

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Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Adventure Reading, Original Painting
By Andrea Doss
Located in San Francisco, CA
>Words that describe this painting: dragon, book, fairy tale, storybook, whimsical, kids, tree, friend
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art More Art

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Acrylic

Pair of Midcentury Italian Brass Armchairs in the Style of Pier Luigi Colli
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Roma, IT
A Pair of Italian midcentury side chairs that look like they came out of a fairy tale book. These
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Brass

Lacrimella - Original Illustrate tale by Italo Orsi - 1930s
By Italo Orsi
Located in Roma, IT
cover of the book "Lacrimella", a fairy tale for children published in the book series "La Rosa D'Oro
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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Physical Shift I
By Debra Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Mirrored, 28 contemporary artists twist on Grimm’s Fairy Tales, book 2015 Rijswijk Textile Biennial
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Silk, Wood

Untitled (Spiderman)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Witches)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Snow White and Sister)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Hulk)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Flag Girl)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Mask)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Skull and Crossbones)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Red Queen)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Frog)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Witch and Cowboy)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

"Tree Runner", Plas Newydd, Wales, 2009
By Pete Kelly
Located in Hudson, NY
A boy runs through a thickly wooded forest that looks fresh out of a fairy tale book. The sky is
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Antique 1910 Green Willow & Other Japanese Fairy Tales Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James, Warwick Goble illustrator. Published by
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Early 20th Century English Anglo-Japanese Books

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Paper

Ciruelo Cabral the Book of the Dragon Illustration Original Art
Located in New York, NY
book came out, Travels Notebook, with drawings and texts by Ciruelo. In 2008 his book Fairies and
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20th Century Argentine Paintings

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Paper

Set of Illustrations from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen
By Kay Nielsen
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE NORWEGIAN FAIRY TALE BOOK PLATE ILLUSTRATIONS A set of six enchanting framed illustrations
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20th Century Prints

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Paper

Walther Firle (1859-1929) - Early 20th Century Oil, The Fairytale
Located in Corsham, GB
, sitting, enthralled by a fairy tale in a book, open on their laps. Gentle light filters in through a high
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

2003 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
plates, one monochrome plates, and decorations. Collated, complete. 'The Blue Fairy Book' is the first
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Early 2000s British Books

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Paper

2003 The Blue Fairy Book
2003 The Blue Fairy Book
H 10 in W 4 in D 8 in
Signed David Hockney 'Six Fairy Tales' Miniature Book, 1970
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1st. Edition Limited production With fun etchings by Hockney Signed in two different colored inks -blue and green Dedicated to Claire Segal (entertainment and advertising, PR execu...
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Late 20th Century English Modern Prints

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Paper

THE CHERISHED BOOK OF FAIRY TAILS..Yuri Krotov.Russian Contemporary Artist
By Yuri Krotov
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Yuri Krotov Yuri Krotov was born 1964 in Grivenskaya Cossack Settlement, Krasnodar Territory, located close to the Azov Sea. At the age of 8 he met a local painter G.A. Polugaev who...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting Hungarian American illustrator Willy Pogany Illustration Art, Fruit
By Willy Pogany
Located in Surfside, FL
Fairy Book by T. Fisher Unwin, including over 100 plates, illustrations, vignettes, chapter heads and
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1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Constantinople 1906, Golden Horn.Bosphoros.Istanbul.Original Watercolor. Goble.
By Warwick Goble
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
, Stories from the Pentamerone, Folk Tales of Bengal, The Fairy Book, and The Book of Fairy Poetry, amongst
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Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Vintage Leonardo Rossi Life-sized Bronze, Girl In Prone Position, Reading
Located in Bradenton, FL
knees and feet up, while reading a book of fairy tales, capturing the innocence and concentration of
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20th Century Italian Modern Statues

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Bronze

Set of Illustrations from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen
By Kay Nielsen
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Norwegian fairy tale book plate illustrations. A set of eight enchanting framed
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Early 20th Century Prints

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Paper

Expressionist Still Life
By Josef Scharl
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
. Scharl won the order of "Pantheon Books" to illustrate the Brother Grimm's Fairy Tales. Due to the fairy
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1940s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Italian Vintage Set of 6 Fish Shaped Plates in Glazed Majolica Ceramics
By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Roma, IT
fairy tale book, or from an 18th century engraving depicting disturbing sea monsters. Typical of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Untitled (Powerpuff Girls)
By Amy Stein
Located in New York, NY
city in America. “In Harlem, children dress up as witches, fairies, and their favorite comic book
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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C Print

Andrew Lang's "The Green Fairy Book", with Numerous Illustrations by H.J. Ford
Located in New York, NY
First edition. Leather bound. 1 volume. Bound in full green Morocco by Aspreys with all edges gilt, raised bands, and ornate gilt tooling on covers and spines. Very good. Published i...
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Antique 1890s English Books

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Leather, Paper

Andrew Lang's "The Orange Fairy Book" with Numerous Illustrations by H.J. Ford
Located in New York, NY
First Edition. Leather bound. One volume. Recent bound in full orange morocco by Aspreys with all edges gilt, raised bands, and ornate gilt on spine and covers. Very good. Published ...
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Antique Early 1900s English Books

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Leather, Paper

Andrew Lang's "The Blue Fairy Book" with Numerous Illustrations by H.J. Ford
Located in New York, NY
First edition. Leatherbound. One volume. Recent bound in full blue Morocco by Asprey with all edges gilt, raised bands, and ornate gilt on spine & covers. Very good. Published in Lon...
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Antique 1880s English Books

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Leather, Paper

'Book Sets' 1 Volume, 'Arthur Rackham, Grimm's Fairy Tales
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. (Arthur Rackham). Grimm's Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Mrs
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20th Century British Books

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Leather

Andrew Lang's The Yellow Fairy Book
Located in New York, NY
collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after
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Antique 1890s Books

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Leather

Andrew Lang's The Yellow Fairy Book
Andrew Lang's The Yellow Fairy Book
H 7.5 in W 1.25 in D 5 in
Silverwhite & Lillwacker
By George Washington Hood
Located in Minneapolis, MN
& Lillwacker in "The Swedish Fairy Book" published by Frederick A. Stokes. Caption reads "Then Silverwhite drew
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1920s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

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