The Italian Fairy Book

Second Edition in very good condition. Attractive publisher’s illustrated boards square and sound; illustrations bright; title a little faded; text block edges dust marked. Illustrated endpapers fresh. Neat penmanship to preliminaries reveals the name of the previous owner to front pastedown, half title and title page. Half title page loose from spine to lower half. Full page colour frontispiece in very good condition. Contents page neatly marked in pencil next to each entry. Decorative tail pieces and b/w woodblock illustrations throughout in very good condition. Text block a little toned with a few minor marks in places but overall a very pleasing copy. pp307. Printed by Wyman & Sons Ltd, London.