Bourne, Wm. Orland

Gems from Fable Land: a Collection of Fables Illustrated By Facts

New York: Charles Scribner, 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Good / No Jacket. Item #000684

(Copr. 1852) Original green cloth binding. Gilt illustration of a fairy and two children flying on moth. Title in gilt on spine. A.e.g. xii, 13-336 p.p. Illustrated title page and frontispiece. Fables followed by a moral and contemporary tale. Boards rubbed and dirtied. Gilt faded. Wear to spine and edges. Tears to p.p. 119 partially affecting text and p. 139. Some sporadic tears throughout to margins throughout.. Pages lightly foxed but otherwise in good condition.

Price (CAD): $150.00