Sir Thomas Thumb, or The Wonderful Adventures of a Fairy Knight

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1908. [Fell, Herbert Granville]. Hardcover. 18mo. Near Fine. Item #002799

156 p.p. Eight colour plates. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and colour pictorial onlay to front board. Hinge cracked at verso of half title and offsetting to half title. Foxing to edges of text block, spine ends bumped. A few light spots of foxing to interior. Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621, and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur.

Price: $40.00