Description: due to ebay raising the book fees to 12 %, I have some books posted in either an antique, art, or a collectible category, but you can......... CLICK HERE to see my other rare antique books. I ALWAYS HAVE a great selection -- and PLEASE CLICK HERE; To see my son's old books AN ADORABLE KIDS' BOOK! Title : - Golden Book of Tales; Holiday Readings in the Legendary Lore of All Nationsauthors: - Grimm, Andersen, Lewis Carroll, Whittier, Lowell, Perrault, Edward Lear, Hawthorne, and a few others--- edited by William Swinton & George Cathcartpublished: - Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, and Company, New York & Chicago -1882size= apx 9" by 7" with 339 pages gorgeous binding: - stamped pictorial hardcover with gilt decorations and fancy end papers Nicely illustrated throughout! the only other copy on ebay [ when I posted this]is asking $450..... CLICK HERE to see it Contents: - Fairy Folk, The owl & the pussy-cat, Ugly duckling, the elves & the shoemaker, Jack & the beanstalk, Rumpel-stilts-kin, The King & the locusts, 1st snowfall, The Turk & the fiddle, Aladdin, diamonds & toads, Cinderella, the Walrus & the Carpenter, tale of the sea, the Abbot & the Emperor, About the fairies, and several more! PLEASE NOTE - all but the 1st 2 & the last 2 pictures are from the last 1 I sold Condition: Please zoom in on photos carefully as they are part of the description. I am human and sometimes miss a thing or 2, but I try to mention the book's main faults. all of my books are VERY OLD and have 100+ years of wear to varying degrees very good condition.... for its age:boards - very secure / covers very clean & brighttextblock- pages very secureouter joints- very good - 1 tiny pinhole to the back jointspine - ends with some wear, top 1 a bit worse / some wear to the lady's head on the spine, hard to tell unless you are close up - [ see last 2 photos] tips- pretty good!inner hinges- very good, no crackingpages- generally very clean - but with a few spots & handling marks - not too many!writing- inscription on ffeprips /folds- no folds that I saw / 1 small rip at gutterother- gilt on covers still bright / pretty decent & solid over all -rare for an old kid book! DON'T LET THIS ONE SLIP BY ! please Add me to your Favorites list AND check back now and then to see what's new! I do combine ship, but only if you "request total from seller" BEFORE YOU PAY -otherwise I can't send you a new invoice. Place the items you want in your shopping cart, then "Request total from seller", when you get the new invoice, then pay. If you have trouble, contact me. I am occasionally out of town for a day or 2, don't panic, I'll get to it ASAP media mail SHIPPING TO USA ONLY - It can take up to 14 days to get back East, it's rare, but it does happen. I use recycled packing materials to save the planet and to save you $ -this will be padded well for shipping - the weight ebay's makes me fill in down below may not be the book's true weight. thanks! #028-B4refund policy - due to the excuses used for returns/ refunds - I do except returns BUT - I do not refund any shipping costs or paypal's % if they don't refund me -so please ask questions if you are unsure or I missed anything. THANKS for understanding --and remember -this book is very old and may have accumulated bad smells along the way [musty basement/ mildew/ smoke] - I have found that dryer sheets in them for a few months makes a world of difference! some of my books get sold right away so please consider using this trick before deciding to return it! As far as I can tell -these books have no bad smell. LIFE IS SHORT -and there are better things to do than type, feel free to copy my text if it saves you time! CLICK HERE to see it same seller with the $450 copy sold a brown copy for $350 a few months agoitem # 183742733118
Price: 299 USD
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-12T06:18:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.66 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1882
Topic: FAIRY TALES
Binding: Fine Binding
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: RARE, Illustrated