George MacDonald's Dealings
with the Fairies, First Edition
MacDonald, George, and Arthur Hughes
(illus.), DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIES (London: Alexander Strahan,
1867). First edition, 13.5 x 10.5cm (16mo), in publisher's dark
green sand-grain cloth w/gilt & black decorations & title to
fr. cover & spine (black decorations to rear), a.e.g., chocolate
ep.s, [i-viii], [1] 2-308, [1-4 publ. adverts dated Dec. 1866] pp. +
frontis & 11 full-page wood engraved plates by the Dalziels after
Hughes. Printed by J. & W. Rider, London. Inscribed to
fr. ep. & half-title: "Anna B. Cope from her father, 12mo [Dec.]
1867 ... on his return from England when she was five years old."
Binding Good (expertly rebacked w/most of the original spine laid down,
spine gilt faded, corner tips sl. worn, hinges reinforced, &
fore-edge of fr. ep. chipped); contents Near-Fine. White 116,
Reid 7 (comments on its rarity) & 92, Bulloch 693, Sadleir 1475,
Wolff 110, Fredeman 93.8, Ray 175, Shaberman 31, de Beaumont 191,
Goldman 296. (Inv. #518) C$1,500
Second Edition
MacDonald, George, and Arthur Hughes (illus.), DEALINGS WITH THE
FAIRIES (London: Alexander Strahan & Co., 1868). Second
edition, 13.5 x 10.5cm (16mo), in publisher's green sand-grain cloth
w/elaborate gilt & black decorations & title to fr. cover
(black decorations only to rear) & spine, a.e.g., chocolate ep.s,
[i-viii], [1] 2-308, [1-4 publ. adverts dated Dec. 1867] & [1] 2-40
(Daldy Isbister & Co. adverts) pp., + tissue-guarded frontis &
11 unpaginated wood engraved plates by the Dalziels after Hughes.
Printed by J. & W. Rider, London. Binding Very Good
(extremities moderately rubbed, & hinges starting); contents Very
Good (occas. lt. spotting). Osborne 368, Shaberman p.30.
(Inv. #693) C$500
