Thomas (W. Jenkyn) The Welsh Fairy Book
£350
London, Philip Allan, [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
One of a series of ‘National Fairy Books’, compiling tales from around the British Isles. This is the only one from the series illustrated by Willy Pogany, well known for his illustrated editions of the Rubaiyat and Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
In stock
Internally good; cloth slightly tanned at head of spine; jacket price-clipped, some wear to corners, spine ends and edges with minor loss.
Plates and jacket artwork by Willy Pogany.
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