1878 Rare 1stED Book - FAIRY TALES, Their Origin and Meaning with Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland.
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Author: Bunce, John Thackray.
Title: Fairy Tales: Their Origin and Meaning with Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland.
Publisher: London, MacMillan and Co.1878. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: viii-205 pages + (38) catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light staining or foxing, small ink stamp of previous institution owner on the copyright page - as shown).
Title: Fairy Tales: Their Origin and Meaning with Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland.
Publisher: London, MacMillan and Co.1878. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: viii-205 pages + (38) catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light staining or foxing, small ink stamp of previous institution owner on the copyright page - as shown).
Estimate: (USD 150 - USD 200)
The book: Rare and attractive first edition of this book on Fairy Tales and Their Origin and Meaning.
List of Chapters:
CHAPTER I. -ORIGIN OF FAIRY TALES—THE ARYAN RACE: ITS CHARACTERISTICS, ITS TRADITIONS, AND ITS MIGRATIONS.
CHAPTER II. -KINDRED TALES FROM DIVERS LANDS.
CHAPTER III. -DWELLERS IN FAIRYLAND: STORIES FROM THE EAST.
CHAPTER IV. -DWELLERS IN FAIRYLAND: TEUTONIC, SCANDINAVIAN, ETC.
CHAPTER V. -DWELLERS IN FAIRYLAND: CELTIC, THE WEST HIGHLAND.
CHAPTER VI. -CONCLUSION—SOME POPULAR TALES EXPLAINED.
The author: John Thackray Bunce (11 April 1828 – 28 June 1899) was a British journalist and author. He served as editor of Aris's Birmingham Gazette from 1860 to 1862, and of the Birmingham Post from 1862 to 1898.