1874 Scarce 1stED - Moonfolk A True Account Of The Home Of The Fairy Tales by Jane G. Austin.

 

Author: Jane G. Austin.
Title: Moonfolk A True Account Of The Home Of The Fairy Tales.
Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Publishers, 1874. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6 ".
Pages: 205 pages.
Binding: Very good and attractive original decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed, the upper and lower part of spine worn - as shown, corners are worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing and staining - as shown). 
Illustrations: Nicely illustrated by W.J. Linton - William James Linton (1812 – 1897) the English-born American wood-engraver, landscape painter, and author.

The book: Scarce First edition in the attractive original binding by of those fairy tales including: THE CHIMNEY-ELF, THE MAN IN THE MOON, OLD WOMAN'S HILL, THE CHEESE-MINE, THE EGG-WOMAN, SINDBAD THE SAILOR, ROBINSON CRUSOE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, CINDERELLA, THE CRUEL SPINDLE, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, SIR LANCELOT DU LAC, CAMELOT, THE TOURNAMENT, THE MANTLE AND THE DRINKING-HORN, FAIRY SPECTACLES, DOWN THE MOONGLADE.

The author: Jane Goodwin Austin (February 25, 1831 - March 30, 1894) was an American writer, notable for her popular stories of the time. During her lifetime, she was the author of 24 books and numerous short stories. Her friends throughout her life were some of the most well-known American authors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Louisa May Alcott.