1877 Scarce First Edition - Baron Gravenstein in Fairyland by T. H. Chandler

An unusually attractive Victorian fairyland tale, preserved in its original green gilt cloth and full of moral fantasy charm.

Author: T. H. Chandler.
Title: Baron Gravenstein in Fairyland; or, The Wonderful Adventures of a Little Boy Who Had All He Asked For. 
Publisher: London: Charing Cross Publishing Company, Limited, 5 Friar Street, Broadway, E.C., 1877. Scarce First Edition. 
Language: English.
Size: 7.5" x 5".
Pages: 56 pages.
Binding: Very good original green cloth binding with gilt lettering and central gilt ornament to the front board, black decorative borders, and blind-stamped decoration to the rear board. Light wear to corners and spine ends, with minor rubbing, as shown. All edges gilt. Protected in a removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content, clean and well preserved overall, with light toning and occasional minor foxing.

Estimate: USD $250–$350.

The book: A scarce 1877 first edition of this Victorian fairyland fantasy for children, telling the story of Baron Gravenstein, “a little boy who had all he asked for.” The tale begins with the young Baron’s dissatisfaction with ordinary life and carries him into Fairyland, where wishes, pleasures, and lessons unfold in the manner of a moral fantasy.

Compact, elegant, and beautifully presented in its original green cloth, this is a charming example of late Victorian children’s literature, with the appeal of a fairy tale, the brevity of a gift book, and the decorative presence collectors enjoy in nineteenth-century publisher’s bindings.

The author: T. H. Chandler appears here as the author of a little-known and uncommon Victorian fairy tale. The book’s moral structure, domestic framing, and movement from childish complaint into magical instruction are very much in keeping with the imaginative children’s literature of the period.