1911 Rare 1st ED - The Chronicles of Fairy Land by Fergus Hume illustrated by Maria L. Kirk.
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Author: Hume, Fergus (Illustrations in color by Maria L. Kirk & in the text by M. Dunlop).
Title: The Chronicles of Fairy Land.
Publisher: Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1911. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 8.5 " X 6 ".
Pages: 191 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good decorated full 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 - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 8 full-page color illustrations by Maria L. Kirk.
Estimate: (USD 175 - USD 225)
The book: Attractive and rare first edition of The Chronicles of Fairy Land illustrated by Maria L. Kirk.
The author: Ferguson Wright Hume (8 July 1859 – 12 July 1932), known as Fergus Hume, was a prolific English novelist.
The illustrator: Maria Louise Kirk (1860-1930) was born in Lancaster, Pennslyania, on 21st June, 1860. Despite being a prolific and highly talented illustrator, very little is known about her life.She studied art in Philadelphia – at the School of Design for Women, and the Academy of Fine Arts. These schools were well-respected in the area, and Kirk exhibited broadly in her home-state. She consequently won awards in both Phladelphia and Chicago, and illustrated over fifty books during the course of her lifetime.