{"product_id":"1900-scarce-first-edition-dean-s-fairy-book-companion-to-the-doyle-fairy-book","title":"1900 Scarce First Edition - Dean’s Fairy Book, Companion to the Doyle Fairy Book","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"149\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edited by F.G. Green.\u003cbr data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eDean’s Fairy Book. A Companion to the Doyle Fairy Book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"259\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, Dean and Son, 160a Fleet Street, (circa 1900). First Edition.\u003cbr data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"322\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"335\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"355\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches\u003cbr data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"378\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"388\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304 pages.\u003cbr data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"402\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"414\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good, near fine original publisher’s royal blue cloth binding, with decorative gilt title and fairy motif on upper cover and spine (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.\u003cbr data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"680\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"692\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and toning - as shown, ownership inscription on half-title page “Lilly from Father \u0026amp;amp; Mother, 1 Jan. 1903.” - as shown.\u003cbr data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"888\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"906\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Profusely illustrated with numerous black-and-white vignettes and full-page illustrations by A. Crowquill, E. Gourlie, Charles Harrison, Louis Marvy, John Proctor, and others. Features a fine engraved portrait of Charles Perrault as frontispiece. Illustrations include richly detailed scenes from \u003cem data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eRed Riding Hood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1232\"\u003eAladdin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1258\"\u003eAli Baba\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1299\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"2088\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1319\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA delightful Edwardian-era anthology of classic fairy tales, \u003cem data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1402\"\u003eDean’s Fairy Book\u003c\/em\u003e gathers seventeen of the most enduring stories from Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Old English chapbooks, and \u003cem data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e, including \u003cem data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1577\"\u003eBluebeard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1596\"\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1622\"\u003eJack and the Beanstalk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003eAli Baba and the Forty Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1671\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAladdin\u003c\/em\u003e. The book’s decorative gilt cover, whimsical typography, and imaginative illustrations make it a prime example of early 20th-century children’s book production. As a “companion” to the \u003cem data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003eDoyle Fairy Book\u003c\/em\u003e, it maintains Dean \u0026amp; Son’s legacy of quality fairy tale collections accessible to Victorian and Edwardian children. This edition not only entertains but preserves the storytelling traditions of multiple cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2392\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2105\"\u003eThe editor: \u003c\/strong\u003eF.G. Green compiled and edited this volume with an eye toward both popular tales and lesser-known chapbook lore. His effort reflects a late 19th-century enthusiasm for preserving oral and early print folklore, presenting them in an educational yet charming format for younger readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2930\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2415\"\u003eThe illustrators: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis edition showcases the collaborative work of several skilled Victorian illustrators. Notably, John Proctor contributes memorable wood-engraved scenes like “Red Riding Hood and the Wolf” and “Aladdin’s Mother and the Sultan.” Louis Marvy lends a Romantic touch with his fairy tale imagery, while Alfred Crowquill and E. Gourlie provide additional whimsical and Gothic flourishes. 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