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THE ENCHANTED DOLL. A Fairy Tale for Little People.
52292<p>London Wells Gardner Darton 1899. FIRST EDITION IN THIS SMALL FORMAT 1899 85 x 64 mm 3¼ x 2½ inches buff paper wraps yapp edges orange and green illustration to covers and spine 148 pages. Frontispiece title illustration 5 black and white plates and 14 text illustrations all by Richard Doyle. Not really a doll story: a wooden doll maker is punished for his laziness and his envy of his neighbour a silversmith by a black fairy called Malice and her alter ego an enchanted black doll which grows in size as the doll maker becomes more discontented. Slightly worn at head and tail of spine with 3 mm 1/8" splits very slight small stain on upper and lower covers spine slightly darkened small margin tear repaired on 1 text page. A very good copy. This popular story was first published with these illustrations as an 8vo in 1849 Osborne I366 reprinted by Alexander Moring in 1903 with 13 plates but only 6 text illustrations. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.</p> London, Wells Gardner, Darton, 1899. paperback
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