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10:00 AM PT - Feb 8th, 2012
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[Kay Nielsen, illustrator]. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1914]. First edition. Quarto. 206 pages. With twenty-five tipped-in color plates protected by captioned tissue guards and several black-and-white text illustrations and chapter heading designs by Nielsen. Recently rebacked in blue cloth over the original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Corners re-tipped. Minor shelf wear and rubbing to the boards. Edges and pages lightly toned with scattered foxing and thumbsoiling. Plates in excellent condition. A very good copy of a wonderfully illustrated book.
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