vtg old 1887 1st Ed Mrs MOLESWORTH Four 4 Winds Farm w/7 plates WALTER CRANE art

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vtg old 1887 1st Ed Mrs MOLESWORTH Four 4 Winds Farm w/7 plates WALTER CRANE art:
$34.99

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FOUR WINDS FARM

by Mrs. Molesworth,

Published by MacMillan & Co, London, UK, 1887,

illustrated by Walter Crane with total of 7 full-page plates,

First Edition (1887 on Title Page), 1887,

This is abeautiful,vintage, Victorian, 19th Century children\'s story by famous English author, Mrs. Molesworth. The text has 7 plates by the great artist, Walter Crane.

The actual bookis shown in the pics above.It isa nice, rare, vintage, historic, 1st Edition book from 1877 in Pretty Good Condition.

[ Covers show some blemishing, spine-ends are somewhat worn, cover-corners are slightly bumped, first blank page has old bookplate of former owner, Title Page and Frontispiece (and their reverse sides) have a water stain on the top 2\", the other 6 plates have water stains on perimeters (not on the illustrations themselves), Page 65 is intact-but-hanging on by threads, a few other pages have small smudges;

otherwise, the binding is square, solid and strong, hinges are tight, text is completely intact, text is strongly printed, and illustrations are very sharp; the 7 plates are worthy of frames (but they could use mattes around their perimeters) ]

180 pages + 4 pgs Publisher\'s ads,approx. 7.5\" x 5\" x 1\",red cloth covers, gilt and black titles, black endpapers,

Hardback Book (No dustjacket)

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