Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Fairy Tellers: A Journey into the Secret History of Fairy Tales by Nicholas Jubber.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on the straight spine, a few specks on page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with price intact and mild surface wear and a 1/2″ tear repaired with acid-free tape. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Baba Yaga’.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
