Details

Subject(s)

• Fairy tales [Browse]
• Wizards—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Peddlers and peddling—Juvenile fiction [Browse]

Former owner

• Heighway, William O. [Browse]

Related name

• Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Short stories [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Binders' tickets [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• short stories [Browse]

Notes

• "Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh"--Colophon
• Illustrations: Frontis. and 10 other plates throughout the text, signed "Swain SC" and also with Crane's "C" glyph; headpiece, historiated initial, and tailpiece at the end of each story; patterned olive and white endpapers.
• Two editions issued in 1880, the other a large-paper limited ed. of 100, with illustrations on India paper (cf. Massé).
• Princeton copy 1: Bookplate: "William O. Heighway, his Book", with older cherubs in draperies, banner and architectural shield.
• Princeton copy 1: Edition binder's label: "Burn & Co."

Binding note

Pictorial blue-gray cloth, gilt-stamped, with design in black by Crane featuring medallions and decorative elements tied to each story, signed with his "WC" crane glyph; all edges gilt; patterned olive and white endpapers.

Contents

• The necklace of Princess Fiorimonde
• The wanderings of Arasmon
• The heart of Princess Joan
• The pedlar's pack
• The bread of discontent
• The three clever kings
• The wise princess.

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References

Massé, G.C.E Walter Crane p. 32.

LCCN

16007203

OCLC

3907960

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