W. H. D. A. - Truths and Fancies from Fairy Land

London, Edinburgh and New York, T. Nelson and Sons, 1867. Cloth. A scarce collection of fairy tales compiled by William H. Adams, with four steel plate illustrations. Containing seven fairy tales, including 'The Wood-Elves', 'The Fairy Palace', 'A Story from the East' and 'The Three Wishes&apos.Compiled by William H. D. Adams.Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.Containing the prize bookplate awarded to Albert Lister from Wibsey Independent Day School, 1871.Illustrated with four engravings on steel.A scarce example of this charming work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with loss to the joints. Extremities are a little bumped, as is the head and tail of the spine. which is slightly cocked. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound; frontispiece is loose but present. Pages have just the odd spot, but are generally clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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