Author: Rev. G. Critchley
Title: The Legend of the Silver Cup and Other Stories for Children
Description: London, S. W. Partridge and Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this magical short-story collection for children, with illustrations. The very scarce first edition. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. An imaginative selection of short stories for children, written by Rev. G. Critchley. Illustrated with twelve plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. The title story follows a brother and sister named Coelestius and Coelestia, who embark on a journey away from their decaying town and must defeat enemies made up of fantastical creatures such as dwarfs, wizards and giants. With a twenty-page catalogue of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, however generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: The Legend of the Silver Cup Short Stories Children's Fiction Illustrated Short Stories Fantasy Not Stated


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