Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Carove; Sarah Austin
Title: The Story without an End
Description: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879. Cloth. Eleanor Vere Boyle's beautifully illustrated English translation of Carove's classic German fairy tale, illustrated in colour. A classic German children's story by Friedrich Wilhelm Carove, a charming and moral fairy tale. The whimsical story follows a young prince who adventures into a magical kingdom.Translated here into English by Sarah Austin, a very popular translation, being frequently reprinted. Austin's translation of German works did much to make Germany more familiar to the English.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, and in-text monochrome illustrations, by Eleanor Vere Boyle. Collated, complete.Tissue guards have been removed. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards. Spine is faded, with light bumping to the head and tail. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Plate facing page 39 is working loose. Tissue guards have been removed. Very Good . Ill.: Eleanor Vere Boyle. Very Good .

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