SUMMER LEGENDS ... Translated by Helen B. Dole. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1888]. Octavo, pp. [i-iii] iv [v-vii] viii [1] 2-287 [288: blank], flyleaves at front and rear, original pictorial gray-green cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition in English. Twenty-two stories taken from two collections, SOMMER-MARCHEN and ERZAHLUNGEN UND MARCHEN. "They are not altogether fairy-tales, though all border on the marvelous, and sprites, elves, and other mysterious folk from Wonderland play a conspicuous part." - translator's preface. Cloth a bit dusty and faintly water-stained, a very good copy. (#133194).
Price: $150.00
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