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A fairy at home

by Dean & Son

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenilePrimary source

8 p. : ill. ; 12 x 8 cm. Undated. Date from publisher's form of name and years of activity at address, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 55 Cover title and imprint First sentence: "'What is my Lily thinking of?' asked Mr. F--, as he entered the sitting-room, where the little girl was leaning her forehead against the window pane, gazing on the evening sky." Includes 3 woodcuts Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Sheila R. Bourke Collection: 1 of 48 books plus 5 duplicates. Black and white cuts used for more than one title. Pictorial buff wrappers. Duplicates from I. Mackenzie - $2.00. each; the remainder from Laurie Hill Ltd. - $10.00 the lot Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: 1 of 48 books in the series. Black & white cuts used for more than one title. Pictorial buff wrappers

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Fairies”. Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the subject metadata.

    • Fairies· via Internet Archive
    • Fairies· in subject

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Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1857-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Dean & Son, 11, Ludgate HillEnglishPublic digitized item

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: McGill University Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
Catalog id
internet-archive:McGillLibrary-PN970_D4_D4_1857_no_25-1085
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