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The History of the Nutcracker: Part I
Alexandre Dumas
1847
Chapman and Hall : London
6.5" by 4.5"
vi, [1], 8-80pp.
SUMMARY
A richly illustrated, very scarce edition of Alexandre Dumas History of the Nutcracker, with charming vignettes from Bertall throughout and a hand coloured frontispiece.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
Picture Story Book edition. Part I only of two volumes.
Illustrated throughout by Bertall, with monochrome vignettes and a hand coloured frontispiece.
An illustrated edition of Alexandre Dumas version of Hoffmanns celebrated tale The History of a Nutcracker, which was subsequently adapted into a ballet in the late 1800s.
Originally written as a novel by Theodore Amadeus Hoffman, this tale became much more widely known through Dumas version, which was written for younger children and published in numerous editions and translations.
A Christmas classic, The History of the Nutcracker follows two children who are gifted some presents by their family, one of which is a nutcracker which comes to life to defend the children against an evil mouse army.
CONDITION
Bound in full cloth. Externally, smart, with wear to the backstrip head and tears to the rear joint. Internally, frontispiece is detached but present. Otherwise, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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