My Fairyland a Child's Own Visions by Malcolm Fiona (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. FLORENCE ANDERSON (illustrator). 1st Edition. Paper covered boards with blue cloth quarter binding, 250 x 190 mm approx. 86 pp. Frontis Laid on Full colour plate + 3 others and 9 chapter head b/w line vignettes by Florence Anderson together with the facsimile author letter as called for. Preface by E.W.Bell giving a touching account of the origin of the book- written by the author at the age of Ten having previously had a few of her verses published in the autumn of 1914 for the Belgian Relief Fund. First Edition 1st printing 1916. Fair(Book - Moderate to heavy shelf wear to boards with some general shelf soiling. Front end paper cracked- tapes and mull holding. Faded ink gift insc. and date Oct 1916 to free front end paper. Moderate foxing and browning to prelims and last few pages.War economy paper a little evenly tanned. 3 of the 9 chapter vignettes have been neatly water coloured). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 85 p., interspersed with plates. 25 cm. 4 pasted-in colour plates with some line drawings and facsimile plate of child's writing. Grey cloth spine with paper boards. Front board is marred by staining or paper residue from something stuck. Only a few marks to rear. Edges andcorners worn. Child's signatures on front endpapers. Some dampstains and tear in front free endpaper. A few spots on edge of title page and spots and thumbing to a few pages within. Preface by E. W. Bell.

imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards with blue cloth to spine, navy lettering to spine, frontispiece, 85pp, illus, VG+ (light wear and soiling to boards, discolouration to prelims and page edges, fep missing), lacks d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Florence Anderson (illustrator). Covers have light rubbing and front free endpaper is missing. Gift inscription.

Cloth spine, decorated paper covered boards. Good, no d/w. Boards discoloured, fep missing, pages browned and foxed, spotting to edge of pages. faded, spine cocked, faded and marked, pages browned and foxed. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

First edition; 4to (250 x 190 mm); colour frontispiece, illustrated title-page, 3 further tipped-in colour plates and engraved vignettes, slight age-toning, more so to page extremities, the occasional mark or spot but still very good; publisher's cloth backed grey boards, pictorial design to upper board, light wear, otherwise also very good; 85 pp. 'The writer of these stories is a little girl of ten years. When five years old she had a severe illness and she has been an invalid ever since.she lives in a world of her own imagining - world which differs markedly in various from the fairyland of others. Mentally she has shown precocity far in advance of her years.Fiona's story-telling originated one evening when, being alone, she began to invent a story to pass the times.' from the Preface.