The King of Elfland's Daughter Author: Dunsany, Edward Plunkett, Lord Place: London & New York Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Date: [1924] Description: [16], 301 pp. Frontispiece in photogravure from the painting by S.M. Sime. 25.3x18.4 cm (10x7¼"), half vellum & cloth, morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers, integral ribbon placemark, top edge gilt; pictorial dust jacket. No. 5 of 250 copies. First Edition. Signed by author Lord Dunsany on the preface page; signed by illustrator S.M. Sime beneath the frontispiece. Widely recognized as one of the most influential books in the fantasy genre, with L. Sprague de Camp describing it as being on par with The Lord of the Rings in terms of its quality and influence. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket with some repair work, creasing and some minor chips to edges, jacket about ½" taller than book; some rubbing and soiling to vellum and cloth, rubbing to edges, spotting to top edge; very good. Item number: 325528
The King of Elfland's Daughter Author: Dunsany, Edward Plunkett, Lord Place: London & New York Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Date: [1924] Description: [16], 301 pp. Frontispiece in photogravure from the painting by S.M. Sime. 25.3x18.4 cm (10x7¼"), half vellum & cloth, morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers, integral ribbon placemark, top edge gilt; pictorial dust jacket. No. 5 of 250 copies. First Edition. Signed by author Lord Dunsany on the preface page; signed by illustrator S.M. Sime beneath the frontispiece. Widely recognized as one of the most influential books in the fantasy genre, with L. Sprague de Camp describing it as being on par with The Lord of the Rings in terms of its quality and influence. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket with some repair work, creasing and some minor chips to edges, jacket about ½" taller than book; some rubbing and soiling to vellum and cloth, rubbing to edges, spotting to top edge; very good. Item number: 325528
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