The House of the Sleeping Winds and Other Stories

PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
Rebman Limited, London.

BINDING
Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and green and orange decoration. Coloured illustration pasted on.

BOOK CONDITION
Boards are generally worn, with scuffing and some fraying at edges. Corners bumped. Some foxing and browning to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Coloured frontispiece is bright, tissue guard has a tear and a piece missing, with some creasing ,discolouration and a pencil mark. 

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
No edition remarks, believed 1911.

DESCRIPTION
A scarce copy of this charming collection of nine traditional tales, some based on Cornish folklore. Illustrated by Nannie Preston, with a coloured frontispiece and 26 further monochrome drawings. Music and lyrics to a few songs. Introduction by Thurstan Peter. 223 pp. 18 x 22cm.