2009 Scarce First Edition - The Fairy Market Illustrated by Charles van SandwykAuthor: Charles van Sandwyk. Title: The Fairy Market. Publisher: North Vancouver, The Fairy Press (Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts), 2009. First Edition. One of 2,000 copies printed. Language: Text in English. Size: 10 x 8 inches. Pages: Unpaginated (15 leaves). Binding: Fine and attractive original gilt decorated pictorial hand sewn softcover binding with French flaps. The binding remains exceptionally well preserved, bright, and fresh. Protected in a

and free of foxing

he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period

Title: Butterflies and Fairies

Title: The Tailor of Gloucester

Otridge and Son

Ovid’s poetry profoundly influenced Western literature

The presence of 5 full-page plates

000 idle looms

The author: Pierre Boulle (1912–1994) was a French novelist best known for La Planète des Singes and The Bridge Over the River Kwai

These intricate hand-colored illustrations reflect the traditional Japanese ukiyo-e style

With twelve full-page illustrations in colour and seventy-six text illustrations in black-and-white

A fine example of the Edwardian gift book tradition