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Marion St John Webb, Margaret Tarrant - The Pond Fairies and The Weather Fairies  - 1920
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Marion St John Webb, Margaret Tarrant - The Pond Fairies and The Weather Fairies - 1920

Two Fairy Books with tipped in colour plates by Margaret Tarrant. THE POND FAIRIES ‘Verses by Marion St John Webb, author of The House Fairies and the Forest Fairies’. ‘Of course it isn’t every pond that has a fairy in it, But I can show you one I’ve found- if you can spare a minute’. Published by The Modern Art Society, printed in England. 1st edition. Contents: Among the Tadpoles The Fairy Omnibus The Tale of a Toad The Fairy Without Any Wings Raindrops Seeing Fairies Two of the plates have corner creases. See photos. Cover in pale green vellum with pond fairy and title in green capitals. Spine reads THE POND FAIRIES, capitals, in green. Minor marks and a few archival taped tiny tears. Owner’s inscription. Tiny letters/numbers at bottom of some pages. Scarce copy. Also offered in this lot: THE WEATHER FAIRIES by Marion St John Webb and Margaret Tarrant. Modern Art Society. First ed. 2nd impression. Minor marks Tipped in colour plates, signed Margaret W. Tarrant, all good. Contents: What Will the Weather Be? The Sunshine Fairy’s Song Caught in the Curtain A Postcard from a Fairy At the End of the Rainbow The Tale of Jack Frost Dustjacket included, rare to find. Old English money, shillings and pence. Adverts for other books in this series. Very good near fine condition cream cover underneath with brown lettering and Tarrant illustration. Tiny capitals/no.s at bottom of some pages. Charming book, Very collectable.

No. 39521057

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Marion St John Webb, Margaret Tarrant - The Pond Fairies and The Weather Fairies  - 1920

Marion St John Webb, Margaret Tarrant - The Pond Fairies and The Weather Fairies - 1920

Two Fairy Books with tipped in colour plates by Margaret Tarrant.
THE POND FAIRIES
‘Verses by Marion St John Webb, author of The House Fairies and the Forest Fairies’.
‘Of course it isn’t every pond that has a fairy in it, But I can show you one I’ve found- if you can spare a minute’.
Published by The Modern Art Society, printed in England. 1st edition.
Contents:
Among the Tadpoles
The Fairy Omnibus
The Tale of a Toad
The Fairy Without Any Wings
Raindrops
Seeing Fairies
Two of the plates have corner creases. See photos.
Cover in pale green vellum with pond fairy and title in green capitals. Spine reads THE POND FAIRIES, capitals, in green.
Minor marks and a few archival taped tiny tears.
Owner’s inscription.
Tiny letters/numbers at bottom of some pages.
Scarce copy.
Also offered in this lot:
THE WEATHER FAIRIES
by Marion St John Webb and Margaret Tarrant.
Modern Art Society. First ed. 2nd impression.
Minor marks
Tipped in colour plates, signed Margaret W. Tarrant, all good.
Contents:
What Will the Weather Be?
The Sunshine Fairy’s Song
Caught in the Curtain
A Postcard from a Fairy
At the End of the Rainbow
The Tale of Jack Frost
Dustjacket included, rare to find. Old English money, shillings and pence. Adverts for other books in this series.
Very good near fine condition cream cover underneath with brown lettering and Tarrant illustration.
Tiny capitals/no.s at bottom of some pages.
Charming book, Very collectable.



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