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Hardcover, a second printing ( stated) of the 1st edition, published by Putnam . Frontis art by S.H Sime.
Hardcover, with the following issues / flaws -
(1) The front blue cloth is heavily marked ( as is the back cover) - the spine is not , so much so that the gilt title is faded or rubbed away on the front cover as a consequence. ( see photos)
(2) Internally, some child at some point took it to write numbers in poencil and some in ink on the blank endpages
(3) Binding is holding, but weakened at the front gutter.
(4) Previous owner's name to blank front endpage.
(5) No dustjacket
However, that said, fine as a reading copy, not collectible grade, but early Dunsany novels are always popular.
He contrasted the mortal world, in wonder, with the deep calm of his home, where the moment moved more slowly than the shadows of the houses here, and did not pass until all the content with which a moment is stored had been drawn from it by every creature in Elfland...'
The poetic style and sweeping grandeur of The King of Elfland's Daughter has made it one of the most beloved fantasy novels of our time, a masterpiece that influenced some of the greatest contemporary fantasists. The heartbreaking story of a marriage between a mortal man and an elf princess is a masterful tapestry of the fairy tale following the "happily ever after".
