1829 - SCOTTISH BALLADS; Collected and Illustrated by ROBERT CHAMBERS 1st / 1st SOUTHERN these rare fairy tale engravings

these rare fairy tale engravings by Dore can reach hundreds of dollars apiece

first printing of "Kai Lung's Golden Hours" by Ernest Bramah from 1929

Here he will learn that magic was at one time the province of much of human understanding and that magical roots remain alive in many institutions of modern life

Very slight shelf wear to the spine ends

even in less exotic forms the influence of magic remains pervasive

1829 - SCOTTISH BALLADS; Collected and Illustrated by ROBERT CHAMBERS 1st / 1st SOUTHERN these rare fairy tale engravingsScottish Ballads; Collected and Illustrated ~ by Robert Chambers ~ First Edition First Printing, 1829 ~ SCARCE Publisher: William Tait, Edinburgh (1829) Very rare first edition, first printing from 1829 of "The Scottish Ballads" by Robert Chambers, in very good overall condition. Three quarters leather binding with top gilded edges. The boards and binding are solid and tight save for some shelf wear. Previous owner's book plate on inside front board,