first edition Publisher's sage green cloth ruled in blind and lettered in gilt on front board. All edges gilt
1853 · London:
by [Children's books]
London: Addey and Co., 1853 First edition. Publisher's sage green cloth ruled in blind and lettered in gilt on front board. All edges gilt. Quarto. Frontispiece; second title-page with vignette; illustrated with three plates. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, minor wear to corners and crown and tail of spine. Slight toning and minor soiling to cloth. Intermittent very light foxing. The occasional small stain. Bookplate and small bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. Overall, a clean, tight copy of a rare book. We can find nothing about either the author or the illustrator, including their real names or dates. The Green Bird is a story about a young prince named Allhum who is led deeper into a forest by a mysterious green bird; the bird is sent by the fairy Queen Perizadeh, who is in love with Allhum and wishes to marry him.
(Inventory #: 16423)