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The Book of the Flower Fairies
Cicely Mary Barker . Blackie & Son Limited, ca. 1927.
Bound in green cloth with bright gilt embossing, this antique volume is a first edition of Cicely Mary Barker’s poems on flower fairies, combining her works on the fairies of Spring, Summer and Autumn. The work is contains many gorgeous, full-page color illustrations of various fairies.
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The Book of the Flower Fairies Cicely Mary Barker . Blackie & Son Limited, ca. 1927. Bound in green cloth with bright...
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