Maeterlinck, Maurice - 'Hours of Gladness', published by George Allen & Co. Ltd., London, 1912, first edition, illustrated by E. J. Detmold, illustrated cream cloth boards, 4to, also Rackham, Arthur (illustrator) - 'Some British Ballads', published by Constable & Co., London, circa 1919, blue cloth boards and Folkard, Charles (illustrator) - 'Grimm's Fairy Tales', published by Adam & Charles, Black, London, 1911, illustrated boards. (3)

Condition report
Maeterlinck - front cover is dirty, wear to top and bottom of spine. Corners knocked. Foxing and light water staining to first few pages. Brown staining to edges. Rackham - cover dirty, wear and minor losses to spine. Corners worn. Foxing and ink dedication to front papers, Light foxing throughout. Folkard - cover very worn. Wear to edges of spine. Light foxing to front few pages. Slight yellowing to edges and specks of foxing throughout

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