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13. The Fairy Tales Of Grimm And Andersen ANDERSON, Anne Collins, [c.1925]. First edition. 4to. Original blue boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, in the original dustwrapper which has a colour onlay to the upper panel. Eight colour plates, nine full page line drawings and numerous further illustrations in line, all by Anne Anderson. A very good copy, spine a little uneven due to the chunky size, repairs to tears to the top edge of pages 157
and 159 (book 2) and a gift inscription to the free front end paper, in the very good, rare original dustwrapper, which is bright and at- tractive. [46162] £650 A beautiful collection of favourite fairy tales from Hans Christian An- dersen and the Brothers Grimm, including Hansel and Grethel, Rapunzel, The Shoes Which Were Danced to Pieces and many more.
12. The Fairy Tales Of The Brothers Grimm RACKHAM, Arthur; GRIMM, Brothers Constable, 1909. First Rackham edition. Large 4to. Edition de Luxe, number 494 of 750 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Full white vellum with gilt embossed lettering and decoration. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Forty colour plates mounted
14. Stories From Hans Andersen DULAC, Edmund; ANDERSEN, Hans
under captioned tissue guards, as well as numerous black and white il- lustrations. A near fine copy, the vel- lum uncommonly clean. A light bump to top of the spine, the paper is clean and fresh, as are the illustrations, one of which has a tiny corner crease. Silk ties present, but detached. A most im- pressive book. [45626] £6,000 “What a book for any child, big or small, to find on Christmas morning as its new property left by Santa Claus!...a picture wherever a picture can be put...a posses- sion which will win him the envy not only of his brothers and sisters, but of all the grown-ups too.” The Bookman, 1909. Contains all the favourite fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, such as Hansel and Grethel, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. First edition with illustrations by Dulac. 4to. Olive cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Upper cover has an embossed illus- tration of an Art Nouveau style Snow Queen. Endpapers decorated with olive peacock design. Twenty eight mounted colour plates under captioned pages with designs in olive green. Each page is dec- orated with pictorial borders. A near fine copy, very clean, with a touch of toning to the spine and rear hinge starting to crack. [45590] £500 Stories comprise: The Snow Queen, The Nightingale, The Real Princess, The Garden of Paradise, The Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes and The Wind’s Tale.
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