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Andersen's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library)
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Lucas, E. V.; Paull, H. B.; Szyk, Arthur (Illustrator)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0448058057
- ISBN 13
- 9780448058054
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Szyk, Arthur. Collection of 29 of Andersen's most beloved tales in a beautiful edition lavishly illustrated by Czech artist Arthur Szyk, translated by Lucas & Paull. Gorgeous full-color plates, as well as black-and-white line drawings, are interspersed through the 327 pages of text; they have a decided Indian/exotic flavor. Orig. published in this edition in 1945, this is a later printing from 1978. With a sold green cloth-covered spine bearing a beige title box & green lettering, with the same swan design carried over to the cloth covering both boards, this hardcover octavo is in Fine condition: stunningly clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white, colors vivid. A beauty! The price-clipped DJ is Near Fine, with modest rubbing & tearing to corner/both ends of spine; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023690
- Title
- Andersen's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library)
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian; Lucas, E. V.; Paull, H. B.; Szyk, Arthur (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Szyk, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0448058057
- ISBN 13
- 9780448058054
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- FAIRY TALES FICTION FANTASY CHILDREN ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Fine
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