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Fairy Tales
by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/NF
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
David McKay Company, (1932) 1932. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. F/NF. RACKHAM, Arthur. 1st US Edition. 18.7 x 24.7 cm brick red cloth with gilt vignette and titles to the front and spine and the David McKay stamp at the foot of the spine. Top edge gilt, peach and white silhouette endpapers, 287[1]pp with 12 full page colour illustrations each with a captioned tissue guard and 59 black and white line drawings by Arthur Rackham as called for. In original dust jacket with publisher's name at the foot of the spine and in original publisher's box with a picture echoing the front of the book on the top of the lid and another with titles on the bottom edge. A fine book clean and bright and without name inscription or bookplate in a near fine clean and unfaded jacket with three very small closed of tears of 2-4mm to the spine tips. The box is complete although the lid is somewhat rubbed with repairs to the inner joints and rubbing to the corners and edges. However, it has protected the book and dust jacket well and all in all this is a really lovely copy. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales—with an anarchic twist—but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph." A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps, rough front, and luxurious packaging
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201478
- Title
- Fairy Tales
- Author
- ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
- Illustrator
- RACKHAM, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/NF
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Date Published
- (1932) 1932
- Keywords
- Childrens|Illustrated|Folk/Fairy Tale
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Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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