Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Brothers Grimm
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1903. Poor copy. No DJ. Book is intact with all of the 42 fairy tales included. Binding is loose with cloth spine almost separated from pages. Piece of lower front cover is missing. Pages yellowed. Previous owner's name on front paste-down and name on back paste-down. Severe shelf rubbing. A collectible due to the fine black and white and color illustrations.. Hard Cover. Poor. Illus. by P. Grot Johann and R. Andre. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of once upon a time, the fairly tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be-rich, stark, spiced
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001262
- Title
- Grimm's Fairy Tales
- Author
- Brothers Grimm
- Illustrator
- P. Grot Johann and R. Andre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- McLoughlin Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- CHILDREN STORIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children Stories;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...