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THE ANNOTATED CLASSIC FAIRY TALES; Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by Maria Tatar / Translations by Maria Tatar / Little Red Riding Hood / Beauty and the Beast / Jack and the Beanstalk / Bluebeard and many more
by Tatar, Maria, Editor
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0393051633
- ISBN 13
- 9780393051636
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. As New/As New. Quarto (10 3/8" x 8 3/4"), decorative gold cloth with brilliant scarlet lettering on spine and gnome on front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), profusely illustrated in color / B&W with more than 300 paintings and drawings by top artists, golden endpapers, xxi, [xxii] + 449 pages. Weight: 3 lbs 5 oz. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects.<br/><br/>OUTSTANDING ILLUSTRATIONS by TOP GOLDEN AGE ARTISTS; FINE COMMENTARY on MAJOR fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the Beanstalk, Bluebeard, and many more.<br/><br/>Maria Magdalene Tatar (born 1945) is a Harvard Professor who is an expert on children's literature, German literature, mythology and folklore.<br/><br/>Illustrators include Edward Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, George Cruikshank, Gustave Doré, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Maxfield Parrish, and Arthur Rackham.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6964
- Title
- THE ANNOTATED CLASSIC FAIRY TALES; Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by Maria Tatar / Translations by Maria Tatar / Little Red Riding Hood / Beauty and the Beast / Jack and the Beanstalk / Bluebeard and many more
- Author
- Tatar, Maria, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Fourth Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393051633
- ISBN 13
- 9780393051636
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, Cruikshank, Doré, Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Maxfield Parrish, Rackham; illustrated
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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