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Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Andersen, Hans Christian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York - Chicago: A. L. Burt Company, Publishers, 1935. No date; circa 1935. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" design. Navy full-cloth boards, crisply embossed blue cover titles w/blind-stamped borders, blue spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Frontispiece color plate of W. Heath Robinson from The Flying Trunk: "She sat all day on the roof waiting for him." Pages very good. Green monochromatic endpapers of castle w/many towers and young girl in peaked hat flying by in trunk. Antiquarian inscription inside cover: Mary L. Spillane, 912 S. Broadway, Hastings, Mich. Dec. 25, 1935, Age 10, From Mother & Dad". Few pencilled check marks to contents page. Bind good; hinges intact. Scarce original pictorial wrapper, some shelf wear, rub, chip to panels; protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel plate of William Heath Robinson: "The kitchen girl brings the courtiers to the nightingale". Back panel features shelf of books w/list of "Famous Books for Young Americans". Few pencilled check marks to back panel. Back of wrapper features title summaries with complete list of books Every Boy and Girl available from A. L. Burt. Near very good early printing in near good original wrapper. Features thirty-two tales and stories; many scarce, short and sweet. Printed in the United States of America. 459 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Robinson, William Heath (Frontispiece). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.
Synopsis
Originally published in 1991, this collection of classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger, has been expanded -- three stories added -- and completely redesigned.
Reviews
On Apr 9 2018, a reader said:
The book is awesome, but this posting is confusing. Are the illustrations the Syck originals, or have they been modified by E. Zeerger? It is a First Edition, But not THE first PUBLISHED edition, as that was in the 1950s. I have a copy of this, but the registration of the colors in the color plates was way off, making the illustrations difficult to view and appreciate, to put it mildly!!
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Details
- Bookseller
- BiblioStax
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020879
- Title
- Andersen's Fairy Tales
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Illustrator
- Robinson, William Heath (Frontispiece)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Company, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York - Chicago
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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