Fairy Tales

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Garden City Publishing Co./Doubleday, 1924. First, Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Good. Nielsen, Kay. Stunning beautiful copy of this 1924 collection of 16 of Hans Christian Andersen's best fairy tales, each one brought to life with the sumptuous illustrations of Kay Nielsen, who provided a full-color frontispiece & 7 full-color, full-page internal designs, as well as pen-and-ink smaller drawings & page designs throughout the book's 273 pages. Orig. published in London, this is one of a lovely collection of classic children's books reissued in the early-mid-20th century by Garden City Publishing Co. in NY. With bright red-cloth-covered boards lettered in black to spine & a FLAWLESS paper pastedown to front, this book is a beauty & in Fine condition (our highest grade!): well-preserved in its DJ for nearly a century, it is extraordinarily clean & bright both inside & out! Binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. Name box inside front cover is blank & ready for your child's name! The DJ (designed by C. A. Federer) is only Good, with moderate edgewear & creasing, heavy chipping at both ends of spine. but the colors are intense & vivid--NO fading, & we have beautifully protected it in new 2.5 ml mylar cover for years of reading pleasure! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.