GRIMMS FAIRY TALES
by Grimm Brothers
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Near Fine/No Dj
- ISBN 10
- 0681979925
- ISBN 13
- 9780681979925
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
State Street Press, 2001. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/No Dj. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine in ornate black boards with gilt design and lettering and raised ribs on spine. Giftable. Collectible. Pink silk bookmark. All pages edged in gilt. Contains 211 fairy tales including the Frog Prince, Tom Thumb, the Jew among Thorns, the Brave Little Tailor, the Musicians of Bremen, Snow White and Rose Red, The Hare and the Hedgehod, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel & Gretel etc.
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
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78585
- Title
- GRIMMS FAIRY TALES
- Author
- Grimm Brothers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0681979925
- ISBN 13
- 9780681979925
- Publisher
- State Street Press
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, Mi
- Date Published
- 2001
Terms of Sale
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Concord, California
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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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....