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New York: Oxford University Press, 1936. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Rex Whistler. Original green gilt designer cloth with illustrated endpapers and the date on the title page. A beautiful edition of these classics by a noted British artist. Clean, unmarked and bright in gleaming gilt.

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861 Book. Poor. Disbound. xxi, [1], 456 pages + 12 plates, complete as listed. In the original cloth binding, but this is very stained, faded and worn. Inner hinges are split and the binding is only just holding on. Pages are separating and many coming loose and consequently are worn at the edges. Pages 289/290 and 304/305 are completely detached as is the plate facing page 208. The loose plate is chipped and torn at the edges. Torn remains of a book seller's label to the front pastedown. Damage and tears to the rear pastedown also. Ink inscription to the front free end paper - Thomas Digby Raikes, for good conduct, Christmas 1861, Manor House Finchley. Pages 13/14 torn into text with no loss. Pages 191/192 torn with loss to the margin, the tear affecting the text. Other small tears and damage to page edges throughout. Spotting to pages, heavy in places. Overall in poor condition..

London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1935 . Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". Rex Whistler. A lovely edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler. A delightful copy of Whistler's edition, in a pink cloth variant of the publisher's binding.With an illustrated title page, ten full page illustrations, and further vignette illustrations, all the work of Rex Whistler. Collated, complete.Whistler was a celebrated British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action at Normandy in 1944, aged just 39 years.Including the classic fairy tales and legends the Snow Queen, the Red Shoes, the Ugly Duckling and the Three Swans, alongside many others.With a former owner's inscription, dated Xmas 1941, to the half title. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Minor bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to back spine. Inscription to half title. Internally,… Read More

London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1935 . Cloth. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". Rex Whistler. A delightful edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler. A lovely copy of Whistler's edition, in a pink cloth variant of the publisher's binding, and with the head, tail and fore edge of the text block dyed pink.With an illustrated title page, ten full page illustrations, and further vignette illustrations, all the work of Rex Whistler. Collated, complete.Whistler was a celebrated British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action at Normandy in 1944, aged just 39 years.Including the classic fairy tales and legends the Snow Queen, the Red Shoes, the Ugly Duckling and the Three Swans, alongside many others.With a faint former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With pink text block fore edge. Externally, lovely, with minor bumping to… Read More

London: Cobden-Sanderson Ltd, 1935. WHISTLER, Rex. . ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen. Illustrated by Rex Whistler. London: Cobden-Sanderson Ltd., [1935]. First edition. Octavo. 470 pp. One of 200 copies, signed by Rex Whistler on half-title. Illustrated with 10 full page black and white illustrations and numerous others throughout. Endpapers repeat the cover design in green. Full white buckram, elaborately decorated in gilt on covers and spine by Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co. All edges gilt. Previous owner's neat gift inscription on blank endpaper, dated 1936. Evidence of bookplate removal on verso of front free endpaper. An extremely fine, fresh copy. HBS 67325. $1,350.