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Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FAIRY TALES By Hans ( Christian ) Anderson, Garden City Publishing Company, 1924. 272 pages. Blue cloth binding with red title. no dust jacket. binding solid and with some shelfwear. . Decorated endpapers. Name of previous pwner on front end page. Pages clean and with decorated top border throughout. Book has 8 color full page plates by Kay Nielsen.
Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 272 pgs. Not only is this book beautifully illustrated by one of the Victorian Era's favorite children's illustrators, it is also the only copy printed by this publisher that I could find! I believe that this is a first American Edition, as no other copyright dates are mentioned. HC book has red boards with a full-color pastedown illustration on the fc by C. A. Federere, red title font. Spine has black font and illustration, and book is in VERY GOOD Shape. Pastedown is tight and firm, with only the mildest indication of shelf rubbing, no chips, repairs, or other damage. Front cover corners are lightly bumped, as are spine ends Not worn through, but lower spine end is starting to split (1/8"). RC shows average shelf wear and a couple of white spots. Decorated eps have po name inside fc, page edges are starting to discolor. No foxing of any kind in text. Front hinge has been stretched, but is still holding strong, rear hinge is fine. Tight, clean, and square, with a mild old book smell. Absolutely displays quite well! Book has been opened flat in several places, but the binding is still tight and strong with no indication of weakness or tearing. No DJ. One of the most beloved and enduring collections of classic fairy tales of all time! This is one of the rarest and most collectible illustrators as well. All seven full-color illustrated plates are fully intact and present. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: ABC Books, Panama, NY, U.S.A.