ANDERSEN,HANS CHRISTIAN. FAIRY TALES. NY: Limited Editions Club 1942. 2 volumes, tall 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, 180, 399p., as new in original glassene wrappers in publisher's slipcase showing sl. wear at seams but clean and VG+. Volume 1 contains previously unpublished letters from Andersen to his American editor Horace... More about FAIRY TALES
(DULAC,EDMUND)illus. STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN. London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1911). Large thick 4to, (10 1/2 x 12 1/2"), full vellum binding decorated in gold, top edge gilt, tips bumped else a FINE copy with original ties, housed in a custom cloth case. LIMITED TO ONLY 750 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY... More about STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
FAIRY TALES. THE ENCHANTED BOOK stories selected by Alice Dalgliesh. NY: Scribner (1947 a). 4to, cloth, 246p., fine in frayed dw. 1st ed. Fairy tales from Andersen, Grimm, Lang, Jacobs, D'Aulnoy and others. Beautifully illustrated by Concetta Cacciola in rich color. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY DALGLIESH TO AN EDITOR... More about ENCHANTED BOOK
FAIRY TALES. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD by William Wegman. NY: Hyperion (1993). 4to, cloth backed boards, fine in dw. Stated 1st edition, First Printing.with 1-10 number code. Wegman has posed his Weimaraner dogs Fay Ray, Battina and Chundos as characters in Red Riding Hood and then photgraphed them in color!... More about LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
FAIRY TALES. THE SCARLET HERRING by Judge Parry. London: Smith Elder 1899. Tall 8vo (6 1/2 x 9 1/2"), white boards, 253p., covers toned and has some soil else VG condition. LIMITED TO ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON JAPAN VELLUM SIGNED BY PARRY! The text consists of the title... More about SCARLET HERRING
FINGER,CHARLES. TALES FROM SILVER LANDS. NY: Doubleday Page 1924 (1924). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/4"), cloth, Fine condition (no dust wrapper). Stated 1st edition. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. The text includes 19 fairy tales and legends from Central and South America. It is beautifully illustrated by PAUL HONORE with 10... More about TALES FROM SILVER LANDS
(GOBLE,WARWICK)illus. GREEN WILLOW AND OTHER JAPANESE FAIRY TALES by James Grace. London: Macmillan & Co. 1910. Large, thick 4to (9 1/2 x 11 1/2"), publishers full vellum binding, silk ties, top edge gilt, 281p., some soil and rubbing to vellum, internally clean and fine and overall VG+. DE LUXE LARGE... More about GREEN WILLOW AND OTHER JAPANESE FAIRY TALES
(HAGUE,MICHAEL)illus. RAINBOW FAIRY BOOK classic fairy tales edited by Andrew Lang. NY: William Morrow (1993). 4to (8 x 10 1/4"), cloth backed boards, as new condition in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing (1-10 code). 30 fairy tales from Grimm, Perrault and around the world, beautifully illus. by... More about RAINBOW FAIRY BOOK
HERFORD,OLIVER. MISER ELF. Franklin, NH,: Hillside Press, 1972. 38pp. Illustrated in color by the author. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed. Fine condition in pictorial cloth (2 3/8 by 1 7/8). More about MISER ELF
LANG,ANDREW. PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA: BEING THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF PRINCE PRIGIO'S SON. Bristol: Arrowsmith, no date, [1893]. 4to, 3/4 vellum and brown cloth, 204p., vellum slightly age toned else fine. 1st edition. LARGE PAPER PRESENTATION COPY (so stamped). This original fairy tale by Lang is a sequel to Prince... More about PRINCE RICARDO OF PANTOUFLIA: BEING THE FURHTER ADVENTURES OF PRINCE
LANG,ANDREW. THE RED FAIRY BOOK. London: Longmans Green 1890. 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/4"), red gilt pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, spine slightly dulled, scattered foxing, slight lean, overall tight and VG condition. 1st edition, 1st printing of the second fairy book. Illustrated by H.J. FORD with 100 illustrations... More about RED FAIRY BOOK
(LOW,JOSEPH)illus. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK by Walter de la Mare. NY: Knopf (1959). Narrow tall 4to (5 3/4 x 12 1/4"), reinforced cloth, near fine in dusty and chipped dust wrapper. 1st edition. Featuring striking color illustrations by Low with broad and graphically arresting strokes. LAID IN IS A HANDWRITTEN... More about JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
(MARSHALL,JAMES)illus. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS. NY:Dial (1988, 2nd printing with "1" dropped). 4to, glazed pict. bds., Fine in dw. The classic tale is retold for young children by Marshall and is SIGNED BY MARSHALL WITH A SMALL SKETCH! Wonderful color illustrations by Marshall in his distinctive style. Caldecott Honor..... More about GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
(NIELSEN, KAY)illus. FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN. London: Hodder & Stoughton no date [1924]. Large 4to (10 3/4 x 12 1/2"), FULL VELLUM BINDING WITH GILT PICTORIAL DESIGN, top edge gilt, slightest bit of soil else FINE CONDITION! LIMITED TO ONLY 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY NIELSEN! Illustrated by Kay... More about FAIRY TALES
(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. (London) Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1913]. Folio (10 1/2 x 12 1/2"), full green vellum with extensive gilt decoration, top edge gilt, 164p., a few marks on the vellum as is common in this edition, new ties, endpaper... More about IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE
(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN. London: Harrap (1932). 4to (8 x 10 1/2"), full vellum stamped in gold, top edge gilt, a few slight natural imperfections to vellum else VERY FINE IN CUSTOM SLIP CASE! LIMITED TO ONLY 500 COPIES FOR SALE, SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Illustrated with 12 beautiful... More about FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. NY: Doubleday Page 1909. Large thick 4to (10 1/4 x 12 3/4"), 325p., full limp suede binding with yapp edges, top edge gilt, others uncut, moire endpapers, gilt pictorial spine, repair to corner of rear endpaper, faint crease... More about FAIRY TALES
(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. LITTLE BROTHER & LITTLE SISTER by the Brothers Grimm. London: Constable (1917). Folio (9 1/2 x 12"), grey cloth with pictorial label stamped in gold, top edge gilt, bottom edge of both covers have a corner stain 3" long, 1/2" high, stain inside rear cover and on corner of... More about LITTLE BROTHER & LITTLE SISTER
SARG,TONY. ORIGINAL ART: GOLDILOCKS. Offered here is a wonderful pen and ink drawing done by Sarg for a magazine. It is dated 1941 on the back and signed by Sarg lower right. Done on art paper, the image is rather large (11" wide x 7") done with detail and humor... More about ORIGINAL ART: GOLDILOCKS
WATSON,RICHARD JESSE. TOM THUMB. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1989, 3rd printing). 10 x 11 1/4", pictorial boards, As New in As New dust wrapper. The classic fairy tale about how Tom Thumb helps conquer the assault on King Arthur's court. Stunning and amazingly detailed color illustrations fill the book... More about TOM THUMB
WILDE,OSCAR. HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES. London: James Osgood McIlvanie, 1891. 4to (7 x 8 1/2"), green cloth spine and decorative cloth boards, 158p., slight cover soil neat hinge repair else VG++ in attractive custom box. First edition of this famous book of fairy tales by Wilde, printed in an edition of... More about HOUSE OF POMEGRANATES
(ZWERGER,LISEBTH)illus. SWINEHERD by Hans Christian Andersen. NY: William Morrow 1982 (1982 1-10). Oblong 4to (9 5/8 x 8 1/2"), cloth, As new in as new dust wrapper. First edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations in Zwerger's distinctive style are a perfect match to the story. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY ZWERGER. Great copy. More about SWINEHERD