Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
The Folio Society
, London, England
Some of the most beautiful illustrations ever in children's literature adorn this marvellous compendium of famous tales; Heath Robinson being a central member of the Golden Age of Illustrators in the early 1900's. Could be a lucky child's proudest possession and is surprisingly scarce too.
$110.00
Specifications
| Author | Andersen, H.C |
| Illustrator | Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson |
| Publisher | The Folio Society |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Size | Large Royal 8vo - Octavo, 260mm x 170mm |
| Chapters | XXIII |
| Pages | 289pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in red cloth boards with title and gilt decorations original front board and the firm spine which is still in pristine condition despite the large text-block with no dust wrapper as issued and still in the publisher's red paper cardboard slip-case that is also fine. |
| Overall | Supreme white book Wove paper is used for the text which is in as new' condition with no foxing original damage plus sixteen full page colour plates on highest quality glossy art paper are likewise all present and undamaged with no prior notations seen anywhere on endpapers original elsewhere. |
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