Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian - 1932

This is a copy of the first UK trade edition of Arthur Rackham's treatment of Andersen's Fairy Tales. Quarto in red cloth, pictorial gilt lettering and art by Rackham on front and spine, pictorial endpapers, gilt top. The 12 full page color plates have with printed tissue guards. Water stains on front and back boards, spine slightly sunned with darkened gilt. Binding is tight, square and straight. Interior VG+ with only dots of foxing on the reverse of the frontis title page and several other interior pages. Printed endpapers are present and entire, but faded, especially at recto. Verso ffep has a continuation of the front water stain on its edge. Stain does not continue past that page. I'm being meticulous in describing the book's condition -- the front board water stain and spine gilt are the only things that would bother a reasonable person.