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Andersen's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library)
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Lucas, E. V.; Paull, H. B.; Szyk, Arthur (Illustrator)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0448060051
- ISBN 13
- 9780448060057
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1992. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Szyk, Arthur. Collection of 29 of Andersen's most beloved tales in a beautiful edition lavishly illustrated by Czech artist Arthur Szyk, translated by Lucas & Paull. Gorgeous full-color plates, as well as black-and-white line drawings, are interspersed through the 327 pages of text; they have a decided Indian/exotic flavor. Orig. published in this edition in 1945, this is a later printing from 1992. With brightly colored decorative paper over boards, lettered in gilt to front & spine, this hardcover octavo is in Fine condition: stunningly clean & bright with just a hint of rubbing to lower extremities. Binding strong & straight, pages white, colors vivid. A beauty! NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021131
- Title
- Andersen's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library)
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian; Lucas, E. V.; Paull, H. B.; Szyk, Arthur (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Szyk, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0448060051
- ISBN 13
- 9780448060057
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- FAIRY TALES FICTION FANTASY CHILDREN ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fairy Tales-Folklore-Fables-Mythology;
Terms of Sale
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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