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ILLUSTRATED CLASSIC FAIRY TALES: Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Fables of Aesop, Andersen's Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales of Perrault, Tanglewood Tales, Arabian Nights
by The Brothers Grimm, Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, Nathaniel Hawthorne, et al
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2002. Hardcover. Fine. Collector's Edition. "This six-volume library features the work of the artists who set illustration standards for all time." Includes color plates by Arthur Rackham (Grimm), Edward J. Detmold (Aesop), Kay Nielsen (Andersen), Harry Clarke (Perrault), Edmund Dulac (Hawthorne), and Maxfield Parrish (Arabian Nights). Octavo, the complete six volume set. Full black leather bindings, with decorative gilt stamping, accents in various colors, three raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76539
- Title
- ILLUSTRATED CLASSIC FAIRY TALES: Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Fables of Aesop, Andersen's Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales of Perrault, Tanglewood Tales, Arabian Nights
- Author
- The Brothers Grimm, Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, Nathaniel Hawthorne, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Illustrated Books, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Mythology
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
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