Little King and Other Fairy Tales
by Pellar, Hans (Illustrator, Uncredited); Windsor, Mary (Retold By)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1934 (1934). Corners and spine ends worn, gift inscrption, else clean; the matching dust jacket is missing pieces along the edges and there are long tears. Three fairy tales, Little King, Hansel and Grethel & Sleeping Beauty as retold by Mary Windsor. Color plates by Hans Pellar, though uncredited. Pellar's artwork originally appeared in Der Kleine Konig in 1909. The color plates, here are not as vibrant and lack the gilt accents which appear in the original. That said, it is still a pretty book of fairy tales.. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Hans Pellar. Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008174
- Title
- Little King and Other Fairy Tales
- Author
- Pellar, Hans (Illustrator, Uncredited); Windsor, Mary (Retold By)
- Illustrator
- Hans Pellar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Racine, WI
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hanns Pellar, jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Piracies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales;
- Size
- Folio
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Gilt
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