FAIRY TALES from abookshop

NY: Doubleday, 1969. Bound in green cloth, stamped in red in colorful (psychedelic style) dust jacket (someone made some light marks on the wrapper. A very scarce first U.S. edition (stated) of this 165 pp. The author died in 1933. This is a re-discovery of her work in English. Fourteen tales included: The diamond bird… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1919. Bound in decorative boards with great illustration by Rackham on the front panel, as well as througout the book. The glassine protector to the illustration on the frontispiece shows a 3/4" tear, but is whole and still protecting the color illustration. Green decorated endsheets. Uniform scuffing to extremes of book but nothing alarming. The book… Read more about this item

Madrid: Gaspar, 1879. Bound in 1/4 leather with red pebbled boards (sunning to both panels). Endpapers professionally reatored and book tightened. Ex-college library, with one faint stamp at bottom of title page. 365 pp. A very early copy of this book of fairy tales by Andersen, printed in Spanish, of course. Only five (5) copies… Read more about this item

London: Bell & Daldy, 1870. Bound in green cloth, stamped in gold and black. All edges gilt (top edge faded a bit). Some scuffing to spine, but type still very readable. A handsome early copy in English of this 542 pp. book of Fairy Tales by the master storyteller. Handsome, tight copy. . Early Reprint.… Read more about this item

Hallmark Play Books "A stand-up story for you because you're special"; ten "page" pop-up book; one tiny torn piece (still attached) to first page.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket (as published).

New York: Knopf, 1925. Fantasy/fairy tales bound in soiled brown buckram, sans DW; black & white designs by Bold; small book store label on rear paste down; 334pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG Only/No Jacket. Illus. by Bold.

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. A Medieval moral tale animated by the spirit of Poe and Burroughs; color.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by FROUD, Brian. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

LONDON: Phoenix House, 1995. True first edition; previous owners tiny name neatly penned on ffep.; tiny closed tear to top, front of DW; 158pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1927. Faded spine on DW; illustrated end-papers; black & white plates and illustrations; 352pp. Overall a stunning copy of this book in the scarce dustwrapper (beautiful despite the faded spine). A quality production. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by PATTERSON, L. A..

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1892. New American Edition bound in blue buckram with gold gilt decorations; part of the "Laurel Crowned Tales" and forms a part of the collection under the title of "Laboulaye's Fairy Book"; translated by Mary L. Booth; previous owners inscription on ffep.; chapter decorations; 232pp.. Reprint. VG/No Jacket.