Folio hardcover, Wonderfully illustrated throughout
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Price: |
95.00 |
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Title: |
Fairy Tales |
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Author: |
Hans Christian Andersen With Illustrations by Hans Tegner |
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ISBN: |
none |
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Description: |
Folio hardcover (9 x 12 1/2), Century Co., 1900. No other printing stated. 524 pages. Wonderfully illustrated throughout. |
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Condition: |
Attractive nameplate inside cover, a few insect holes in paper of front endpaper spine seam; remainder clean with minor instances of age discoloration--surprisingly bright for its 109 year age--spine slightly skewed but hinge still tight, bumped corners and rubbed edges with some fray; most wear at top and bottom spine and discoloration areas on cover, spine gutter has a few tiny worm holes in center, top page edge is gilt, other two are rough cut. |
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Summary: |
A very special antique book complete with a generous amount of illustrations, many on plates--all of which are shown in this listing--not all the drawings are shown, of course as they are much too numerous but all are in excellent condition. (Plates are blank on reverse) Please click the images for full-size view of sample pages, including the Contents pages for titles of all stories shown. CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE--MANY IMAGES ARE PRESENTED |