FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
Illustrated by Kay Nielsen
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st. 1924
Almost very good condition. Sumptuous light blue moire silk binding, gilt decorated front cover and spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 17 full-page line drawings and numerous other decorations. Cream pictorial endpapers. 197 pages. 11.25 x 8.75".
Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light scuff marks to rear cover. 1" to edge of front cover looks to have been nibbled by a rodent(?). Name plate to front pastedown has been removed. There is damage to the preliminary pages and to the rear endpapers that was possibly caused by bookworm (damage finishes at list of illustrations, the frontis mount is damaged by the frontis remains in fine condition. Light foxing to contents. All plates are present and in fine condition.
Stock no. 1313225
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