Buy this book on-line GRIMM, JACOB & WILHELM: : GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.**US.NY.SEASTAR BOOKS/NORTH-SOUTH BOOKS INC.,2001. ISBN 1587170922.
US,Qrto HB,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 RT 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Arthur Rackham,illustrated front+rear boards,with yellow and black lettering respectively; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Immaculate plain tan endpapers and the binding is described as 'reinforced trade binding'.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Qrto HB,1st edn thus,5-160pp [paginated] includes 22 short fairy stories with both 21 colour and 28 b/w facsimile illustration reproductions - full and part- page - all by Arthur Rackham - throughout the text and the book,an afterword by Peter Glassman at rear; plus [unpaginated] b/w line illustrated title page and contents list/ table.
Well-known favourites like Rapunzel,Red Riding Hood,Rumpelstiltskin and Hansel and Grettel,to lesser-known treasures such as The Valiant Tailor and The Frog Prince. Dwarves,giants,princesses,kings,fairies, and magicians . . . all can be found in these 22 enchanting fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Here is a deluxe book for the whole family to treasure: this elegant edition of all the best-known stories by the Brothers Grimm will delight and entertain children, parents,and grandparents alike, and Arthur Rackham's classic illustrations perfectly complement these timeless and well-loved tales.
A highly collected and prolific children's book illustrator,and an unusual item in Rackham's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the canon.He is an artist widely recognized as one of the foremost illustrators of the twentieth century.
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