Fairy Tales

£2,250

Category

Childrens and Illustrated

Illustrator

Nielsen, Kay

Author

Andersen, Hans

Reference

1451

[001488] Andersen, Hans. Fairy Tales. ill. Nielsen, Kay. London: Hodder and Stoughton, First Edition. Folio. Hardback. Limited De Luxe Edition. Signed by Illustrator. Good+ / No Jacket. [10], 11-197pp, [1], n.d. but 1924. Publishers gilt decorated full vellum, t.e.g.

Vellum slightly discoloured to spine, top corner of upper cover bumped, boards very slightly splayed. Edges of text block browned, occasional patches of light foxing, small booksellers label to foot of front pastedown, but otherwise generally fairly clean

With twelve colour tissue guarded plates by Nielsen and other black and white drawings throughout. Number fourteen of five hundred copies, signed by the artist to the limitation leaf