FAIRY TALES
First edition, American issue, of Clarke's first illustrated book, a stunning Beardsley-esque interpretation of the Danish fairy tales.
First edition, American issue, of Clarke's first illustrated book, a stunning Beardsley-esque interpretation of the Danish fairy tales.
First French trade edition, printed on vellum paper (same year as English), of Andersen's classic fairy tales illustrated by Dulac – altogether a beautiful book in amazing condition considering the nature of the binding.
Signed limited first edition, one of 750 numbered copies signed by Dulac, of these classic fairy tales illustrated by the artist, including his justly acclaimed interpretations of "The Little Mermaid."
Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by one of the greatest Golden-Age illustrators, Kay Nielsen.
First US trade edition with Nielsen's spectacular illustrations, among the greatest of all the many Golden Age interpretations of Andersen.
First Rackham-illustrated edition, US issue, an exceptional survival in the rare original dust jacket and pictorial publisher's box.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies signed by Robinson, of this collected edition of the celebrated fairy tales by the Danish master of the form.
First edition of this stunning Golden Age gift book of Andersen's popular tales, illustrated by the British artist best known for the Josephine books – in the original publishers box.
First edition of this collection of Grimm tales selected for this Rackham edition, in the rare original publisher's box.
Signed limited edition, one of only 350 numbered copies signed by Dulac, of the book that launched his career with gift-book publisher Hodder & Stoughton, a beautiful copy.
Signed limited edition of Ibsen's fantasy play of goblins and fairies based upon a traditional Norwegian fairy tale, one of only 460 copies signed by Rackham.
Signed limited edition, one of only 460 copies signed by Rackham, of this popular play based on a Norwegian fairy tale — accompanied by the original drawing that appears on page 78 of the text.
First MacKinstry edition, a gorgeous Jazz-Age vision of Ibsen's classic.
Third printing of this charming Dutch bedtime story about the busy lives of little star fairies, with lovely deep blue celestial endpapers.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 525 copies, of this patriotic wartime book of fairy tales with traditional stories from all the countries who had joined the Allied Forces by 1916.