Vintage book containing a collection of seventeen fairy stories selected from the works of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Illustrated with colour plates drawn by Barbara Freeman:
Tales from Andersen and Grimm
Told by W. K. Holmes
Published by Blackie & Son Limited. Not dated.
Includes:
Stories from Andersen: The Tinder-Box; What the Old Man Does is Always Right; The Darning Needle; The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep; The Princess and the Pea; Thumbkin; The Swineherd; The Six Swans; The Emperor's New Clothes.
Stories from Grimm: Snow-White and Rose-Red; One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes; Rumpelstiltskin; The Gift of the Little People; Mother Holly; The Clever Tailor-Boy; The Satchel, the Hat and the Horn; The Wolf and the Seven Goslings.
Hardback, 160 pages, 20.5 cm by 26 cm.
Good condition
No dust jacket. Some small marks and wear to cover. Binding intact. There is a small amount of writing on the front endpaper. Very occasional marks on the inner pages but most pages look clean.