HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
ILLUSTRATED BY RIE CRAMER & L. A. COVEY
First edition thus. No date; circa 1925. Rare and beautiful edition illustrated by Rie Cramer. Dk. green, full cloth boards, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub. Richly elaborate, multi-hued cover and spine design in bright gilt, red, tan, and several blues from designs by Rie Cramer. Cover depicts knight and maiden on horseback w/soldiers and dogs, traveling the countryside beside body of water; framed w/beautiful pillers. Spine appears to depict The Wild Swans and The Fir Tree w/bands. Thick, rough-cut deckled pages generally very good w/moderate discoloration, toning to endpapers; some adhesive residue to title and frontis pages. Illustrated and detailed throughout in b&w and monotones by L.A. Govey in addition to the seventeen mounted color plates by Cramer. Endpapers w/uniquely stamped silhouetted designs in bluish-gray. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. 349 pages. Insured post.