HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES

ILLUSTRATED BY RIE CRAMER & L. A. COVEY

HUMPHREY MILFORD - OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS     LONDON

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.