Fairy Tales and Stories
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Hackett, Francis (Preface); Toksvig, Signe (Editor)


New York: The Macmillan Company, Publishers, 1923. Second printing. First published November, 1921, Reissue, August, 1923. Sharp, ruled, midnight blue full-cloth boards, black embossed cover art of the wild swans, cover titles and spine art - crisp gilt spine titles, fine. Pages crisp, clean; no writing. Frontispiece color painting of Elisa by Eric Pape. Charming blue monotone, illustrated endpapers of the fishing frogs. Includes over seventy full and partial-page, enchanting illustrations by Eric Pape, along w/fascinating paper cuttings made by Hans Andersen, himself, w/their own unique charm for his young admirers. Tales include: The Tinderbox; Little Claus and Big Claus; The Princess on the Pea; Little Ida's Flowers; Tommelisa; The Traveling Companion; The LIttle Mermaid; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Steadfast Tin Soldier; The Wild Swans; The Swineherd; The Nightingale; The Ugly Snow Queen; The Snow Queen; The Darning Needle; and, Booby Hans. Near fine, rare investment. 5.75" x 7.25" design. 215 pages. Insured post.. First MacMillan Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illus. by Pape, Eric (Illustration); Andersen, Hans (Paper Cuttings - Illustration). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book