Description: TITLE: FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM 1904 Illustrated by ARTHUR RACKHAM (Super Rare!). AUTHOR: MRS. EDGAR LUCAS . PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE OLD CORNER BOOK STORE, BOSTON 1904 EDITION: First Edition assumed with only the one date found on the bottom of the title page and the copyright page being blank. ISBN: None. CATEGORY: Children, Famous Illustrators, Rare. BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket. COLOR: Decorated boards and spine. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 464 pages. CONDITION: The outside of the book is in really good condition for its age; the boards are solid with really minor scuffs to the corner tips. The book has a really light weight about it. There is a name (Helen Gove) written in what appears to be pencil (can be erased) on the front pastedown. Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. The title page has a couple of very minor chips along the very edge. All the pages are present in book. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: A New Translation by Mrs. Edgar Lucas with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. At the time of this research (hence the high price): there are no other 1904 translated by Mrs. Lucas copies illustrated by Arthur Rackham and published by THE OLD CORNER BOOK STORE, BOSTON. This copy if very similar to the Freemantle & Co., London, 1900 copy illustrated by Rackham. There are just a few 1909 copies found from London and New York, and they are selling in the $1500 - $2300+ range. This copy predates the revised edition published by Constable in 1909. xvii, [1], 464 pages, colour frontispiece and title page illustrations. This copy also predates the Doubleday 1909 First American illustrated by Rackham. This copy seems to be the best of the lot at the time of this research! COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 009406 We support FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY nationwide with donations and purchases.
Price: 3850 USD
Location: Live Oak, Florida
End Time: 2025-01-21T19:35:59.000Z
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