The Allies' Fairy Book

Edité par J.B. Lippincott Co., 1916

This is a nice condition copy of "The Allies' Fairy Book" with color plates and black & white illustrations by ARTHUR RACKHAM. Circa 1916 (there is no date of publication stated); J.B. Lippincott Co.; Philadelphia. Descriptive tissue paper over each color plate. The book is an anthology of traditional fairy tales from the countries that formed the Allied Powers during World War I. Its purpose was to foster a sense of shared cultural heritage and solidarity among the Allied nations during the conflict. There are 13 Stories in all, as follows: ENGLISH - Jack the Giant-Killer; SCOTCH - The Battle of the Birds; WELSH - Lludd and Llevelys; IRISH - Guleesh; FRENCH - The Sleeping Beauty; ITALIAN - Cesarino and the Dragon; PORTUGUESE - What Came of Picking Flowers; JAPANESE - The Adventures of Little Peachling, The Fox's Wedding, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; RUSSIAN - Frost; SERBIAN - The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens; BELGIAN - The Last Adventure of Thyl Ulenspiegel. Condition: Clean covers; there are a few tiny stain specks at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Mild foxing to the color plates, and to the pages before/after them.otherwise clean pages with no writing, stains or tears. (Though heavier foxing to the back of the frontispiece and the facing front end paper.) Heavy tanning to the front and rear end papers. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1769627370594

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Allies' Fairy Book
Éditeur : J.B. Lippincott Co.
Date d'édition : 1916
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : Illustrated Edition