[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce Fairy Tales #1

[Clare Murphy]

1.  SLAV FAIRY TALES OF THE SLAV PEASANTS AND HERDSMEN. New York: 
A.L. Burt Company, n.d. Translated by Emily J. Harding from the 
French of Alex. Chodsko. Illustrated by Emily J. Harding with 
illustrations throughout . Mauve cloth with embossed design in black, 
pink and white to front cover and spine with gilt titling at spine. 
12mo. [327 pgs] Fine. Beautiful binding. Previous owner's initials at 
ffep dated 1934.  Very clean and sound.  $50.00

2.  DANISH FAIRY BOOK, THE. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 
1922. Edited by Clara Stroebe. Translated by Frederick H. Martens. 
Illustrated by George W. Hood with six illustrations in color. First 
edition. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titling at front board and 
spine. 8vo. [218 pgs] Near fine. Signed binding by George Hood. 
Previous owner's initials at ffep.  Slight fading to spine. Very 
clean and sound.  $55.00

3.  ANDERSEN, HANS. CHRISTIAN.  EVENTYR OG HISTORIER. Copenhagen., 
1905. Illustrated by hundreds of vignette engraving in text. Jubilee 
edition. 2 volumes. Blue pictorial cloth, elaborately inlaid with 
cut-outs of a fox, a wolf and leaves in white and gray, with gilt 
lettering. Very good. Slight wear to extremities.  $65.00

4.  COLUM, PADRAIC.  BOY APPRENTICED TO AN ENCHANTER, THE. London and 
New York: Macmillan and Co, November, 1920. Illustrated by Dugald 
Stuart Walker. First edition. Beige and blue pictorial cloth with 
gilt and black titling. 12mo. [168 pgs] Near fine. Edges foxed, 
binding and contents are bright and clean.  Half-title page 
dog-eared.  $125.00

5.  CROKER, CROFTON.  FAIRY LEGENDS OF IRELAND. London: Swan 
Sonnenschein & Co, Feb. 1902. Illustrated by Maclise and Green. Sixth 
edition. Pictorial green cloth gilt. [352 pgs] Near fine. Former 
owner's signature.  $75.00

6.  JACOBS, JOSEPH (SELECTED AND EDITED BY).  CELTIC FAIRY TALES. 
London: David Nutt, 1892. Illustrated by John B Batten with 8 b & w 
plates plus numerous vignettes. First edition. Green cloth 
pictorially stamped in dark green.. [xvi, 267 pgs] Fine. Very mild 
scattered foxing, else fine bright tight copy of a handsome book. 28 
captivating tales from Celtic legend collected by the editor of 
"Folklore" magazine. <A 
HREF='http://www.oldbooks.com/images/71996.jpg'>   <BR>.  $150.00

7.  O'FLAHERTY, LIAM.  FAIRY GOOSE AND TWO OTHER STORIES, THE. New 
York: Crosby Gaige, 1927. First edition. #838 of 1190. Decorated 
paper covered boards with linen spine and paper title label. Signed 
by the author. 12mo. [58 pgs] Near fine. Limited Edition signed by 
the author.  Paper title label chipped with some loss to text. 
Otherwise clean and tight.  $95.00

8.  OUTHWAITE, IDA RENTOUL AND OUTHWAITE, GRENBRY.  ENCHANTED FOREST, 
THE. London: A & C Black, 1921. Illustrated by sixteen tipped-in 
color plates and fifteen b&w full page plates, decorated end-papers . 
First edition. Plaid paper covered boards with blue cloth back; 
pictorial title label pasted-down to front cover, gilt lettering at 
spine. 4to. [93 pgs] Very good. Previous owner's bookplate at 
end-paper.  Two color plates loose, but present.  Corners of boards 
worn, with shelf wear to edges.  Spine cloth torn at front edge, 
approx 3" from the top.  Otherwise clean and sound. <BR> <A 
HREF='http://www.oldbooks.com/images/91952.jpg'>   <BR>.  $850.00
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