[Rarebooks] FS: Grimm Bros. DER ZAUNKONIG UN DER BAR printed & illustrated by Ilse Buchert

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Wed Jul 22 16:49:19 EDT 2009


GRIMM, Jacob and Wilhelm. DER ZAUNKONIG UND DER BAR.  [Providence,
RI]:  [1961-62]. First Edition. Small thin folio (9-1/2" x 12-3/4") in
decorated  boards;  [12]  pages. Illustrated with a  number  of  small
black  and red woodcuts scattered throughout the text. This version of
Grimm's  tale  "The  Kingbird  and the Bear," a story  of  a  humorous
battle between the land animals and the flying creatures of the world,
was  printed  and  illustrated  by Ilse  Buchert  in  obviously  small
numbers,  though  no statement of limitation is included in the  book.
Minor foxing to preliminaries. Near Fine                       $150.00

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