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