[Rarebooks] FS: Hansel & Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Beauty and the Beast, etc. Pre-Hollywood unless you count the editor, Jean Hersholt

[Charles Agvent]

HERSHOLT, Jean (editor). (Edward ARDIZZONE; Fritz EICHENBERG; Fritz 
KREDEL; Robert LAWSON; Arthur SZYK; et. al.). THE EVERGREEN TALES, OR 
TALES FOR THE AGELESS. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949-1952. The 
complete 15 volume set in 5 red paper-covered slicases, small folio (8" 
x 12"), in various full color linen bindings. Includes "Hansel & 
Gretel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Ugly Duckling," "Pandora's Box," 
"The Emperor's New Clothes," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Story of 
Aladdin," "The Three Bears," and seven others. All illustrations are in 
color with some hand-colored and some ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOGRAPHS. Each 
is copy #670 (nine volumes) or #524 (six volumes) of 2500 or 2000 
numbered copies with many of the copies signed by the illustrators 
and/or the editor. The editor has SIGNED nine of the volumes and 
INSCRIBED "Jack and the Beanstalk" for "Donna and Ricky." Illustrators 
who have SIGNED are Fritz Eichenberg, Everett Gee Jackson, Edward 
Ardizzone, Rafaello Busoni, Robert Lawson, and Ervine Metzl. Arthur Szyk 
and Fritz Kredel have not signed. Scarce to find a complete set, albeit 
this set has two different limitation numbers. Fine in Near Fine 
slipcases. (#015005)        $1,800.00


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