M h spielmann preface (1 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. In the striking publisher's original cloth binding, this is the charming first edition of Mrs. Spielmann's collection of fairy tales, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham and others. The first edition, first impression of this delightful work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, six vignette and full page illustrations from Arthur Rackham to the titular tale, and with further full page and vignette illustrations from Jessie M. King and Kate Greenaway, and other celebrated illustrators. Collated, complete. A wonderful collection of ten children's short stories, including 'The Magic Garret', 'Ronald's Clock', and 'A Regular Bouncer'. With the 1920s inscription of Elsie F Roots to the verso of the front free endpaper. The work of Mabel Henrietta Spielmann, who authored several children's books, and wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Bronte. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Front board exceptionally bright, with mark to rear board. Fading to back strip. Light shelf wear to back strip tail and bump to back strip head. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, aside from spotting to title page. Very Good. Arthur Rackham; Kate Greenaway; Jessie M. King et al (illustrator). book. …