THE EVERGREEN TALES; OR, TALES FOR THE AGELESS: The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch / Pandora's Box / The Emperor's New Clothes.

Beschreibung

- Quarto, 12 inches high by 8 inches wide. Hardcover, three volumes bound in black, cream, and navy blue cloth with decorations and illustrations on the front boards, titled in various colors on the spines. The books are housed in a red slipcase with a paper label on its spine. The slipcase is rubbed and it's spine is lightly stained. The case's label is slightly chipped and stained. The pagination of each volume is as follows: 1) The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch: 47 pages and the colophon, illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; 2) Pandora's Box: 42 pages plus the colophon and with color illustrations by Rafaello Busoni; (3) The Emperor's New Clothes: 35 pages plus the colophon, with color illustrations by Ervine Metzl. Near fine in a very good slipcase. Limited edition of 2,000 sets, each volume numbered 253. The individual volumes are as follows: 1) THE TALE OF KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH as told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY FRITZ EICHENBERG. 2) PANDORA'S BOX by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY RAFAELLO BUSONI. 3) THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY ERVINE METZL AND JEAN HERSHOLT.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 97874

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

THE EVERGREEN TALES; OR, TALES FOR THE AGELESS: The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch / Pandora's Box / The Emperor's New Clothes.

Verlag

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1951-1952. 1951-1952.

Erscheinungsjahr

1951

Einband

Hardcover

Zustand

Very good

Signiert

Signatur des Verfassers

Verkäuferkataloge

• Children's and Illustrated