[ANDERSON, Anne]. The Fairy Tales of Grimm and Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson. London & Glasgow: Collins’ Clear Type Press (ca. 1930). 4to, [ii] 160pp. Blue boards pictorially stamped in yellow. 12 color plates, 16 full-page b&w illustrations, and numerous smaller illustrations. Spine ends and corners rubbed; spine a bit soiled, discolored, and cracked; stamping a bit rubbed; light handsoiling to edges of sheets; else an internally clean tight copy of this scarce book.

 

Early printing of this bind-up of two collections of fairy tales published in 1922 and 1924. Anne Anderson’s wonderfully bright and playful illustrations highlight this wonderful collection of some of the most famous fairy tales from the works of Grimm and Andersen, including “ Hansel and Gretel,” “Rapunzel,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”