Fairy tales / by Hans Christian Andersen ; newly translated by H.L. Brækstad ; with an introduction by Edmund Gosse ; illustrated by Hans Tegner...

An illustrated collection of forty two tales including the popular "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," "Thumbelina" and lesser-known titles such as "The Happy Family," "Mother Elder Tree," and "The Flying Trunk."

Vol. 1: xxiv, 256 p.; v. 2: xvi, 266 p.

With a half title.

"Dedicated by permission to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales"--P [vii], v. 1.

"Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, London and Bungay"--Colophon.

Vol. 1 designated 'First series'; vol. 2 designated 'Second series'.

Title page within double ruled border.

Head and tailpiece vignettes.

Binding Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2006 Alexander Turnbull Library

Alexander Turnbull Library, SPC copy exhibited ; qREng ANDE Fairy 1900 : Simple to Sumptuous: Bookbindings 1450 to the Present. 5 April - 19 July 2008

DNW collection copy: Bookplate: General Assembly Library.

The Alexander Turnbull Library copy in the Special Printed Collections. Binding: full vellucent bindings of transparent vellum over pale green paper. Panel design of upper covers of both volumes decorated in mauve, green, yellow, brown and orange, in art nouveau style with gold tooling; heart-shaped centrepiece features characters from the fairy tales. Title lettering in blue and brown. Small central heart-shaped art nouveau design in mauve, yellow, and green with gold tooling on lower covers. Spine gold tooled with decoration in purple, green mauve and brown, lettered in blue; gold tooled turn-ins; pink end papers mottled in yellow, top text edge gilt. Binder's stamp in gold, turn-in of lower cover, v.2: Cedric Chivers Bath; green cloth slip cases. Provenance: armorial bookplate and cipher of Lt. General Charles Pollard, with motto: Deus pro nobis quis contra nos; bookplate of Alex H. Turnbull. Accompanied by prospectus and 10 reviews extracted from various newspapers and magazines, some in Danish, in separate envelope. Acc. 53836, 352174.

Digital image available: binding, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.