1911 Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Hauff : Colour Illustrations by Arthur A. Dixon

Fairy Takes by Wilhelm Hauff 

Translated by L. L. Weedon 

Illustrated by Arthura. Dixon

London; Ernest Nister and New York; E. P. Dutton, undated, [1911]. First edition illustrated by Dixon. Hardback, cloth binding with art nouveau figure stamped in gilt, decorative gilt spine, beveled boards, all edges gilt, decorated endpapers, 344 Pages, 6 6 wonderful colour plates and 12 b&w plates plus numerous illustrations within text.

CONTENTS
The story of Caliph Stork -- Fatima's rescue -- The story of Little Mouk -- The story of the false prince -- The dwarf Long-Nose -- Abner, the Jew who saw nothing -- The story of Almansor -- The story of the Florin -- The cold heart -- The adventures of Said -- The Cavern of Steenfoll: a Scottish legend.

CONDITION
A very good clean copy throughout. The cloth binding is very good with just a small mark to the rear bottom edge (see images). The gilt decoration remains very bright and clear. Inner hinges secure with no cracking. Endpapers very good. No names or writing to the book. All contents present and text pages in good clean condition throughout and free from foxing. A tad of light spotting to the edges of a couple of the colour plates (see images provided). Overall a very good copy of these collectable fairy tales.

Wilhelm Hauff (born Nov. 29, 1802, Stuttgart, Württemberg [Germany]—died Nov. 18, 1827, Stuttgart) was a German poet and novelist best known for his fairy tales.

Educated at the University of Tübingen, Hauff worked as a tutor and in 1827 became editor of J.F. Cotta’s newspaper Morgenblatt. Hauff had a narrative and inventive gift and sense of form; he wrote with ease, combining narrative themes of others with his own. His work shows a pleasant, often spirited, wit. There is a strong influence of E.T.A. Hoffmann in his fantasy Mitteilungen aus den Memoiren des Satans (1826–27; “Pronouncements from the Memoirs of Satan”). Hauff’s Lichtenstein (1826), a historical novel of 16th-century Württemberg, was one of the first imitations of Sir Walter Scott. He is also known for a number of fairy tales that were published in his Märchenalmanach auf das Jahr 1826 and had lasting popularity. Similar volumes followed in 1827 and 1828. His novellas, which were collected posthumously in Novellen, 3 vol. (1828), include Jud Süss (serialized 1827; The Jew Suss).

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