{"product_id":"grimms-fairy-tales-1909-first-edition-illustrated-by-arthur-rackham","title":"GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES 1909 FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by Arthur Rackham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Constable \u0026amp; Company Ltd., 1909. First UK Trade Edition. Printed by T. and A. Constable. Thick quarto (26 x 18.5 x 6.5 cm); Hardback in a decorated cloth binding. pp. xv, 325. English text, translated by Mrs Edgar Lucas. Pictorial endpapers; top edge tinted red; title-page printed in red and black; with 54 black and white drawings both full page and in the text, plus 40 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards captioned in red. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of 60 fairy tales including the much loved The Bremen Town Musicians, The Frog Princess, The Goosegirl, Rapunzel, Hansel and Grethel, Red Riding Hood, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Elves and the Shoemaker, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first UK trade edition with colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Originally published by Freemantle in 1900, Constable purchased the copyright and reissued this sumptuous version with revised, redrawn and recoloured illustrations. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham and translated by Mrs Edgar Lucas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good complete copy. The cloth binding is with no tears or damage. Endpapers good. All contents present including all 40 tipped-in colour plates. Pages clean throughout. All colour plates are very good as are the captioned tissue guards. Bookplate pasted to inside front cover. Overall a very good copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(GC3)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57073030660473,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/grimmrackham.jpg?v=1776256339","url":"https:\/\/thegentlymadbookshop.co.uk\/products\/grimms-fairy-tales-1909-first-edition-illustrated-by-arthur-rackham","provider":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}