It does have minimal writing but other than that the cover, spine, pages and art work are in. There are the old standards, of course rapunzel, hansel and gretel, cinderella, snow white and rose red, the bremen townmusicians, and rumpelstilkskin. Antique grimms fairy tales book illustrated by lancelot speed london circa 1915. Make offer vintage grimms fairy tales book by brothers grimm 60 illustrations old old. Rare antique grimms fairy tales book 1917 illustrated by. This is a greatesthits grab bag of 25 stories from the grimm s fairy tales collection, unillustrated, and apparently taken from the 1884 margaret hunt translation. Buy grimm fairy tales in antiquarian and collectable books and get the best deals. With the famous words once upon a time, jacob and wilhelm grimm immediately transport readers to a magical realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies. I bought this book as i had been watching the grimm tv show and was interested to read the actual tales. Antique grimms fairy tales fairy tale books, fairy. Grimms fairy tales arthur rackham cala beautiful book. Thick octavo, original half brown reverse calf gilt, pictorial endpapers. Dec 28, 2010 i have an old arlington edition of grimm s fairy tales. The pages are brown and brittle, but they are all still in the book.
Good collection of the highlights, but there are more complete collections for example, household tales. Grimm fairy tales in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. Make offer german book of fairy tales by the brothers grimm, illus. Antique complete grimms fairy tales book hardcover. Grimms household fairy tales brothers grimm antique illustrated childrens book. Buy complete grimms fairy tales wordsworth library collection uk ed. Grimms fairy tales in words of one syllable, hurst.
I have an old family childrens book, grimms fairy tales illustrated by hope dunlap, published in 19 by rand mcnally in complete but brittle condition poor. The original grimms brothers fairy tales were a far cry from the perrault collection of many of the same stories, the green fairy book by andrew lang, or, god forbid, walt disney. According to the book itself, it is the most charming edition of grimms tales ever published. Grimms fairy tales complete collection illustrated and. I have an old arlington edition of grimms fairy tales. Grimms fairy tales j w grimm vintage book 1953 1950s. Antique 1899 the red book of animal stories childrens. Everyone should have a copy to compare to their favorite andor familiar fairy tales to see how the stories have been changed for modern readers. Grimms fairy tales 1962 hardcover childrens vintage book. Book plate label, generally affixed to the front pastedown, identifying a book. Fairy dust a precious anthology of brothers grimm fairy tales, complete with vintage illustrations from snow white to cinderella, rapunzel to rumpelstiltskin, the brothers grimm bequeathed a canon of stories which have become literary and childhood classics. Buy grimms fairy tales vintage childrens classics by the brothers grimm isbn. Fairy tales of the brothers grimm bauman rare books.
If you are going to buy this book, make sure it is printed in the u. The book did reasonably well and led to the release of the red 1890 and green fairy books 1892, in the preface of the latter lang predicted that this third volume would be his last. Originally titled childrens and household tales, the complete grimms fairy tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. Grimms fairy talesa trove of delights and insights that has been entertaining both young and old since the early 1800sis literature at its most basic and wonderful. Unfollow antique grimms to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Antique german hans im gluck book early 1870s 1880s fairytale rare fairy. The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, had 210 unique fairy tales. I was flipping through my collection of grimms fairy tales looking for something to write about for today when i realized just how many very short, very odd stories the grimms collected. Book cover illustration done for the illustrated grimms fairy tales. Grimm s fairy tales in the revolutionary bed book landscape reading format a new approach to reading in bed as well as other places people enjoy reading while lying down, such as the beach, or on a grassy lawn in the park. Some fairy tales may seem familiar at first to the modern reader until you realize that a lot of these fairy tales have shocking endings.
Antique book of grimms household fairy tales printed 1890 by. More information about this seller contact this seller 23. Grimms fairy tales is one of rackhams rarer early works and includes many favourite fairy tales such as hansel and gretel, red riding hood, and rapunzel. Fairy dust a precious anthology of brothers grimm fairy tales, complete with vintage illustrations from snow white to cinderella. Bed books provide the freedom to lie in any comfortable position without being obligated to sit up in order to read. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
Vintage grimms fairy tales book by brothers grimm 60 illustrations old old. This is a scarce early copy of grimm s fairy tales. Fairy dust a precious anthology of brothers grimm fairy tales, complete with vintage illustrations from snow white to cinderella, rapunzel to rumpelstiltskin, the brothers grimm. The fairy tales of brother grimm first edition is a scare find and showcases rackhams superb illustrations within in a large and heavy book. The first of his collections was the blue fairy book 1889, for which lang pulled together tales from the brothers grimm, madame daulnoy, the arabian nights, and many other sources. Grimms fairy tales, the apostrophe is as it is printed on the book s title page and cover is richard adamss personal selection of nineteen tales, which he made in 1981. This is a greatesthits grab bag of 25 stories from the grimms fairy tales collection, unillustrated, and apparently taken from the 1884 margaret hunt translation. Unfollow antique grimms fairy tales book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. First rackham edition thus, signed limited issue, number 505 of 750 copies signed by the illustrator. Favorite fairy tales antique 1890s victorian childrens fairy story book. When first published in 1900, rackhams illustrated edition of the grimm brothers timeless fairy tales proved immediately successful and marked the beginning of rackhams lasting fame hudson, 46. New listing grimms fairy tales book vintage goldsmith publishing cleveland ohio series 760.
Bound in full publishers white vellum, gilt titles and pictorial decoration to both spine and front board. This fairy tale collection contains 52 of the grimm s fairy tales. Grimms fairy tales book in antiquarian and collectable books for. Grimms fairy tales book with dust box 1945 hardcover. There were several different publications offering these, but i chose this one because of the nice, yet antique ish, look of the book.
The story of the youth who went forth to learn what fear was. Old brothers grimm fairy tales book cinderella sleeping beauty red riding. Save antique grimms fairy tales book to get email alerts and updates on your ebay. Grimm fairy tales in antiquarian and collectable books for. Antique grimms fairy tales with images fairy tale books, fairy. The book was translated by lucy crane and illustraed by walter crane. If you dont care about binding and paper quality, this is still a great illustrated edition of grimm s fairy tales with the arthur rackham illustrations. Rackhams first version of grimms fairy tales, published in 1900, had no signed limited edition. The seventh dwarf found snow drop asleep grimms fairy tales from garden city publishing co. Grimms fairy tales, originally known as the childrens and household tales german. Eight sinister tales from the brothers grimm popup book published by canterbury classics. Make offer 1980 easton press grimm s fairy tales by brothers grimm leather 1st ed.
In a great variety of ways the bewitched prince or the enchanted princess is finally set free. Jul 23, 2011 i have an 1828 grimms fairy tales book. I recognised most of the titles from the fairy tales i used to read as a child, interesting to see how those in this book differs from the children s tales. This book contains some of the most famous and wellknown grimm tales, but the fullpage color engravings are the draw of this particular edition. Translated by margaret hunt, this is the only book that contains the complete collection of the brothers grimm fairy tales 200 fairy tales and 10 legends.
This is a large format book with illustrations by pauline ellison. Make offer grimms fairy tales book with dust box 1945 hardcover. However, lang underestimated the appeal of these tales. Grimms fairy tales, the apostrophe is as it is printed on the books title page and cover is richard adamss personal selection of nineteen tales, which he made in 1981. A facsimile of the british edition of 1909, contains sixty of the brothers grimm s most famous tales, including snow white, hansel and gretel and red riding hood. Rare antique grimms fairy tales book 1917 illustrated by louis rhead. Unfollow grimms fairy tales book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Grimms fairy tales a trove of delights and insights that has been entertaining both young and old since the early 1800sis literature at its most basic and wonderful. Good collection of the highlights, but there are more complete collections for example, household tales by brothers grimm available for free in the kindle store. This new dover edition, first published in 1963, is an unabridged republication of the work first published by macmillan and company in 1886. Less well known to the general public outside germany is the brothers grimms work on a german dictionary, the deutsches worterbuch. Antique book of grimm s household fairy tales printed 1890 by mcloughlin bros.
The first edition had 5,000 copies, which sold for six shillings each. Antique grimms fairy tales fairy tale books, fairy tales. A wonderful collection of short stories fairy tales and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Grimms fairy tales by grimm, first edition abebooks.