HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES by ANDERSEN, HANS

Thomas nelson and sons, 1111. Hardcover. Very Good. No edition remarks. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

The Children's Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Dean & Son, Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 247 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth. Heavy tanning to pages throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light sunning to edges. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall; heavy colour bleeding to inner panels.

J.M Dent and Sons, 1977. Hardcover. Good. 1977. Last Reprinted. 245 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with ink marks to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Dean & Son Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 247 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to interior flaps, panels and spine. Pen markings to flap.

Paul Hamlyn, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. First Published. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Cream cloth. Contains colour illustrations and plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Some crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Notable brown marks to boards. Pen marks to front board. Grubby boards overall. Textblock is shaky.

Collins, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. This Edition. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Introduction by Margaret W.J. Jeffrey. Black and white illustrative plates by Vernon Soper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild crinkling and light tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning.Gilt lettering is bright and clear. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean.

World Syndicate Publishing Company. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. edge wear. 331 p.

Dean & Son Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. Abridged Edition. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Bancroft & Co., 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. 138 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red paper covered boards. First published in the "Bancroft Classics" in 1966. Pages remain bright and clear with mild tanning and foxing. Previous owner's pencil inscription to front pastedown. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends with small splits and tears to boards. Light sunning to spine and edges. Occasional dark marks and scuffing to boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss to spine, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Large tear across front panel. Light tanning to spine and edges. Small stain to inside panel.