Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Title: Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen
Description: London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1935 . Cloth. A lovely edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler. A delightful copy of Whistler's edition, in a pink cloth variant of the publisher's binding.With an illustrated title page, ten full page illustrations, and further vignette illustrations, all the work of Rex Whistler. Collated, complete.Whistler was a celebrated British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action at Normandy in 1944, aged just 39 years.Including the classic fairy tales and legends the Snow Queen, the Red Shoes, the Ugly Duckling and the Three Swans, alongside many others.With a former owner's inscription, dated Xmas 1941, to the half title. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Minor bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to back spine. Inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Rex Whistler. Near Fine .

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