1918 Rare Book - A Staircase of Stories by Louey Chisholm and Amy Steedman

Author: Louey Chisholm & Amy Steedman (compilers)
Title: A Staircase of Stories. Chosen by Louey Chisholm and Amy Steedman. Illustrated.
Publisher: London, T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd., 35 Paternoster Row, E.C., and Edinburgh, no date (1918).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9" x 7".
Pages: viii-526 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s orange pictorial cloth, decoratively stamped in black with a charming mounted color plate to the front board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, some color plates show mild rippling/waving in the paper, but colors remain bright - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated with 31 color plates and multiple black and white line drawings that bring to life a wide selection of classic and lesser-known fairy tales and folk stories. (Complete).

The book: A charming early 20th-century anthology of fairy tales and folk stories from various traditions, thoughtfully compiled by Louey Chisholm and Amy Steedman. A Staircase of Stories offers a "story at every step," with titles ranging from the whimsical (The Old Woman and Her Pig, Henny-penny, Tom Tit Tot) to the exotic (Baba Yaga and the Little Girl with the Kind Heart, The Monkey and the Crab), and beloved classics such as Snow-White and Rose-Red and The Three Golden Hairs. The mix of short moral tales, nursery favorites, and legends makes this an ideal read-aloud volume. Its bright pictorial cloth and enchanting illustrations—despite mild rippling to some color plates—make it a visually delightful collectible.

The authors/editors: Louey Chisholm and Amy Steedman were prominent early 20th-century editors and adaptors of children’s literature, celebrated for curating engaging, age-appropriate versions of classic myths, legends, and fairy tales, often accompanied by fine illustrations. Their work aimed to preserve oral storytelling traditions while making them accessible to Edwardian and early modern readers.