1959 Rare in a Bayntun binding - Andersen's Fairy Tales and Legends illustrated by Rex Whistler.
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(Description)
Author: Hans Christian Andersen. (Rex Whistler, illustrator).
Title: Hans Andersen Fairy Tales and Legends.
Publisher: London, The Bodley Head, Ltd, 1959.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: 470 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine binding, finely bound by Bayntun bindery for in full blue polished calf, covers with double gilt borders, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled in compartments, red and green morocco gilt lettering labels, gilt board edges, gilt-turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled end-papers (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. A very beautiful binding!
Content: Very good, near fine content (bright. tight and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated with full-page and in-text drawings by Rex Whistler.
The book: Rare and very attractive edition of Andersen's Fairy tales illustrated by Rex Whistler in a wonderful Bayntun binding.
The author: Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.
The illustrator: Reginald John "Rex" Whistler (24 June 1905 – 18 July 1944) was a British painter, designer and illustrator, who was killed in action in the Second World War.