1880 Scarce First US Edition - William HAUFF'S Fairy Tales. Illustrated.
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(Description)
Author: William Hauff. (Percy Pinkerton, translator).
Title: Hauff's Fairy Tales: Translated from the German by Percy Pinkerton. Illustrated.
Publisher: Philadelphia, David McKay, Publisher, no date (circa 1880). First US Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: 303 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good full-cloth decorated binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, light toning of pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with beautiful illustrations throughout.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or very few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce and attractive First US edition of Hauff's Fairy Tales including: LONGNOSE THE DWARF, THE HISTORY OF LITTLE MOOK, THE CALIPII TURNED STORK, THE ADVENTURES OF SAID, THE STONECOLD HEART and THE STORY OF THE SILVER FLORIN.
The author: Wilhelm Hauff (29 November 1802 – 18 November 1827) was a Württembergian poet and novelist.