{"product_id":"1907-rare-book-indian-fairy-tales-gathered-from-the-hindoos-illustrated","title":"1907 Rare Book - Indian Fairy Tales. Gathered from the Hindoos, Illustrated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully decorative early twentieth-century edition of Joseph Jacobs’s landmark collection of Indian folk and fairy tales, complete with John D. Batten’s evocative illustrations and preserved in the striking pictorial binding of A. L. Burt’s celebrated Fairy Library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Joseph Jacobs (gathered and edited).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Fairy Tales. Gathered from the Hindoos and Edited by Joseph Jacobs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John D. Batten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York: A. L. Burt Company, no date [circa 1907].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Early American illustrated reprint. This copy is in the second binding style of A. L. Burt’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFairy Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distinguished by the fairy standing upon a large bumblebee; this binding was used from 1907 into the late 1910s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e x, 314 pages + publisher’s catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good original publisher’s pale blue pictorial cloth binding, strikingly decorated to the upper board in black, pink, yellow and gilt with a winged fairy standing above an enormous bumblebee, within a gilt and black border. The spine is similarly decorated with gilt lettering and a fairy figure. Light rubbing and soiling, some wear and softening to the corners, and minor wear at the spine ends, as shown. Hinges remain sound and the binding firm. Dark grey endpapers. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good content, complete and firmly bound. Pages show general age toning together with scattered light staining and foxing throughout, occasionally more noticeable in the margins, as shown. Despite these signs of age, the text remains clear and the illustrations are well preserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Complete with the illustrated frontispiece of \u003c\/span\u003ePrincess Labam, eight additional full-page\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e plates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and numerous finely detailed black-and-white illustrations, decorative initials and vignettes by John D. Batten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e US$200–225.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First published in 1892, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of Joseph Jacobs’s important collections of traditional folklore, following his influential \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCeltic Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The volume gathers \u003c\/span\u003etwenty-nine tales\u003cspan\u003e, among them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lion and the Crane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the Raja’s Son Won the Princess Labam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lambikin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunchkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Magic Fiddle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Charmed Ring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaja Rasalu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Demon with the Matted Hair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ivory City and its Fairy Princess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Jacobs also provides an extensive concluding section of notes and references identifying the literary and folkloric sources of the stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the particular attractions of this edition is its exceptionally charming \u003c\/span\u003eBurt Fairy Library binding\u003cspan\u003e. The series included Jacobs’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCeltic Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e alongside collections by Andrew Lang, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and others; the distinctive fairy-and-bumblebee design seen here was introduced for the series in 1907. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916) was an Australian-born folklorist, historian, critic and editor whose collections played a major role in establishing many traditional tales in the form in which they became familiar to English-speaking readers. His collections ranged beyond English folklore to Celtic, Indian and Jewish traditions, combining literary storytelling with serious comparative folklore scholarship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Dickson Batten (1860–1932) was an English painter, printmaker and book illustrator closely associated with Jacobs’s fairy-tale collections. His intricate, highly decorative black-and-white work draws upon medieval, Arts and Crafts and fin-de-siècle design, making his illustrations particularly well suited to the fantastical and folkloric atmosphere of these stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67412710457593,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20261018indian_01.jpg?v=1792350840","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1907-rare-book-indian-fairy-tales-gathered-from-the-hindoos-illustrated","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}