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1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau
1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau

1915 Rare First Edition - Grandmother’s Fairy Tales Illustrated by Maurice Lalau

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$180 USD - $180 USD
$180 USD
$180 USD - $180 USD
$180 USD

Author: Charles Robert Dumas. Translated by Pia Hewlett. Illustrated by Maurice Lalau.
Title: Grandmother’s Fairy Tales: From the French of Charles Robert Dumas.
Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1915. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 10 x 7.5 inches.
Pages: 115 pages.
Binding: Very good publisher’s original red cloth binding, lettered in gilt on the front cover and spine, with a charming mounted colour illustration on the upper cover depicting children running through a village street (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, previous owner’s pencil inscription dated 1919 appears on the front free endpaper - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with 9 full-page color plates by Maurice Lalau, along with numerous charming black-and-white illustrations throughout the text. Lalau’s illustrations are richly atmospheric and imaginative, combining delicate line work with luminous color typical of early twentieth-century fairy tale illustration.

Estimate: (USD $200–250). 

The book: Grandmother’s Fairy Tales is a beautifully illustrated early twentieth-century collection of traditional tales translated from the French of Charles Robert Dumas. The stories present classic folk narratives filled with clever heroes, enchanted forests, magical encounters, and humorous adventures, reflecting the enduring storytelling traditions of European folklore.

The volume includes tales such as Jack Bruin, The Little Man in the Haystack, and The Story of the Three King’s Sons and of a Man Who Thought He Could Tell Lies. Each story blends wit, imagination, and moral reflection in a style that made fairy tale collections immensely popular during the Golden Age of illustrated children’s books.

 

The author: Charles Robert Dumas was a French writer associated with the retelling and adaptation of traditional European folk tales. His works sought to preserve and reinterpret oral storytelling traditions for modern readers, particularly younger audiences. Through translations and adaptations such as Grandmother’s Fairy Tales, these stories reached a wide English-speaking readership in the early twentieth century.

The illustrator: Maurice Lalau (1881–1961) was a French illustrator and painter known for his refined and atmospheric book illustrations. Active during the Golden Age of Illustration, Lalau created richly colored and highly decorative images for fairy tales and historical subjects. His work blends elements of Art Nouveau design with romantic storytelling, producing illustrations that remain highly collectible among enthusiasts of early twentieth-century illustrated books.