{"product_id":"1932-first-de-luxe-edition-andersen-fairy-tales-illustrated-by-arthur-rackham","title":"1932 First De Luxe Edition - Andersen Fairy Tales illustrated by Arthur Rackham","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exceptional Rackham Andersen in the scarce publisher’s de luxe green morocco binding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, George G. Harrap \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., 1932. First Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\" x 7.5\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 287 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and near-fine publisher’s de luxe full green morocco binding, richly decorated in gilt to the front board and spine, with gilt-ruled borders and charming gilt Rackham vignette to the upper board.\u003c\/span\u003e Upper edge gilt. A lovely, bright, and well-preserved example of this special binding, with only the lightest signs of age, as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near fine content, bright, tight, and clean, as shown. Decorative endpapers in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete with 12 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, each with captioned tissue guard, together with numerous black-and-white illustrations and decorations throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e USD $1,000–$1,200. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e A superb first edition of \u003cem\u003eFairy Tales by Hans Andersen\u003c\/em\u003e, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham and presented here in the scarce publisher’s de luxe green morocco binding. Published by Harrap in 1932, this edition brings together some of Andersen’s most beloved tales, including \u003cem\u003eLittle Ida’s Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Swineherd\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRackham’s illustrations give Andersen’s fairy world a wonderfully strange and poetic life. His colour plates are full of delicate mood and quiet drama, while the black-and-white drawings and silhouettes add a darker, playful enchantment to the text. The gilt-decorated morocco binding, with its whimsical Rackham creatures on the front board, makes this a particularly desirable collector’s copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was the Danish master of the literary fairy tale. His stories, often tender, melancholy, humorous, and morally complex, transformed the fairy tale into a lasting literary form. Works such as \u003cem\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor’s New Clothes\u003c\/em\u003e remain among the most enduring stories in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) was one of the greatest illustrators of the Golden Age of book illustration. His distinctive style, combining sinuous line, delicate colour, grotesque humour, and deep imaginative atmosphere, made him especially suited to fairy tales and folklore. In Andersen’s tales, Rackham finds both the sweetness and the shadows of childhood wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739991421177,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260731rackham_01.jpg?v=1785525421","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1932-first-de-luxe-edition-andersen-fairy-tales-illustrated-by-arthur-rackham","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}