Buy complete grimms fairy tales wordsworth library collection uk ed. Buy grimms fairy tales vintage childrens classics by the brothers grimm isbn. Originally titled childrens and household tales, the complete grimms fairy tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. This new dover edition, first published in 1963, is an unabridged republication of the work first published by macmillan and company in 1886. Grimms fairy tales by grimm, first edition abebooks. The book did reasonably well and led to the release of the red 1890 and green fairy books 1892, in the preface of the latter lang predicted that this third volume would be his last. Antique german hans im gluck book early 1870s 1880s fairytale rare fairy. There are the old standards, of course rapunzel, hansel and gretel, cinderella, snow white and rose red, the bremen townmusicians, and rumpelstilkskin. When first published in 1900, rackhams illustrated edition of the grimm brothers timeless fairy tales proved immediately successful and marked the beginning of rackhams lasting fame hudson, 46.
Buy grimm fairy tales in antiquarian and collectable books and get the best deals. The book was translated by lucy crane and illustraed by walter crane. Grimms fairy tales is one of rackhams rarer early works and includes many favourite fairy tales such as hansel and gretel, red riding hood, and rapunzel. Grimms fairy tales a trove of delights and insights that has been entertaining both young and old since the early 1800sis literature at its most basic and wonderful. Make offer 1980 easton press grimm s fairy tales by brothers grimm leather 1st ed.
Grimms household fairy tales brothers grimm antique illustrated childrens book. Thick octavo, original half brown reverse calf gilt, pictorial endpapers. Fairy dust a precious anthology of brothers grimm fairy tales, complete with vintage illustrations from snow white to cinderella, rapunzel to rumpelstiltskin, the brothers grimm. Grimms fairy tales in the revolutionary bed book landscape reading format a new approach to reading in bed as well as other places people enjoy reading while lying down, such as the beach, or on. Unfollow grimms fairy tales book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. More information about this seller contact this seller 23. This is a greatesthits grab bag of 25 stories from the grimm s fairy tales collection, unillustrated, and apparently taken from the 1884 margaret hunt translation. Make offer german book of fairy tales by the brothers grimm, illus. The fairy tales of brother grimm first edition is a scare find and showcases rackhams superb illustrations within in a large and heavy book. Some fairy tales may seem familiar at first to the modern reader until you realize that a lot of these fairy tales have shocking endings. First rackham edition thus, signed limited issue, number 505 of 750 copies signed by the illustrator. If you are going to buy this book, make sure it is printed in the u. I have an old arlington edition of grimms fairy tales. New listing grimms fairy tales book vintage goldsmith publishing cleveland ohio series 760.
The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, had 210 unique fairy tales. The pages are brown and brittle, but they are all still in the book. This is a scarce early copy of grimm s fairy tales. Grimms fairy tales annotated with historical introduction and bibliography of related books and films brothers grimm. Grimms fairy tales, the apostrophe is as it is printed on the books title page and cover is richard adamss personal selection of nineteen tales, which he made in 1981. Dec 28, 2010 i have an old arlington edition of grimm s fairy tales. Grimms fairy tales in words of one syllable, hurst. Antique grimms fairy tales book illustrated by lancelot speed london circa 1915. Fairy dust a precious anthology of brothers grimm fairy tales, complete with vintage illustrations from snow white to cinderella.
Grimms fairy tales, the apostrophe is as it is printed on the book s title page and cover is richard adamss personal selection of nineteen tales, which he made in 1981. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Save antique grimms fairy tales book to get email alerts and updates on your ebay. Rackhams first version of grimms fairy tales, published in 1900, had no signed limited edition. This book contains some of the most famous and wellknown grimm tales, but the fullpage color engravings are the draw of this particular edition.
Good collection of the highlights, but there are more complete collections for example, household tales. Grimms fairy tales complete collection illustrated and. This fairy tale collection contains 52 of the grimm s fairy tales. Good collection of the highlights, but there are more complete collections for example, household tales by brothers grimm available for free in the kindle store. Grimm fairy tales in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. Favorite fairy tales antique 1890s victorian childrens fairy story book. It does have minimal writing but other than that the cover, spine, pages and art work are in. Late 1800s early 1900s antique illustrated fairy tale book. Bed books provide the freedom to lie in any comfortable position without being obligated to sit up in order to read. Fairy dust a precious anthology of brothers grimm fairy tales, complete with vintage illustrations from snow white to cinderella, rapunzel to rumpelstiltskin, the brothers grimm bequeathed a canon of stories which have become literary and childhood classics. Antique book of grimm s household fairy tales printed 1890 by mcloughlin bros. Bound in full publishers white vellum, gilt titles and pictorial decoration to both spine and front board. Antique book of grimms household fairy tales printed 1890 by. Make offer vintage grimms fairy tales book by brothers grimm 60 illustrations old old.
There were several different publications offering these, but i chose this one because of the nice, yet antique ish, look of the book. Antique complete grimms fairy tales book hardcover. Grimms fairy tales book in antiquarian and collectable books for. Book cover illustration done for the illustrated grimms fairy tales. Translated by margaret hunt, this is the only book that contains the complete collection of the brothers grimm fairy tales 200 fairy tales and 10 legends. Old brothers grimm fairy tales book cinderella sleeping beauty red riding. I have an old family childrens book, grimms fairy tales illustrated by hope dunlap, published in 19 by rand mcnally in complete but brittle condition poor. The original grimms brothers fairy tales were a far cry from the perrault collection of many of the same stories, the green fairy book by andrew lang, or, god forbid, walt disney. Unfollow antique grimms to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Grimms fairy tales j w grimm vintage book 1953 1950s. Jul 23, 2011 i have an 1828 grimms fairy tales book. Grimms fairy tales, originally known as the childrens and household tales german. Grimm fairy tales in antiquarian and collectable books for. I recognised most of the titles from the fairy tales i used to read as a child, interesting to see how those in this book differs from the children s tales. If you dont care about binding and paper quality, this is still a great illustrated edition of grimm s fairy tales with the arthur rackham illustrations. Grimms fairy tales book with dust box 1945 hardcover.
The story of the youth who went forth to learn what fear was. Antique 1899 the red book of animal stories childrens. However, lang underestimated the appeal of these tales. Grimms fairy tales 1962 hardcover childrens vintage book. According to the book itself, it is the most charming edition of grimms tales ever published. Make offer grimms fairy tales book with dust box 1945 hardcover. A facsimile of the british edition of 1909, contains sixty of the brothers grimm s most famous tales, including snow white, hansel and gretel and red riding hood. Grimms fairy talesa trove of delights and insights that has been entertaining both young and old since the early 1800sis literature at its most basic and wonderful.
A wonderful collection of short stories fairy tales and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Everyone should have a copy to compare to their favorite andor familiar fairy tales to see how the stories have been changed for modern readers. Grimms fairy tales arthur rackham cala beautiful book. In a great variety of ways the bewitched prince or the enchanted princess is finally set free. Deluxe limited edition to 750 copies of which this is 264.
In ever so many of grimms fairy tales we find a prince and a princess in the center of events. Book plate label, generally affixed to the front pastedown, identifying a book. Less well known to the general public outside germany is the brothers grimms work on a german dictionary, the deutsches worterbuch. This is a large format book with illustrations by pauline ellison. Antique grimms fairy tales fairy tale books, fairy tales. This is a greatesthits grab bag of 25 stories from the grimms fairy tales collection, unillustrated, and apparently taken from the 1884 margaret hunt translation. Vintage grimms fairy tales book by brothers grimm 60 illustrations old old.
Rare antique grimms fairy tales book 1917 illustrated by. Grimm s fairy tales in the revolutionary bed book landscape reading format a new approach to reading in bed as well as other places people enjoy reading while lying down, such as the beach, or on a grassy lawn in the park. The stories of the brothers grimm jacob grimm and wilhelm grimm were german brothers famous for their collections of folk songs and folktales. The first edition had 5,000 copies, which sold for six shillings each. Fairy tales of the brothers grimm bauman rare books. Rare antique grimms fairy tales book 1917 illustrated by louis rhead. With the famous words once upon a time, jacob and wilhelm grimm immediately transport readers to a magical realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies. Antique grimms fairy tales with images fairy tale books, fairy. I was flipping through my collection of grimms fairy tales looking for something to write about for today when i realized just how many very short, very odd stories the grimms collected. Eight sinister tales from the brothers grimm popup book published by canterbury classics. Unfollow antique grimms fairy tales book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The first of his collections was the blue fairy book 1889, for which lang pulled together tales from the brothers grimm, madame daulnoy, the arabian nights, and many other sources.