ANDERSEN, HANS (CHRISTIAN) — Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen

London, England: George G. Harrap & Co, 1932. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and wear. The top rear spine joint has an inch long tear just to the joint, there's beginning tearing to the top front spine joint, and the bottom rear spine joint. The spine of the book has fading along the entire length, and a two+ inch of tidemarking to the bottom rear spine. There are several spots of fading / discoloration to the rear cover of the book. There is a tiny triangular chip out of the cloth of the front foredge of the front book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. All twelve full page color plates are included (with their tissue guards) and in clean, bright condition. The endpapers are illustrated in salmon and white and are in clean, bright condition. "Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .