Nathaniel Hawthorne — Tanglewood Tales

London, Headley Bros. 1912. Cloth. A re-issue of Nathaniel Hawthorne"s Tanglewood Tales, retelling six classic Greek myths for children, beautifully illustrated by George Soper with tipped-in colour plates. In the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial paper image affixed to front board.This edition is a re-issue.Undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the British Library and Trinity College Dublin Library. 'Tanglewood Tales' consists of six short stories, being well-known Greek myths rewritten for children. From American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book includes the myths of 'The Minotaur', 'The Pygmies', 'The Dragon's Teeth', 'Circe's Palace', 'The Pomegranate Seeds' and 'The Golden Fleece&apos. Illustrated by George Soper, whose work appears in books and journals, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations and plates, with six tipped-in colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight discolouration to extremities. Minor rubbing and bumping to extremities. Discolouration and fading to spine. Heavy offsetting to front and rear free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George Soper. Very Good Indeed .