Grimm Charles Editor (12 results)

Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Pencil notes in margins. Previous owner's name. ; B&W Illustrations; 203 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Dark green leather boards with gold titles and decorations, all in fine condition, crisp, fresh, unworn. Corners sharp, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, no shelf wear. No Jacket As Issued. DELUXE EDITION. Bound in rich, forest-green faux leather with bright gilt border and Harvard Classics colophon on cover and gilt lettered, decorative spine. GIFT QUALITY COLLECTIBLE. Quiet Companion has 10+ volumes in this "five foot shelf of books". Most have copyright date 1937 or 1938, and include the number 172 beneath the notation "Manufactured in U.S.A.". Two have copyright date 1969, and don't include the number 172. All are equally fresh and new, with their condition indistinguishable from each other. The Quiet Companion ID numbers are 2453 thru 2456, and 2551 through 2559. See separate listings. Discounted price for set. (set is #2456). You will notice that my book descriptions are not generic, saying "may have." certain conditions. All descriptions are written with actual book in hand.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 390 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 284 pages. 5.50x0.75x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 312 pages. 9.22x6.14x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.22x6.14x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Three volume set in slipcase. Limited to 2000 sets of which this is set 978. Signed by the editor Jean Hersholt on the colophon of each book. Includes the monthly letter. Hansel and Gretel is illustrated by Henry C. Pitz. Bluebeard illustrated by Hans Bendix. Jack and the Beanstalk illustrated by Malcolm Cameron. Slipcase has some loss to the outer paper layer of the slipcase and shows a bit of edgewear. There is some soiling to the half-title page of Hansel and Gretel. And light spotting to spines of "Jack" and Hansel". Henry C. Pitz (illustrator); Hans Bendix (illustrator); Malcolm Cameron (illustrator) (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Eliot Edition; First Printing. Near Fine. Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded bottom and side edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Harvard Classics.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Undated; circa 1920 printing. Rare volume with the dynamic and richly colorful illustrations by Manning de Villeneuve Lee. Larger 7" x 8 3/4" design than later printings from MacRae Smith. This volume was the first of the Andrew Lang fairy tale offerings to feature color plates by Manning Dev. Lee. Navy full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles with color plate, moderate shelf wear, rub, bow. Front cover features large titled plate with rendering of illustration from interior: "So the Three Mice Made Themselves a Boat and Set Sail." Title page with stylized border of colored vignettes. Brilliant frontispiece plate: "She Was Called Pretty Goldilocks." Pages generally very good; some dog-eared corners, moderate discoloration. One found with edge chip. At front and back, green and white monochromatic painterly endpapers with mirrored spread of swan queen flying through valley gorge. This beautifully mesmerizing rendering from interior color plate titled: "The Fairy Arrived in a Fiery Chariot Drawn by Dragons" from tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood." Name penned at front endpaper: "Sherry L. Mew." Bind good, square; intact. Profusely illustrated throughout with the detailed and richly colorful imagery and b&w full and partial page designs, vignettes of Manning de V. Lee. Near very good rarity of the best classics. Collection of thirty-seven beloved & more scarce fairy tales. From preface: The tales in this volume. are the old stories that have pleased so many generations. The tales of Perrault are from the old English of the eighteenth century. . the "Cabinet de Fees" and Madame d'Aulnoy are translated, adapted, by Miss Minnie Wright who also rendered "The Bronze Ring." Stories from Grimm are translated by Miss May Sellar. "The Terrible Head" adapted from Apollodorus, Simonides, and Pindar by the Editor; Miss Violet Hunt condensed "Aladdin"; Miss May Kendall the same for "Gulliver's Travels". the Norse tales are a version by Mrs. Alfred Hunt. The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in Andrew Lang's series and contains some of the best known myths and folk tales. Selected from a variety of sources including Brothers Grimm, exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame D'Aulnoy, the Arabian Nights, and others from popular traditions. Here in one classic volume are Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots, Trusty John, Jack and the Giantkiller, Goldilocks, and many others indispensable to our cultural heritage. Contents: "Preface by Andrew Lang; The Bronze Ring; Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess; East of the Sun and West of the Moon; The Yellow Dwarf; Little Red Riding-Hood; The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood; Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper; Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp; The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was; Rumpelstiltzkin; Beauty and The Beast; The Master-Maid; Why the Sea Is Salt; The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots; Felicia and the Pot of Pines; The White Cat; The Water-Lily. The Gold Spinners; The Terrible Head; The Story of Pretty Goldilocks; The History of Whittington; The Wonderful Sheep; Little Thumb; The Forty Thieves; Hansel and Grettel; Snow-White and Rose Red; The Goose Girl; Toads and Diamonds; Prince Darling; Blue Beard; Trusty John; The Brave Little Tailor; A Voyage to Lilliput; The Princess on the Glass Hill; The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou; The History of Jack the Giant Killer; The Black Bull of Norroway; and, The Red Etin." Stories are arranged in the clear, lively prose that Andrew Lang was famous for creating with the talented and knowledgeable assistance from a variety of sources. Lang's tellings are the best English versions of these tales, and the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities make his tellings the most deeply intriguing without holding back for the sake of younger minds. 428 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Lee, Manning De Villeneuve (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Undated; circa 1920 printing. Rare volume with the dynamic and richly colorful illustrations by Manning de Villeneuve Lee. Larger 7" x 8 3/4" design than later printings from MacRae Smith. This volume was apparently the first of the Andrew Lang fairy tale offerings to feature color plates by Manning Dev. Lee. Navy full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles with color plate, some corner, edge, spine wear, rub. Front cover features large titled plate with rendering of illustration from interior: "So the Three Mice Made Themselves a Boat and Set Sail." One rather whisical, anthropomorphized mouse wears shades atop hull with weeping female mice and little ones ashore on river bank in b.g. Title page with stylized border of colored vignettes. Brilliant frontispiece plate: "She Was Called Pretty Goldilocks." Pages generally good; some varying moderate discoloration, few with edge wear at front. At front and back, green and white monochromatic painterly endpapers with mirrored spread of swan queen flying through valley gorge. This beautifully mesmerizing rendering from interior color plate titled: "The Fairy Arrived in a Fiery Chariot Drawn by Dragons" from tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood." Profusely illustrated throughout with the detailed and richly colorful imagery and b&w full and partial page designs, vignettes, etc. of Manning de V. Lee. Antiquarian pictorial plate adjacent contents page: "Mary Elizabeth Worley"; plate with light cream design, open book among others standing, and daisies in b.g. Bind intact, square. Near good, solid rarity with near very good interior. Collection of thirty-seven beloved & more scarce fairy tales. From preface: The tales in this volume. are the old stories that have pleased so many generations. The tales of Perrault are from the old English of the eighteenth century. . the "Cabinet de Fees" and Madame d'Aulnoy are translated, adapted, by Miss Minnie Wright who also rendered "The Bronze Ring." . Stories from Grimm are translated by Miss May Sellar. "The Terrible Head" adapted from Apollodorus, Simonides, and Pindar by the Editor; Miss Violet Hunt condensed "Aladdin"; Miss May Kendall the same for "Gulliver's Travels". the Norse tales are a version by Mrs. Alfred Hunt. The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in Andrew Lang's series and contains some of the best known myths and folk tales. Selected from a variety of sources including Brothers Grimm, exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame D'Aulnoy, the Arabian Nights, and others from popular traditions. Here in one classic volume are Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots, Trusty John, Jack and the Giantkiller, Goldilocks, and many others indispensable to our cultural heritage. Contents: "Preface by Andrew Lang; The Bronze Ring; Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess; East of the Sun and West of the Moon; The Yellow Dwarf; Little Red Riding-Hood; The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood; Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper; Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp; The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was; Rumpelstiltzkin; Beauty and The Beast; The Master-Maid; Why the Sea Is Salt; The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots; Felicia and the Pot of Pines; The White Cat; The Water-Lily. The Gold Spinners; The Terrible Head; The Story of Pretty Goldilocks; The History of Whittington; The Wonderful Sheep; Little Thumb; The Forty Thieves; Hansel and Grettel; Snow-White and Rose Red; The Goose Girl; Toads and Diamonds; Prince Darling; Blue Beard; Trusty John; The Brave Little Tailor; A Voyage to Lilliput; The Princess on the Glass Hill; The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou; The History of Jack the Giant Killer; The Black Bull of Norroway; and, The Red Etin." Stories are arranged in the clear, lively prose that Andrew Lang was famous for creating with the talented and knowledgeable assistance from a variety of sources. Lang's tellings are the best English versions of these tales, and the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities make his tellings the most deeply intriguing without holding back for the sake of younger minds. 428 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Lee, Manning de Villeneuve (illustrator).…