Illustrator Dagmar Berkova (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Text tight clean unmarked with NO age toning, neatly written gift inscription on first page, light soiling on edges of text block, price-clipped dust jacket shows a little wrinkling around edges, stain on back of dust jacket at top edge, Very Good/Good condition overall, 1982 reprint. Berkova, Dagmar (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Later Printing. A collection of 26 of Andersen's most beloved fairy tales is brought to new life with the lovely watercolor illustrations of award-winning Czech artist Dagmar Berkova. 264 pp. Orig. published in 1979, this is a 1981 printing of that First Edition. Hardcover small 4to (7.5" x 10") has cream-colored cloth over boards with a stamped gilt illustration of the Tin Soldier to front & gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding strong with a very slight rightward lean. Pages white & unmarked, colors bright. Slight corner bumping, dust dulling to fore edge page edges. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: colorful & bright with just a hint of edgewear. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Berkova, Dagmar (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Originally published in English as "The Magic Fishbone" (alternatively titled "Romance. From the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7"), this tale first appeared in Dickens' 1868 collection, Holiday Romance. It is considered "a parable, a satirical fairy tale reminding us to not be too quick to rely on magical solutions to life's discomforts" as well as "the most famous riddle mystery of all time."First brought to new life in a Czech edition with the artwork of graphic designer/ illustrator/painter Dagmar Berková (1922-2002), this new German edition by Dr. Ilse Seehase (translated from the Czech by E. Glaserova) retains the Czech artist's lovely watercolor illustrations throughout, with graphical design by Jir Blazek. Hardcover 4to is in Near Fine condition: soft gray cloth over boards stamped with an embossed "D" around a floral & heart design to front, lettered in gilt to spine. Slight discoloration/soiling/sunning to top & bottom edges of both boards; interior is pristine save for a gift inscription in German in blue & green pen dated 1971 to ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG: a few scattered tiny holes, spots, small chips & tears & paper loss to top/bottom edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Though OCLC shows 17 libraries holding a German edition with illustrations by Berkova, there are no copies like this, printed in Prague rather than Munich. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Berková, Dagmar (illustrator).…