Evergreen Tales Ageless Tale King by Hawthorne Nathaniel Andersen Hans Christian (3 results)

Hard Cover with Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Three cloth hardcovers in slipcase. All have glassine wrappers, albeit in worn condition. Limited edition 177/2500. Publication dates vary. King Midas: signed by Fritz Eichenberg; like-new condition. Emperor: signed by Ervine Metzel and translator and general editor Jean Hersholt; fine condition: slight fingerprints to binding, otherwise like new. Pandora's Box: signed by Rafaello Busoni; fine condition: slight spot to spine, otherwise like new. Slipcase in very good plus condition. Might cost extra for shipping. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.

Condition: Very good. - Quarto, 12 inches high by 8 inches wide. Hardcover, three volumes bound in black, cream, and navy blue cloth with decorations and illustrations on the front boards, titled in various colors on the spines. The books are housed in a red slipcase with a paper label on its spine. The slipcase is rubbed and it's spine is lightly stained. The case's label is slightly chipped and stained. The pagination of each volume is as follows: 1) The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch: 47 pages and the colophon, illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; 2) Pandora's Box: 42 pages plus the colophon and with color illustrations by Rafaello Busoni; (3) The Emperor's New Clothes: 35 pages plus the colophon, with color illustrations by Ervine Metzl. Near fine in a very good slipcase. Limited edition of 2,000 sets, each volume numbered 253. The individual volumes are as follows: 1) THE TALE OF KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH as told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY FRITZ EICHENBERG. 2) PANDORA'S BOX by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY RAFAELLO BUSONI. 3) THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY ERVINE METZL AND JEAN HERSHOLT.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1952. First Thus, Limited to 2000 sets of which this is no. 792. Three volumes; slim folios; publisher's pictorial cloth in glassine dust jackets, housed in original paper-covered slipcase; color illus. throughout. Glassine jackets a bit toned and lightly edge worn, small abrasion to slipcase spine label slightly affecting text, else a Near Fine set. King Midas signed by illustrator Fritz Eichenberg on colophon in rear; Pandora's Box is signed by illustrator Rafaello Busoni to the same; The Emperor's New Clothes is signed by both illustrator Ervine Metzl and translator Jean Hersholt. Publisher's prospectus laid in.