Fairy Tales: Art, Prints, & Posters (10 results)

no binding. Condition: very good. FROM An 1894 Publication. Approx Image Size : 11 x 9 inches Approx Overall Size: 16 x 11 inches CONDITION: Foxing in the borders otherwise in Excellent Condition. Print Image is clean, clear, sharp with beautiful detail. As scanned. This 1894 lithographic print titled Sommermärchen (translated as "Summer Fairy Tale") by Friedrich Stahl captures the ethereal beauty and romanticism of a fairy figure enveloped in a dreamlike scene. The artwork showcases a delicate, translucent fairy figure, appearing nude with gentle, soft-toned shading, bathed in the glow of a large, full moon. She hovers gracefully among blooming lilac branches, with butterflies and floating petals enhancing the idyllic atmosphere. The imagery of lilacs and butterflies, along with the title Sommermärchen, invokes themes of fleeting beauty, innocence, and the enchanting qualities of summer. Below the illustration, a poem in German describes the enchanting qualities of a summer's dream, touching on themes of love, nature, and longing. The German poet listed below the poem, Heinrich von Gundenberg, adds a poetic element that enhances the artwork's romantic and nostalgic feel. The condition of the print appears good, with vibrant colors and only minor signs of aging such as slight fading around the edges. The detailed textures in the flowers and delicate tonal variations in the fairy's figure are still well-preserved, suggesting that it has been carefully maintained. Overall, this lithograph combines the beauty of nature and myth, embodying the late 19th-century fascination with fairytales and romanticism. Printed on cream color coated heavier paper. Text and engraving on the back.This beautiful print would look great matted and framed. Or an art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. NOTE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU PURCHASE: This is an 1894 photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art. It is NOT a modern reproduction, ie. a laser scan, photocopy etc. It is the original from the antique book publication. This print was published on the date mentioned, or circa of the date mentioned at the top of the page. The print I have for sale, like many antique prints that you see online, originate from an antique book publication. The publication may not always be known. If you have any questions, emails are welcome.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Original double panel engraving from a 1862 Harper's Weekly - ENGRAVING ONLY! Measures W21 x H15 1/2 inches including border. Creased down the middle at fold with two small tears bottom of fold on border. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-17-TS-Flat) rareviewbooks.

Condition: Good. 9.75 x 10 inches. Good with marginal tear on right. Black and white engraving. Unbound sheet. Ex-library. Stamps indicating it was once ?property of the New York Public Library Picture Collection. Print originally collected by Frederick Ruffner, founder of Gale research.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 30.5x26cm 13 unnumbered Sheets with book decorations and 12 color plates by Heinrich Lefler and Joseph Urban. See Heller 112, LKJ II,330, Ries 676/14. - This edition is based on the Andersen calendar published in 1910 with illustrations by Lefler and Urban for the year 1911. According to Heller, the masterpiece of Viennese Art Nouveau was published with a changing calendar for the years 1911 to 1922 (with interruptions). This is dated 1912. The original wrapper has a large chip in the upper left corner and a tear across the top. otherwise this is as nice a copy as we have ever seen. 12 by 10 inches.

First edition in book form, bound from the three parts with an introduction by the author, as issued. Each of the parts is a first printing with the textual points required by Nielsen. 78x120mm. Contemporary half speckled calf over marbled boards. A very good copy which is worn to the outer corners and edges of the boards, but entirely unrepaired and retaining bright gilt to the spine. Internally, marking or browning to some pages, but overall a handsome and well preserved copy. Housed in a later red, half morocco, clamshell box. The first edition of Andersen's first collection of fairy tales, which includes the first appearance of some of his most famous stories, namely 'The Princess and the Pea', 'Thumbelina', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Tinder Box' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. Prior to writing fairy tales, Andersen had written a couple of volumes of poetry and a novel all of which had met with quiet approval from the critics. His 1830 volume of poems contained a story called, 'The Ghost, a Fairy Tale from Funen'. With the story he wrote, "As a child it was my greatest joy to listen to fairy tales. it is my intention, provided it meets with approval, to retell several, and some day publish a cycle of Danish folk tales." It would seem that the idea engendered no immediate enthusiasm from publishers, but some five years later, on New Year's Day 1835, Andersen wrote to his friend, Henriette Hanck, saying, "I am now starting several "Children's Tales," and you must know that I shall try to conquer future generations.". So it was in May of that year that a small pamphlet, containing the first four tales, appeared in print. Two further pamphlets followed in December 1835 and April 1837 and these three were bound into a single volume with a new title page, table of contents and introduction, in which Andersen remarks with almost comic prescience, "With this third pamphlet the Fairy Tales are now gathered in one little volume. It will depend on the impression it makes on the public if this is to be the only one. A poet is always a poor man in his own little country. Fame is therefore the golden bird he has to catch! Time will tell if I catch it by telling Fairy Tales." The pamphlets received quietly encouraging reviews, but were regarded by critics as mere bagatelles written between more serious endeavours. However, with the publication in book form and the subsequent translation into German, news of these new fairy stories spread. By 1842 Andersen had completed three more pamphlets and his first set was being reprinted. In 1846 the book was translated into English (in four independent translations) and by 1847 Andersen made a very successful tour of England, during which he was feted by society and famously met Charles Dickens with whom he kept an acquaintance over the following ten years. Andersen had achieved the fame he craved and went on to write 162 fairy tales in total, although it is still for the ones in this initial volume that he best known. "Since the first appearance of Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales in London and New York in 1846, over seven hundred different editions, included dozens of varied translations, illustrated by more than a hundred different artists, have been published in the United States and England alone." - Jean Hersholt (Catalog of the Jean Hersholt Collection of Hans Christian Andersen). "The Tales of Hans Andersen are unique. Unlike Perrault's or Grimm's his stories were original inventions. he brought his own childlike imagination and a creative faculty and originality strangely lacking in his other writings. Over and above their intrinsic merit Andersen's stories signalised a new and fundamentally different approach to the writing of books for children. Mawkishness, didacticism, and moral proselytising were totally abjured and he was the harbinger of a new era in this genre" - PMM The first issue is also of exceptional scarcity, ".in the process of rebinding, a pamphlet of the second printing was in many cases substituted for one of the first printing, and so it was that a complete copy. is one of the greatest rarities in Danish literature" - Jean Hersholt Collection In modern commerce copies are almost unknown. A trace of auction records back as far as 1930 reveals only one complete copy (the Manney copy in 1991) at auction. Nielsen 266, 276, 303. PMM 299. Hersholt Collection 22 (p. 23-27).

No Binding. Condition: Good. Harold Jones (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is a lovely little original vignette drawing by well known children's book artist Harold Jones, the illustration appeared as the tailpiece in the story "The Fairy Ointment" in the Kathleen Lines Children's book A Ring of Tales, published by The Oxford University Press in 1958, mounted in a small mount measuring 10.5cm by 10cm approx., the artwork measures 4cm by 4cm approx. A LOVELY LITTLE ORIGINAL PEN & INK DRAWING BY HAROLD JONES. This is a small light item, shipping costs will be reduced accordingly at checkout.

Original Shellack Records with illustrated sleeves and storybooks on the sleeves. 7 Records. All Records in very good condition with some spotting. The sleeves are all very good and stabil with some minor signs of wear and some occasional repairs. Very rare collection ! Sprache: swedish.

No Binding. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is a very attractive original Victorian watercolour painting that pictures a young girl and a sheep that appears to be Little Bo-Peep, the painting measures 7 inches by 6 inches approx., unframed and in nice condition. This is a lighter item, overseas shipping costs will be reduced accordingly at checkout.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SMALL COLOR PRINT IS APPROX 7 1/4 X 5 3/4 , 1st edition, SIGNED MATTED ,2003, VG Condition ,Listed on the Who s Who List of the Most Collected Artists of Our Time, his works are original, bold and outspoken., He is famous for depicting recognizable characters and faces in bizarre environments. He began in the early 1980's and became recognized for his original, iconic pop culture pieces that included Monopoly, board games, pin ups, Chanel, nostalgia and pop references to living the good life. He took pop art far beyond where its roots began and made it all his own. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: good. Click here to view a short video presentation of this item. Orientalism- Fernand Schultz Wettel artist. (Color plate illustration- famous artists & Illustrators- fantasy & Tales). Issued 1914, Germany. Excellent lot of eleven (11) antique color prints. All tipped onto larger backing sheets with small German title at bottom of sheet, as issued. All are visually attractive, clean and nice condition, any age flaws or condition issues along the edges are very minor and easy to forgive or overlook. Sheets measure c. 10 1/4" x 7 7/8". Printed areas measure c. 7" x 5".[V781] Guaranteed authentic - old. We do not sell modern reprints.