HANSEL AND GRETEL and Other Stories By the Brothers Grimm

[Nielsen illus.] The Brothers Grimm

Published by London Hodder & Stoughton [1925]

About this Item

FIRST EDITION AND THE BEST OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS. One of only 600 copies hand-numbered and SIGNED BY KAY NIELSEN. This copy also with the laid-in announcement from Leicester Galleries regarding the availability for purchase of the original watercolours produced to illustrate this book. With 12 tipped-in color plates, 10 black & white illustrations, decorated title-page, decorated initials, and red decorative endleaves all by Kay Nielsen. 4to, publisher s best original binding of beautiful ivory cloth, the upper cover lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated with Nielsen's all-over designs in gold and turquoise-blue, the spine exquisitly decorated and lettered in gilt and with the artist's name gilt within a field of blue, t.e.g. 276 pp. + plates. A very handsome copy with only very light evidence of age, the text-block, plates and binding all in very pleasing condition. A TRULY HANDSOME COPY OF THE VERY RARE LIMITED FIRST EDITION, IN BEST BINDING, OF THE PREFERRED ENGLISH ISSUE, SIGNED BY NIELSEN. Along with the title story a full twenty-two of Grimm's Tales are beautifully illustrated throughout with Kay Nielsen s wonderfully evocative paintings. Copies this fine and beautiful are very rare. The white cloth, the gilt work and decorative work to the covers, the text-block and plates are in remarkably pristine condition. This is the last book Kay Nielsen would illustrate for Hodder and Stoughton. It was a book begun many years prior and worked on throughout Nielsen's early career. Nielsen had started work on his paintings to illustrate Grimm's stories in 1912, but the work was halted due to the occurance of The Great War. After the 1918 Hodder and Stoughton resumed the publishing work on Nielsen s illustrated books. In 1924 it was finally decided to complete Nielsen's Grimm project. The book was offered only to the luxury market and was not issued in a trade edition in England. Seller Inventory # 33084

Bibliographic Details

Title: HANSEL AND GRETEL and Other Stories By the ...

Publisher: London Hodder & Stoughton [1925]

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition