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Fairyland Secrets Willy Schermele First Edition Vintage Children's Book Old Fairy Tale

Fairyland Secrets Willy Schermele First Edition Vintage Children's Book Old Fairy Tale

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Beautifully Illustrated "Fairyland Secrets" First Edition from 1951 of this sweet vintage children's book by Willy Schermelé. An adorable old fairytale with wonderful dreamy watercolour Illustrations of cute woodland animals, bunnies, elves, fairies and pixies. A lovely vintage bedtime story book for your child or grandchild. 

This sweet old children's book is a first edition dating from the mid-century 1950's era. This charming old fairytale tells the story of the fairy woodland folk and all the wild animals as they are full of excitement. 

Something very magical is happening in the fairy woods. The Queen of Elfinland is having a birthday and everyone, beetles and ladybirds, frogs and butterflies, squirrels, moles and bunnies are roped in to help the elfin folk prepare for this grand and exciting birthday. 

It really is one of the sweetest vintage children's books with many full page illustrations and every other page profusely illustrated with Willy Schermelé's delightfully dream like and painterly illustrations.

This super collectible children's book with very little wear and tear, would make a lovely addition to your nostalgic bookshelf of vintage fairytale books, would just look wonderful on display as part of your nursery decor for new baby, baby shower, or a gift for a child who loves magical old stories about the fairy folk. 

NB: Photos show actual book for sale we do not use stock images & we provide thorough condition notes below.

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Kittys Reader Notes & Book Snippet

Kitty's Notes:

A delightful vintage children's book still as magical today as when it was first published in the 1950's. If your child or grandchild loves animals and dreams about fairies this is the perfect little old bedtime storybook for them.

A lovely sweet gentle tale with just enough excitement your child can join in the fun as all the adorable woodland creatures get ready for the Queen of Elfinland.

Willy Schermelé's sublime illustrations make this sweet vintage fairytale book truly magical.

Book Excerpt:

"The robin sang a beautiful birthday-song while everybody arrived in procession. Every elfin, gnome and animal of the wood wished the Elfin Queen many happy returns of the day. At a nice spot in the wood, near the tree, a concert was given. It was a wood-concert. One of the biggest elfins played the harp, swayed gently on a flower-stem and sang. The crickets, the beetles, the chafers, and the moths played on various musical instruments, and everything sounded very beautiful.

A little farther up another orchestra was playing more modern music. The beetle played the drums. He did this quite well as he beat with two of his little legs on the drums with two others on the cymbals..."



BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Hardback
  • Illustrated
  • Collectable
  • First Edition
  • Vintage Fairy Tale Book

BOOK ERA:

  • 1950's Vintage Children's Books

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Willy Schermelé (1904 - 1995) is the author and illustrator of "Fairyland Secrets".

Publisher: Juvenile Productions Ltd London
Date: 1951
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: No

Condition Notes: EXCELLENT

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This vintage fairytale book has been beautifully kept and this sweet old book shows minimal wear all ready to enchant its next reader.

Illustrated boards with cloth spine all in excellent condition just a hint of wear to the extremities and light rubbing at corners.

A tiny neat old pen and ink gift inscription all part of this sweet books history no other scribbles of any kind.

Some very light tanning to a preliminary page the remainder of the text clean and bright, firm pages.

All the illustrations are fresh and beautiful.

Excellent condition overall for this 1950's vintage children's book.

Please remember this vintage book has been loved before and is not new condition is graded taking this into consideration.

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SIZE: Height 27 cms x Width 20 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 48 pages

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