Gift Book of Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales Vintage Children's Stories Dean First Edition

Kitty's Notes:

Hans Christian Andersen's old fairy tales such as Thumbelina and The Steadfast Tin Soldier are some of the sweetest fairy tales written for children that are still popular today.

This lovely large children's picture book charmingly illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame Johnston is a child friendly version of some of these tales that are actually quite tearjerking especially The Litte Match Girl (so you can use discretion when reading to young children).

The magical illustrations are the highlight of what makes this collectable 1970's children's book so very lovely.

Book Excerpt from "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales"

"Once upon a time there was a young woman who longed for a tiny child, but she wished in vain. So she went to an od witch woman and told her: 'I have the greatest longing to have a little child of my own. Please help me.'

'Ah if you want your dream to come true,' said the sorceress, 'take this grain of barley. It's not the type the peasant sows in his field or the sort you feed to the chickens. Sow it in a flowerpot, tend it and just see what happens!'

'Oh, many, many thanks!' cried the young woman, and she gave the witch a silver shilling...

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

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

BOOK ERA:

• 1940's Vintage Children's Books

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) is the author of "The Gift Book of Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales".

Publisher: Dean
Date: 1975
Edition: First in this edition.
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: No

Wonderfully whimsical, this old 1970s fairytale book is in very good condition just a little worn from story times past.

All the pages are clean and in bright firm condition.

The binding is a tiny strained but no loose pages or missing pages.

Orange boards are slightly chipped and worn at top and bottom of the spine.

There is some light surface wear to the glossy boards.

There is a slight loss around an inch in a small chipped tear to the rear endpaper.

There is some rubbed away pencil marks across one page and a few tiny creased corners to occasional pages.

Still a lovely collectable first edition of this charming children's book.

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SIZE: Height 28 cms x Width 21.5 cms
FORMAT: Hardback

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