The Refined Life: Curated Objects for Curious Minds
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Lot 64
Set of Fairy Tale and Folklore Books, Easton Press.
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Set of 12 Fairy Tale and Folklore Books, Easton Press.
Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk. 1979-1996. Collector's Edition.
8vo. Full leather bound, multiple colors. With richly gilt covers, and richly gilt and raised spines. With cloth bookmark. Gilt edges.
Books include: NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957), East of the Sun and West of the Moon; STEPHENS, James (1880-1950), Irish Fairy Tales; QUILLER-COUCH, Arthur (1863-1944), The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales; UNTERMEYER, Louis (1885-1977), Grimm's Fairy Tales; DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953), Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book; CHAPIN, Anna (1880-1920), The Everyday Fairy Book; MACDONALD, George (1824-1905), At the Back of the North Wind, AND The Princess and the Goblin; WIGGIN, Kate (1856-1923), The Arabian Nights; LEAF, Munro (1905-1976), Aesop's Fables; HOUSMAN, Laurence (1865-1959), Princess Badoura; PYLE, Howard (1853-1911), The Story of the Champions of the Round Table.
Each book is approximately 350 pp., with illustrations.
Largest book is H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 2 in.
Condition
Fair. Slight scuffs. Edmund Dulac's fairy book has slight losses to paint on raised spine.Areas of residue on the leather covers.
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