THE EVERGREEN TALES, OR, TALES FOR THE AGELESS [Nine volumes in three slipcases]
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949-1952. Limited edition 174/2500. Octavo, Nine volumes in three slipcases. In Very Good condition with Good plus slipcases. Slipcases are in red paper with title label on rear panel. Spines are variously colored. Boards in variously colored cloth, cellophane wrappers. Illustrated: color. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Multi-Volume Columns. CONTENTS: [FIRST SLIPCASE (1949)] The Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves / translated by E. Powys Mathers ; illustrated by Edward Ardizzone (50 pages; signed by illustrator) — The Ugly Duckling / Hans Christian Andersen ; translated by Jean Hersholt; illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson (44 pages; inscribed by translator and signed by illustrator) — (The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood / Charles Perrault ; translated by P.H. Muir ; illustrated with watercolors by Sylvain Sauvage (43 pages) — [SECOND SLIPCASE (1949; stain on front panel)] Beauty and the Beast / by Mme. Le Prince de Beaumont ; translated by P.H. Muir ; illustrated by Edy Legrand (45 pages) — Dick Whittington & His Cat / retold and illustrated by Robert Lawson (37 pages; signed illustrator; inscribed by general editor Jean Hersholt) — Saint George & the Dragon / retold by William H.G. Kingston ; illustrated by Edward Shenton (75 pages) — [THIRD SLIPCASE (1951-1952)] The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch / as told by Nathaniel Hawthorne ; illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg (1952; 47 pages; signed by illustrator) — The Emperor’s New Clothes / by Hans Christian Andersen ; translated by Jean Hersholt ; illustrated by Ervine Metzl (1952; 35 pages; signed by translator and illustrator) — Pandora’s Box / by Nathaniel Hawthorne ; illustrated by Rafaello Busoni (1951; 42 pages; signed by illustrator.) [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More