The Magic Book of Fairy Tales

The Magic Book of Fairy Tales

Bracken Books, 1986, ISBN 1851700129, 6 colour plates, black and white illustrations, illustrated colour end-papers, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription on title page, dust-jacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing to edges and corners, minor markings, creasing and rubbing to wrappers (see photographs)

"Here are a dozen original fairy tales, in the ever-popular style of the Brother Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.  Beautifully illustrated in both colour and black and white, they cannot fail to excite the imagination, whether told aloud, or read by children themselves.
Taking up the traditional themes that have made fairy tales enduringly popular the world over, these stories were specially written fro this collection, first published during the great era for illustrated children's books almost a century ago."