Bristol: Douglas Cleverdon, 1928. Harwerth, Willi. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 331 of 400 copies of the standard edition, octavo size, 33 pp. Born in Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen practically invented the writing of fairy tales called "eventyrs"; the "adventure" fairy tale or fantastic tale. Although he wrote a...... More
![Murat,hee translation of Esop's Fables ["Aesop's Fables"]. Sadashiva Kashinath Chhatri](/pictures/thumb/19121601_1.JPG?v=1590608644)
Bombay: Ganpat Krishna Ji, 1849. Full calf. Octavo size, 298 pp., with 189 illustrations, in Marathi. "Aesop's Fables" have been with us for centuries; they are credited to Aesop, a storyteller (who was also a slave) believed to have lived in ancient Greece somewhere around 600 BCE. However, since the..... More
New Haven: Published for The Hawaiian Legend & Folklore Commission by the Yale University Press, 1924. Fraser, Juliette May. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 245 pp., signed by Padraic Colum. Born "Patrick Collumb", Padraic Colum (1881-1972), ardent Irish nationalist and friend of James Joyce, emigrated with his wife..... More
London: Luzac & Co., 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 216 pp. The turn of the last century was a time of a great number of missionaries, most with only the best of intentions, visiting the far corners of the world to assist in education. Bess Allen Donaldson (1879-1974) and..... More
Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, [1938]. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1450 copies, duodecimo size, 70 pp. This collection of fables contains ten stories from the Chinese fairy tale tradition, with myths and morals drawn from ancient legends. This volume is decorated and illustrated by Italian printmaker and..... More
Mill Valley, CA: Carol Cunningham, Sunflower Press, 1989. Cunningham, Carol. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 24 of 30 copies, miniature, 40 pp., signed at the colophon by Carol Cunningham. The story of "Puss in Boots" has been told for centuries, with one of the earliest recorded versions by Giovanni Francesco Straparola..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1909. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Leather bound. First trade edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations, in a custom binding by Bayntun, octavo size, 142 pp. The charming fairy tale of a water nymph who falls in love with a knight, by German writer Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué..... More
Frankfurt: Rutten & Loening, ca. 1905. Cardboard covers. 15th edition, quarto size, 24 pp., all text in German. Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894) although a successful psychiatrist, is remembered primarily for his children's stories - Struwwelpeter, his first book, being one of the most famous. While the stories may strike us today..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1907. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition with additional Rackham illustrations on enlarged paper, quarto size, 568 pp., in original dust jacket. This book was first published in 1898 with only twelve illustrations, this being the first trade edition of the newly enlarged..... More
Munich: Orchis-Verlag, (1922). Masjutin, Wassilij. Hardcover. Folio size, 68 pp., in German. Russian poet and novelist Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837), considered the founder of modern Russian literature, wrote "Ruslan and Ludmilla", an epic fairy tale filled with adventure, magic, and love; it tells of the knight Ruslan who goes on..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., Aldine House, 1930. Rackham, Arthur. Hardcover. Octavo size, 663 pp., in a custom binding by Riviere. Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), a clergyman in the Church of England, was situated in life such that he had a profusion of leisure hours which he filled, at..... More
[Santa Cruz, California]: Foolscap Press, 2009. Gotthold, Peggy. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 34 of 110 copies (including 10 hors commerce), quarto size, [51] pp. "Herakles and the Eurystheusian Twelve-Step Program" is a comedic dialogue between Herakles (Hercules) and Eurystheus, two heroes from Greek mythology set against each other as rivals..... More
San Francisco: Didymus Press [printed at The Press in Tuscany Alley], 1974. Arnold, Ann. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies, quarto size, [51] pp. The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily (Märchen or Das Märchen) is a fairy tale by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), first published in 1795..... More
![Pryderi, [A Tale from the Mabinogin]. Welsh Traditional Literature, Kyffin Williams, Artist](/pictures/thumb/CNJL1101_1.JPG?v=1496112596)
(Newton, Powys): (Gwasg Gregynog, 1998), 1998. Williams, Kyffin. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 245 of 350, folio size, 41 pp., signed by Kyffin Williams. The four tales known as "The Four Branches of the Mabinogi" together constitute the chief glory of Welsh medieval prose literature. Pryderi is the only character to..... More
![Stone Soup [Deluxe edition, with signed etching and with prospectus]. Cas Willing, Paula Rego,...](/pictures/thumb/CNJL1153_1.JPG?v=1506482747)
London: Enitharmon Editions, [2014]. Rego, Paula; Willing, Cas. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 7 of 75 deluxe editions, elephant folio size, 16 unnumbered leaves, signed by Paula Rego and Cas Willing, with signed etching by Paula Rego. Full of the macabre touches and dark humour that have made Paula Rego's reputation..... More
[Chefoo, China]: [Women's Bible School, Self Help Dept., Presbyterian Mission], [1930]. Stiff wraps. Wraps covered with cloth, oblong octavo size, [8] leaves of heavy paper, [7] leaves of glassine with text. An amazingly detailed craft book made by women at the The American Presbyterian Mission of the Chefoo Station, as..... More
[San Francisco]: Grabhorn Press, [1950]. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 500 copies, folio size, 20 pp. Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900) was the first professional anthropologist to actually live with those he was studying; he lived with them for five years, learning their language and culture and ultimately gaining their acceptance..... More