Grimm's Fairy Tales
London: Ward, Lock & Co., c. 1930. Harry G. Theaker (Illus.). Quarto, original illustrated cloth backed boards, 24 colour plates by Theaker, pp 176. "The Sunshine Series". N.d., c. 1930. Rubbed to edges, remnants of a price sticker top corner of upper board, pencil marks upper board. Child's pencilled scribbles first and last endpapers, some grubby marks in the margins. Apart from a long pencil mark on the plate facing p. 133, the plates are generally clean. Good condition.
A very worn but charming edition of the Grimms' fairy tales, with all 24 of the Theaker plates called for. Harry G. Theaker (1873 - 1954) was an artist in a range of fields, but was particularly known for his illustrations for childrens'books. Item #105686
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