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Antique 1955 Heavily Illustrated Fairy Tale book in Original Slipcase - Illustrated Treasury of Childrens Literature - 02
This beautiful edition of “The Illustrated Treasury of Children’s Literature” is over 500 pages long, with amazing illustrations appearing on nearly every page. A few of the more well known illustrated stories include ; Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wizard of Oz, The Goose with the Golden Eggs, Humpty Dumpty, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Puss in boots, Three Blind Mice, Robinhood, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Velveteen Rabit, Rapunzel, The Night Before Christmas, Gulliver’s Travels, The Three Little Pigs, Goldylocks and the Three Bears, Sleeping Beauty, Treasure Island, etc….etc….. Works by A. A. Milne, The Brothers Grimm, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dr. Seuss, Rudyard Kipling, Aesop, Robert Louis Stephenson, Beatrix Potter, and Lewis Carroll just to name a few.
This Vintage book appears to be a first edition, as there are no other copy write or printing / publishing dates printed. The Hardcover book measures 10 ½” tall by 8” wide. The boards have a beautiful blue leaf design, and a blue spine with gold lettering. The spine has a small piece missing from the top, and there is a very minor and unnoticeable light stain on the back cover of the book. All pages are present, and very clean with NO tears, folding, or internal markings. The Binding is tight, and the gold lettering on the spine is in excellent condition.
Many of the pictures are taken from antique bookplates, and several are suitable for framing. The book itself has NO visible shelf ware, and appears to have been kept in its slipcase throughout the years. The original slipcase is included, and it is in great vintage condition as well. There is some minor shelf wear to the edges and corners of the slipcase, and the original picture is still tightly affixed to the front.
Antique 1955 Heavily Illustrated Fairy Tale book in Original Slipcase - Illustrated Treasury of Childrens Literature - 02
This beautiful edition of “The Illustrated Treasury of Children’s Literature” is over 500 pages long, with amazing illustrations appearing on nearly every page. A few of the more well known illustrated stories include ; Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wizard of Oz, The Goose with the Golden Eggs, Humpty Dumpty, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Puss in boots, Three Blind Mice, Robinhood, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Velveteen Rabit, Rapunzel, The Night Before Christmas, Gulliver’s Travels, The Three Little Pigs, Goldylocks and the Three Bears, Sleeping Beauty, Treasure Island, etc….etc….. Works by A. A. Milne, The Brothers Grimm, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dr. Seuss, Rudyard Kipling, Aesop, Robert Louis Stephenson, Beatrix Potter, and Lewis Carroll just to name a few.
This Vintage book appears to be a first edition, as there are no other copy write or printing / publishing dates printed. The Hardcover book measures 10 ½” tall by 8” wide. The boards have a beautiful blue leaf design, and a blue spine with gold lettering. The spine has a small piece missing from the top, and there is a very minor and unnoticeable light stain on the back cover of the book. All pages are present, and very clean with NO tears, folding, or internal markings. The Binding is tight, and the gold lettering on the spine is in excellent condition.
Many of the pictures are taken from antique bookplates, and several are suitable for framing. The book itself has NO visible shelf ware, and appears to have been kept in its slipcase throughout the years. The original slipcase is included, and it is in great vintage condition as well. There is some minor shelf wear to the edges and corners of the slipcase, and the original picture is still tightly affixed to the front.