Scarce 1920 First thus,
SNOWDROP & other tales,
by
The Brothers GRIMM,
illustrated by
ARTHUR RACKHAM.
Published by
E.P.DUTTON & Company,
New York.
Printed in GREAT BRITAIN by T.& A. CONSTABLE.
1920 First separate edition,
(originally published in Grimms fairytales 1909)
Publishers red,cloth-covered boards (10.2" x 7.5") with titles to spine & gilt titles & vignette to upper cover.
Publishers side & bottom of textblock rough,un-cut edges-
163 numbered pages-
20 (as called for) tipped-in plates
&
29 b&w illustrations (several are full-page)
by
ARTHUR RACKHAM.
Condition:
Boards:
peripheral wear- two small splits to cloth on spine (at bottom & centre)-un-even fading of boards-gilt has faded-some soiling.
Pages:
closed page edges toned & dusty-red dye from boards has bled onto f.e.p.s.-two of the mounted plates have minor creases to bottom left inner corners-pages are toned with sl.fingering / minor soil marks.
Overall good.