Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen
No Edition Remarks. 316 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Illustrations By W. Heath Robinson, some colour illustrations pasted in, some black and white in text. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Plates are bright and clear. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Front free end paper removed. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional moderate to heavy cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Ring marks to front board. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering has become dull.