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(FAIRY TALES). ANDERSON, Anne. The Anne Anderson Fairy Book.
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, nd (1923). First U.S. edition. 4to., orig. grey cloth with a large pictorial paper panel on the upper cover, 190pp. With twelve full-page plates in colour (including the frontispiece), and black and white illustrations in the text on the first page of each story. Small mark on the front pastedown from the removal of a bookplate o/w a fine copy of an attractive publication.
Anne Anderson [1874 -1952] was a prolific Scottish illustrator, primarily known for her Art Nouveau children's book illustrations, although she also painted, etched, and designed greeting cards. Her style of painting was influenced by her contemporaries, Charles Robinson and Jessie Marion King. This work contains Anderson's compilation of twenty-five assorted fairy tales, including some by Grimm, Madame d'Aulnoy, and Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy tales include: ‘The Seven Ravens', ‘The Yellow Dwarf', ‘The Three Little Pigs', ‘The Red Shoes', and ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'. $500