LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

Item
3/6
Valentine, heart shaped, gold background, forget me not floral border, artist Brundage, cupids

GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, THE GEM FAIRY TALE LIBRARY SERIES,

Set Comment

part of the larger series THE CHILDREN'S GEM LIBRARY. A CHARMING SERIES OF BOOKS BEAUTIFULLY BOUND, WITH PICTURE IN DECORATIVE DESIGN ON THE COVER, 64 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE. 6D NET PER VOL., 6 VOLS IN AN ELEGANT CASE 3/6 NET. this advert lists 24 titles in four sets. light brown covered boards with elaborate design and square colour plate illustration, title also printed on spine, THE GEM FAIRY TALE LIBRARY printed on back cover with easel and palette trademark RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LTD., LONDON. PARIS. BERLIN. NEW YORK. MONTREAL 64 pages, some copies come with a four page advert in back listing other GEM LIBRARY SERIES

Set Covers

Title

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

Item Comment

cover illustration and one color plate frontispiece titled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD-same image, many in text black and white illustrations, this copy has some hand coloring, contains five stories titled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED, KING GRISLY-BEARD, THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES, and CHERRY; OR, THE FROG-BRIDE no adverts in back

Type

Hardcover Book

Artist

EDDIE J. ANDREWS, S. JACOBS AND ELSIE BLOMFIELD

Author

BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM

Size

4.5 x 6.5 in.