THE TINDER BOX

Item
4/6
Valentine, heart shaped, gold background, forget me not floral border, artist Brundage, cupids

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, THE GEM FAIRY TALE LIBRARY

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, issued with tissue paper dust jackets, 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

THE TINDER BOX

Item Comment

cover illustration and one color plate frontispiece titled "SPRING HAS COME" FROM "THE STORY OF THE YEAR" ,-same image, many in text black and white illustrations, contains three stories titled THE TINDER BOX,THE STORY OF THE YEAR, and THE HARDY TIN SOLDIER, no adverts in back

Type

Hardcover Book

Artist

EDDIE J. ANDREWS, S. JACOBS, GORDON ROBINSON, ETC.,

Author

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

Size

4.5 x 6.5 in.