SET: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, THE GOLDEN HOURS LIBRARY

Set Information edit

Set Comment

part of the larger GOLDEN HOURS LIBRARY, A SERIES OF TWELVE LITTLE VOLUMES, WITH FULL COLOUR PICTURE IN DECORATIVE CREAM EMBOSSED COVER, 64 PP LETTERPRESS, FULL-PAGE COLOUR PLATE. SIZE 5 BY 7 1/2.
RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. LONDON. PARIS. NEW YORK. DESIGNED & PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN., circa 1920's
white covers with elaborate gold and black frame design surrounding a colour paste down illustration with title below,
six pages of adverts in rear with listing of other titles in the series plus other books available, numbers in the listing do not appear on the books, issued with thin tissue paper dust jackets

Items in Set

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & C.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & C.
Item Comment

green spine with title in black letters,
cover illustration and one color plate frontispiece titled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD,-same image,
one internal colour plate titled HANSEL AND GRETHEL,
many in text black and white illustrations,
contains five stories titled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, HANSEL AND GRETHEL, THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR, THE GOOSE-GIRL, and RUMPELSTILTSKIN

Artist
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Author
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Size
5 x 7.5 in.
Categories
LITTLE SNOW-WHITE & C.
LITTLE SNOW-WHITE & C.
Item Comment

green spine with title in black letters,
cover illustration and one color plate frontispiece titled SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN LITTLE MEN,-same image,
one internal colour plate titled SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED,
many in text black and white illustrations,
contains five stories titled LITTLE SNOW-WHITE, SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED, THE STEP-SISTERS AND THE DWARFS, THE SIX SWANS, and THE NOSE

Artist
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Author
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Size
5 x 7.5 in.
Categories
THE FAIRY FOLK & C.
THE FAIRY FOLK & C.
Item Comment

blue spine with title in black letters,
cover illustration and one color plate frontispiece titled THE CHANGELING,-same image,
one internal colour plate titled THE GOLDEN GOOSE,
many in text black and white illustrations,
contains seven stories titled THE FAIRY FOLK, CINDERELLA, DUMMLING AND THE THREE FEATHERS, THE TRAVELS OF TOM THUMB, BRIAR ROSE, and THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE

Artist
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Author
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Size
5 x 7.5 in.
Categories
THE FROG PRINCE & C.
THE FROG PRINCE & C.
Item Comment

blue or green spine with title in black letters,
color plate frontispiece titled THE BROTHER AND SISTER,
one internal colour plate titled THE FROG PRINCE,-same image as front cover,
many in text black and white illustrations,
contains seven stories titled THE FROG PRINCE, THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN, THE CAT AND THE MILLER'S JOURNEYMAN, THE TABLE, THE ASS, AND THE STICK, JORINDA AND JORINDEL, THE THREE LANGUAGES, and THE LITTLE BROTHER AND SISTER

Artist
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Author
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Size
5 x 7.5 in.
Categories