New York: Orion Press (c 1958). Hardcover - A collection of 42 classic tales by this Danish author, from The Tinderbox and The Princess and The Pea to Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, to less well known stories like Aunty and The Porter's Son. Illustrated with twenty-five full color paintings by children from 18 different nations. 355 pp.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated cream cloth, no dust jacket.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful production which celebrates the genius of these two French women. Translated by Enid McLeod and with an ntroduction by Robert Phelps. Illustrated by Francoise Gilot with three original multi-color silk screens and color vignettes in the text. #399 of 2000 numbered copies, signed by Gilot on the colophon. The silk screens were printed at the Studio Heinrici in New York City, and the text and the single color illustrations were printed by Daniel Keleher at the Wild Carrot Press on a new paper used in this book for the first time. Bound in full silk, dyed a deep blue to match the blue of the silk…
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful production which celebrates the genius of these two French women. Translated by Enid McLeod and with an ntroduction by Robert Phelps. Illustrated by Francoise Gilot with three original multi-color silk screens and color vignettes in the text. #399 of 2000 numbered copies, signed by Gilot on the colophon. The silk screens were printed at the Studio Heinrici in New York City, and the text and the single color illustrations were printed by Daniel Keleher at the Wild Carrot Press on a new paper used in this book for the first time. Bound in full silk, dyed a deep blue to match the blue of the silk screens. Gilt lettering on spine. Newsletter laid- in. Folio. 138 pp plus a one page note by Gilot and the colophon.
Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, (2007.). Hardcover first edition - A lovely book combining light verse by Brad Leithauser with delicate drawings by his brother Mark. Slightly oversize, bound in illustrated boards with a black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Unpaginated. ISBN: 1567923414.