1935 Rare First Rex Whistler Illustrated Edition - Hans Andersen Fairy TalesAuthor: Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Rex Whistler. Title: Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen. Publisher: London, Cobden Sanderson Ltd., 1935. First Edition Illustrated by Rex Whistler. Language: Text in English. Size: 8 X 5. 5 inches. Pages: vii 470 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good original red cloth binding with an intricate gilt and cream Art Deco design, featuring a crown and floral motifs. Spine with gilt titles on an

was a British artist and illustrator

some light foxing and toning to pages - as shown

some creatures

enhancing the reader's immersion in the story

scholars generally agree that it developed over a long period of time

page clip in Latin pasted on rear endpaper stating ""He sent the death toll to many

Title: The Fairy Tale Book

as noted in the publisher's advertisement

The author: Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein (1766 – 1817)

Australia) was a British translator

She played Alice in Henry Savile Clarke’s staged Alice in Wonderland

Toad and The Reluctant Dragon