Summary
Six noted illustrators lend their talents to a definitive Grimms' gift edition This is a beautiful treasury of some of the most famous stories of the Brothers Grimm, reproduced in their original form. Among many others, the stories include: "The Travelling Musicians" (illustrated by Oliver Jeffers), "The Golden Bird" (illustrated by Quentin Blake), "Tom Thumb" (illustrated by Raymond Briggs), "Snow-Drop" (illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark), "The Frog-Prince" (illustrated by Axel Scheffler), and "Ashputtel" (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). With an unjacketed, foil-stamped fabric cover, six full color plates, and colored endpapers, this is the perfect edition for gift-giving or for anyone who collects books as art.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Grimm, Jacob,
-- 1785-1863
-- Translations into English.
Grimm, Wilhelm, -- 1786-1859 -- Translations into English. Fairy tales -- Germany. Fairy tales. |
| Publisher | London :Puffin,2013 |
| Contributors |
Grimm, Jacob,
1785-1863, editor. Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, editor. Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, illustrator. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"Celebrates the 200th anniversary of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's original fairy tales." --Back cover. Translated from the German. "This beautiful treasury includes some of the most famous stories known today, reproduced in their original form - exactly as the Brothers Grimm had written them"--half title page. |
| Description |
367 pages, 12 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| ISBN | 0147509491 9780147509499 |
| Other | Classic View |