The Allies' fairy book
By: with an introduction by Edmund Gosse and illustrations by Arthur Rackham
Publisher: W. Heinemann; Lippincott
Published: 1916
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Folklore; Fairy tales
Description: Compilation of fairy tales from Allied countries during World War I.
Notes: Date of publication from introd.

"Printed at the Complete Press, West Norwood, London."--Colophon.

List of works illustrated by Arthur Rackham on verso of half-title.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol.

In publisher's binding in blue cloth with lettering and ornamentation stamped in blue and gilt; illustrated endpapers.
Table of contents: title: Jack the giant-killer (English); title: The battle of the birds (Scotch); title: Lludd and Llevelys (Welsh); title: Guleesh (Irish); title: The sleeping beauty (French); title: Cesarino and the dragon (Italian); title: What came of picking flowers (Portuguese); title: The adventures of Little Peachling (Japanese); title: The fox's wedding (Japanese); title: The tongue-cut sparrow (Japanese); title: Frost (Russian); title: The golden apple-tree and the nine peahens (Serbian); title: The last adventure of Thyl Ulenspiegel (Belgian).