The water fairy's gifts and other tales
Subtitle: with four illustrations.
Contributors: Grimm, Albert Ludwig, 1786-1872.; Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895.
Series: A story book for holiday hours
Publisher: Joseph Cundall
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Illustrated children's books -- Specimens.; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Specimens.; Juvenile fiction.
Other titles: Water-fairy, and other tales; Water fairy and other tales
Notes: "A Story Book for Holiday Hours"--T.p.

Chalk lithographed plates are hand-coloured. Plates are unsigned.

Wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.

Includes wood-engraved decorative head-pieces, tail-piece and initials.

"In presenting this little volume of Fairy Lore to the public, it is right to state that the tales have appeared before under the title of "Christmas Roses."  That work being now out of print, the Editor is willing to hope that the present one will be equally acceptable ... "--Preface.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-4] at end entitled: "Books for children, published by Joseph Cundall, 12, Old Bond Street.".

MASS copy: Bound in beige calico cloth printed in red-brown; a.e.g. Covers printed with title, series title and wide decorative border.  With blue-green painted endpapers. With presentation inscription from Ruari McLean to Fianach Jardine dated 1960.  With bookplate: "Ex Libris Fianach Jardine".  Lacking two plates.
Table of contents: value: A. L. Grimm; value: A. L. Grimm -- A. L. Grimm; value: A. L. Grimm -- A. L. Grimm -- Rudolphi; value: A. L. Grimm-- A. L. Grimm-- Rudolphi-- A. L. Grimm.