The Arthur Rackham fairy book
Subtitle: a book of old favourites with new illustrations
Publisher: George G. Harrap
Published: 1933
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Fairy tales; Illustrations
Other titles: Fairy book.
Notes: "This edition is limited to four hundred and sixty copies, of which four hundred and fifty copies are for sale"--P. [2].

Rare Book copy 1: No.337.

Rare Book copy 2: No.261; in original slipcase.

Signed by the illustrator.

Each plate is colored and preceded by a page, included in the pagination, with a design on the recto and a caption facing the plate.

Illustrated t.p. and endpapers.

"Printed in Great Britain by R. & R. Clark, Ltd., Edinburg"--T.p. verso.

Bound in vellum, stamped in gold.
Table of contents: title: Hop-o'-my-thumb  -- Charles Perrault; title: Dick Whittington ;; title: Jack and the beanstalk  -- Traditional English; title: Beauty and the beast  -- Madame de Villeneuve; title: Henny-Penny  -- Traditional English; title: The story of Sinbad the Sailor (from Arabian nights) --; title: Jack the Giant-killer  -- Traditional English; title: The ugly duckling ; The princess and the pea -- -- Hans Christian Andersen; title: Blue Beard  -- Charles Perrault; title: The story of Aladdin, or The wonderful lamp (from Arabian nights) --; title: The sleeping beauty  -- Charles Perrault; title: The Barmecide's feast (from Arabian nights) --; title: Toads and diamonds  -- Charles Perrault; title: The three bears  -- Robert Southey; title: Ali Baba (from Arabian nights) --; title: Cinderella ;; title: Puss in Boots  -- Charles Perrault; title: The emperor's new clothes  -- Hans Christian Andersen; title: Rip Van Winkle  -- Washington Irving; title: Little Red Riding-Hood  -- Charles Perrault; title: Hansel and Grethel  -- Brothers Grimm; title: What the old man does is always right -- Hans Christian Andersen.