German popular stories
Subtitle: translated from the Kinder und haus Marchen
By: collected by M.M. Grimm, from oral tradition
Contributors: Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859; Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878; Taylor, Edgar, 1793-1839, translator; Riviere & Son; Jacob Berger Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Published by C. Baldwyn
Published: 1823
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Fairy tales
Notes: Title vignettes.

Title-page and etchings by George Cruikshank; those in v. 1 in sepia ink.

Volume II has imprint: London, James Robins & co; Dublin, Joseph Robins junr. & co., 1826.

Translated by Edgar Taylor. Published later with titles: Gammer Grethel ... 1839, and Grimm' goblins ... 1876.

Rare Book (Hist Chil) copy: Contemporary signature and inscription on half-titles.

Gift; Vivian Berger; 2002.

Rare Book (Hist Chil) copy: Later full crushed morocco binding by Riviere & Son, raised bands, gilt compartments, triple ruled borders, elaborate gilt dentelles.

Rare Book (Book Arts) copy: Bound in full blue leather with triple-line fillet borders on upper and lower covers; spine with five raised bands and gilt in compartments; double-line fillet on board edges; turn-ins gilt with decorative roll, fillets, and pin-dot roll; marbled endpapers; top edge of text gilt; "Bound by Riviere & Son" in gilt at bottom of upper turn-in; housed in pull-off case in full leather with false bands and gilt lettering, also signed by Riviere & Son.
Table of contents: title: [Volume I]: Hans in luck; title: The travelling musicians; title: The golden bird; title: The fisherman and his wife; title: The tom-tit and the bear; title: The twelve dancing princesses; title: Rose-bud; title: Tom thumb; title: The grateful beasts; title: Jorinda and Jorindel; title: The waggish musician; title: The queen bee; title: The dog and the sparrow; title: Frederick and Catherine; title: The three children of fortune; title: King grisly-beard; title: The adventures of chanticleer and partlet; title: Snow-drop; title: The elves and the shoemaker; title: The turnip; title: Old sultan; title: The lady and the lion; title: The jew in the bush; title: The king of the golden mountain; title: The golden goose; title: Mrs. fox; title: Hansel and Grettel; title: The giant with the three golden hairs; title: The frog prince; title: The fox and the horse; title: Rumpel-stilts-kin.; title: Volume II: The goose-girl; title: Faithful John; title: The blue light; title: Ashputtel; title: The young giant and the tailor; title: The crows and the soldier; title: Pee-wit; title: Hans and his wife Grettel; title: Cherry, or the frog-bride; title: Mother Holle; title: The water of life; title: Peter the goatherd; title: The four clever brothers; title: The elfin-grove; title: The salad; title: The nose; title: The five servants; title: Cat-skin; title: The robber-bridegroom; title: The three sluggards; title: The seven ravens; title: Roland and may-bird; title: The mouse, the bird, and the sausage; title: The juniper tree.