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ANDERSEN**, HANS CHRISTIAN: : DEAN'S GOLD STAR BOOK of Fairy Tales. [Illus by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.**]

LONDON.DEAN & SON LTD.,1973.

ISBN 0603057675.

UK,slim Qo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone illustrated,sharp-cornered boards,with black,brown and gold coloured lettering to front panel and black lettering to spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean - solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread - apart from my own collation - no interior markings,nicks or tears present - a really exceptional copy.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,1st edn,28pp [unpaginated] including eps,colour illustrations throughout the text and the book by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.A collection of children's classic and traditional Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. Highly collected and prolific children's book illustrators,scarce and unusual item/ ephemera in Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to their canon. Want more Janet & Anne Grahame JOHNSTONE titles? For similar and other available titles please seach my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone,twins born 1928.Active from c1949,Janet died in a tragic accident in 1979,her sister surviving her until 1998.Children's book illustrators specialising in large, brightly coloured gift books (mainly published by Dean & Son),in which the full-page illustrations normally surround the passages of the text.Their work represents a recent manifestation of the nursery traditions mass-marketed by Mabel Lucie Attwell and updated by Hilda Boswell,characterised by unfailing sentimentality and a palpable determination to please.Between them they published over 200 titles; with over 5,000 illustrations in total: 1,000+ in b/w and 4,000+ in colour,and 10 technical equestrian books. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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