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Author: Anne Anderson, illustrator. (Brothers Grimm).
Title: Grimm's Fairy Tales illustrated by ANNE-ANDERSON.
Publisher: Glasgow, The Children's Press, no date. (circa 1920).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 10 " X 8 ".
Pages: 224 pages.
Binding: Very good original illustrated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (clean, bright, and tight, small name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, rare light foxing or staining - mainly on the outer margin/edge - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the very nice 4 full-page color plates, the full-page and the in-text black&white illustrations by Anne Anderson.


The book: Scarce edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales beautifully illustrated by ANNE-ANDERSON. A rare find in any condition!

The illustrator: Anne Anderson (1874—26 May 1952) was a prolific Scottish illustrator, primarily known for her art nouveau children's book illustrations, although she also painted, etched and designed greeting cards. Her style of painting was influenced by her contemporaries, Charles Robinson, and Jessie Marion King, and was similar to that of her husband, Alan Wright (1864-1959).

The authors: The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. They were among the best-known storytellers of folk tales, and popularized stories such as "Cinderella" ("Aschenputtel"), "The Frog Prince" ("Der Froschkönig"), "Hansel and Gretel" ("Hänsel und Gretel"), "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" ("Rumpelstilzchen"), "Sleeping Beauty" ("Dornröschen"), and "Snow White" ("Schneewittchen"). Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen), began publication in 1812.