1935 Fairy Tales & Legends, Hans Andersen, Signed & Illustrated by Rex Whistler First Edition. Limited Edition of 200. ANDERSEN, Hans WHISTLER, Rex. 8 1/2″ x 6″ x 1 1/2D. Illustrated by Rex Whistler. From the limited edition of 200 copies , bound in cream buckram and signed by Whistler on the half-title. Cream buckram-bound hardback, with elaborate rococo-style gilt ornament to boards and spine, with titles within decorative vignettes to front board and spine, matching ornamental endpapers, all edges gilt. Decorative title-page, 10 full-page plates, 16 text illustrations, 33 head-pieces and 15 tail-pieces. 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6). A beautiful copy of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Legends, i llustrated and signed by Rex Whistler, bound in a limited-edition gilt binding. The romantic, otherworldliness of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales are perfectly suited to Whistler’s artistic sensibility, and his illustrations have elements of both humour and the macabre. Several of the illustrations were created using the scraperboard method. The book proved popular when first published and has subsequently been reprinted several times. There is a story that one of Whistler’s friends walked up the aisle carrying a copy of the Fairy Tales, the ornamented cover proving to be a perfect substitute for a prayer book. Please ensure you review all photos, ask questions and use the zoom function.
