Description: BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK HUGE!! 11" x 9"!! "HANSEL & GRETEL" ORIGINAL 1925 1ST EDITION KAY NIELSEN!! WITH WONDERFUL, UN-CREASED TIPPED-IN PLATES!! VERY CLEAN EXTREMELY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL!! ESPECIALLY IN THIS 1ST EDITION PRINTING!! This is an Original (Not a modern reprint) Edition of the classic KAY NIELSEN illustrated Art Nouveau and Art Deco masterpiece "Hansel & Gretel" (Hansel and Gretel the Classic Fairy Tale by the Brother's Grimm was illustrated by other Illustrators too, including Arthur Rackham) This beautifully illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of Kay Nielsen's books ever printed! BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED!! Tipped-In Color Plates!! Extremely Sought After!! Complete!! NO MISSING ILLUSTRATIONS!! One of the most sought after illustrated books ever published!!! It has excellent Art Nouveau / Pre-Raphaelite / Fairy Tale / Myth and Legend style artwork WONDERFUL TIPPED-IN COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAY NIELSEN!! Absolutely fantastic!! THIS IS KAY NIELSEN AT HIS ART NOUVEAU BEST!! Together with the Fairy Tale Subject of which Nielsen was the master (He was employed by Walt Disney later for illustrations in Fantasia) this makes this a book that is a real classic. This is full of fabulous Art Deco Illustrations - just Look at the Art Deco lines in these!!! Most Nielsen Collectors Have Only Heard of This Book, and Have Never Had an Opportunity to Own One - Now is Your Chance!! WONDERFUL!!! Kay Nielsen of course was greatly influenced by Gustave Dore, Alphonse Mucha, Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham, Warwick Goble, Florence Harrison, Mabel Lucy Attwell, and desired by many collectors of Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Ricketts, Edward Burne Jones, William Morris and the Kelmscott Press, James McNeill Whistler, Will Bradley, Walter Crane, Loius Rhead, Paul Berthon, Privat Livemont, Alphonse Mucha and others who illustrated posters printed by Maitres de L'Affiche, Laurence Housman, Charles Rene Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art, Talwin Morris, Katherine Cameron, C.R. Ashbee, Charles Robinson, Edmund Sullivan, Anning Bell, Harry Clarke, Eric Gill and many, many others - and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration This complete illustrated book is in quite good condition - 1925 1st edition - Covers and spine a little rubbed and worn see photo's - Interior is complete - very scarce! - Illustrations and text in very good condition indeed - Amazing Illustrations - What an Opportunity!! A great addition to the illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain an early Nielsen edition!!CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED ART NOUVEAU / AND ARTS AND CRAFTS BOOKS!! The successful bidder to pay $15.95 shipping - International extra. Sales Tax might be collected by Ebay for your State
Price: 499.95 USD
Location: Mona, Utah
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Illustrator: KAY NIELSEN
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Printing Year: 1925
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1925
Original/Facsimile: Original
