The Faber Book of Favourite Fairy Tales by Sara and Stephen Corrin
The Faber Book of Favourite Fairy Tales by Sara and Stephen Corrin
The Faber Book of Favourite Fairy Tales
Edited by Sara and Stephen Corrin
Illustrated by Juan Wijngaard
Faber and Faber, 1988, ISBN 0571148549, illustrated coloured plates, hardcover, dustjacket
Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping, chipping and creasing to edges and corners, (see photographs)
“Sara and Stephen Corrin are well known as the editors of a number of distinguished and very popular anthologies, including The Faber Book of Christmas Stories, A Time to Laugh, and a series of age-graded story collections ranging from Stories for Under-Fives to Stories for Tens and Over.
They have now chosen twenty-six of the best-loved fairy tales to make a delightfully varied collection, ranging from the magical simplicity of Grimm and the elegant wit of Perrault to the down-to-earth humour of Joseph Jacobs and the elaborate fantasy of the Arabian Nights, translated from the French version which introduced these tales to Europe. Fifteen exquisite full-page illustrations in colour and colour decorations by the Kate Greenaway Award winner Juan Wijngaard help make this book for the whole family, and a volume to treasure.”