Bookstore Cafe: Rare Books:
Rare Book Feature of the Week!
An illustration in Hansel and Gretel from The Evergreen Tales
The Evergreen Tales or Tales from the Ageless
The stories we learn as children leave indelible impressions on us – as much for their continuous resurfacing in popular culture and metaphor as for the warm memories their words conjure up. If you grew up with fairy tales like “Hansel and Gretel,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “The Ugly Duckling,” you’ll find this exquisite collection of nine illustrated stories in three folios truly irresistible. The full set of nine volumes kept in three bright clipcases also includes “Bluebeard,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Saint George and the Dragon,” “Dick Whittington and His Cat,” “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood,” and “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Each is exquisitely illustrated and signed by Jean Hersholt, Edy Legrand, Edward Ardizzone, Malcolm Cameron or Henry Pitz. Only 2,000 copies of this beautiful Limited Edition Club set were printed in 1949, and our set is in Fine condition and selling for $300.
And don’t hesitate to email Sam at s.sacks@housingworks.org with any questions or requests concerning Housing Works’ rare and collectible books.
