Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Illustrated by Joseph J. Mora

Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1902. Beautifully designed, rare tangible. Stated at copyright: 1887 by Estes & Lauriat, 1902 by Dana Estes & Company. Large 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" design. Gold full-cloth boards, green, mauve, and black stamped cover design and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Elaborate cover design depicts fairy-like figure with butterfly wings, oak tree in background with two root structures flaring to either side of fairy and depicting owl and elf faces at centers; above, an open scroll with cover title. Castle in the clouds w/red sun at back board. Heavy stock pages good; few w/moderate discoloration. Frontispiece plate w/fine tissue guard. Bind good; front hinge reinforced. Solid, near very good example of this rare illustrated volume. Translated from the Danish by Carl Siewers. Illustrated with over Eighty Vignettes, and Twenty-four Full-page Half-tone plates by Joseph J. Mora. These richly detailed illustrations, accompanying the tales throughout, are intriguing, enigmatic and sometimes unusual. Joseph Jacinto Mora (1876-1947) was a Uruguayan-born American illustrator, sculptor, painter, photographer, muralist and author. Living with the Hopi and writing about his experiences, he became known as the "Renaissance Man of the West." Wonderfully enchanting tales include: The Tinder-Box; Little Klaus and Big Klaus; Little Ida's Flowers; Lizzie Thumb; The Travelling Companion; The Little Mermaid; The Emperor's New Suit; The Steadfast Tin Soldier; The Wild Swans; The Flying Trunk; The Storks; The Bronze Pig; The Swine Herd; The Nightingale; The Ugly Duckling; The Fir-Tree; The Snow-Queen; and, The Little Match Girl. 189 pages. Insured post.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Mora, Joseph J.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.