Quarto. 197pp, [1]. With a colour tipped-in frontispiece, a further 11 tipped-in plates, and numerous illustrations in the text by Kay Nielsen. Original publisher's pictorial blue cloth. Rubbed, upper board heavily marked, spine sunned, cocked. Decorated endpapers, early inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP, scattered spotting.

A collection of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring illustrations by Danish artist Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), also known for his work as a set painter and for his collaborations with Disney, particularly on Fantasia. Nielsen would go on to illustrate two further fairytale collections: the first being a collection by the Brothers Grimm, and the second, titled 'Red Magic', concerning myth and legend from around the world.