The Complete Illustrated Works of The Brothers Grimm by The Brothers Grimm

The Complete Illustrated Works of The Brothers Grimm (Illustrated Hardcover in Original Dust Jacket)

A Large Illustrated Compendium of Nearly 200 Grimm Fairy Tales in English Translation

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The Complete Illustrated Works of The Brothers Grimm
• Author: The Brothers Grimm
• Publisher: Bounty Books, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• ISBN-13: 9780753709146
• Edition Details: Bounty Books edition, 2004 (first published 1984 by Chancellor Press). Reprinted 2006 and 2009.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated hardcover boards, protected by a glossy laminated illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Thick single-volume hardcover, illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The publisher's illustrated boards are clean and bright with a glossy finish, sharp corners and a straight spine. No visible wear to the boards.
• Interior: The text pages are clean, cream and bright, with no foxing, marks or writing. The binding is tight and square, and the text block edges are clean.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The glossy laminated jacket, with its Hansel and Gretel illustration on a green title band, is clean and bright. There is possible slight rubbing and a small nick at the head of the spine. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

The Complete Illustrated Works of The Brothers Grimm gathers nearly 200 traditional tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, presented in English translation in a single generous volume. Well-known favourites such as Hansel and Gretel sit alongside lesser-known stories, and the text is illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings.

The Grimms' Kinder- und Hausmärchen first appeared in 1812, and the collection was later listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Registry. Successive editions were revised and, in time, softened for young readers, the seventh of 1857 being the last published in the brothers' lifetime. This compendium offers the tales in the form familiar to generations of English-language readers.

The Bounty Books edition of 2004 follows the design of the Chancellor Press volume of 1984. It is a handsome, substantial copy for the fairy-tale shelf, a gift, or a collection of illustrated children's classics.

Author Profile: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) Grimm were German scholars best known for collecting and publishing folk tales. Wilhelm wrote out the tales and revised each later edition of the collection.

Their other work included studies of Germanic legends, medieval texts and the history of language.

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