THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

First UK edition, first printing. Original illustrated paper-covered boards with a cloth spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in colour by Felix Hoffman. A very good copy, the binding firm and clean, a little rubbed to the extremities and very slightly bumped at the corners. The contents, with a previous owner's name to the title page, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the original torn and creased dustwrapper which has a significant chip to the bottom edge of the front panel and a smaller chip to the head of the spine. Not price-clipped (12s. 6d. to the front flap).

A beautifully designed edition of Sleeping Beauty illustrated by the Swiss illustrator and stained glass artist Felix Hoffmann. Part of a series of Brothers Grimm tales illustrated by Hoffmann.