Description
A unique edition of Fairy Tales from Andersen, copyright Reilly & Britton in 1905, published in 1906. Introduction by L. Frank Baum (Wizard of Oz author) describing how the Christmas stocking came to be. One of the Christmas Stocking series books, designed to put inside children’s stockings. This copy a first edition, 2nd printing, with a dark red cloth-covered spine and 1906 on the title page (reference The Book Collector’s Guide to L. Frank Baum and Oz.)
This diminutive book is only about 3″ by 4″ and contains 126 numbered pages. Many full color and b/w illustrations.
In very good condition, with clean covers and spine, some wear to corners and edges. Inside is complete with clean endpapers intact, tight hinges, no writing or tears, a quite nice copy of a fragile little book!
