“This book, first published in 1946, is printed and bound in accordance with the authorized economy regulations by the Chapel River Press, Andover, Hants, for Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd., 14, 15, & 16 Bedford Street, London, W.C.2.” [colophon].
“This edition of the most famous of folk stories is based chiefly on the Bohn collection of 1884 for which Andrew Lang wrote the introduction, but a few stories from other versions have bee included. Fifty-six drawings in black and white and five coloured plates by Mervyn Peake express their exuberance, comedy, earthiness and pathos with an imaginative power which should give this edition a permanent place among English illustrated books.” [dust-jacket].
Binding Note
Black and read illustrated dust-jacket. Yellow cloth covers lettered in black on the upper cover and spine. Spine title: “Grimm’s Household Tales. Drawings by Mervyn Peake. E. & S.”