(Note that Blackie appear to have published different selections of stories under the same title, with illustrations by different artists.)Ĭontents clean overall. Hard to find in any condition I can see only one other copy currently for sale online. ‘A Story-Book for Me’ includes the fairy tales ‘Aladdin’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Jack the Giant-Killer’ – all three stories represented on the armorial shield in Hassall’s supremely vivid cover design. Making use of flat colours enclosed by thick black lines, his poster style was also very suitable for children’s books, and he produced many volumes of nursery rhymes and fairy stories. John Hassall (1868-1948) was a prolific illustrator, renowned for his poster and advertising work, including the iconic ‘Jolly Fisherman’ of 1908 – one of the most famous British holiday advertisements of all time. Published by Blackie and Son Limited, London. Publisher’s cloth-backed pictorial boards, 30 chromolithographic illustrations (including 8 full-page and 2 double-spread), 2 line drawings, pages, 28.4 x 21.7 cm. Rare first edition of John Hassall’s ‘A Story-Book for Me’, including three classic fairy tales, with vibrant cover and 30 colour illustrations – all chromolithographically printed.
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