A limited <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Hans+Andersen&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hans Andersen</a>'s Fairy Tales, one of only 100 copies signed by the illustrator, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=W.+Heath+Robinson&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">W. Heath Robinson</a>.<ul><li>Hans Anderson (Danish).</li><li>Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson (British).</li><li>London:&nbsp;Constable &amp; Co. Ltd,&nbsp;1913.</li><li>XII, 288, [2] pages.&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrated by Robinsin with 16 full-page color plates mounted under captioned tissue guards, pictorial title page, and 88 black-and-white illustrations.</li><li>Signed by Robinson on the limitation page.</li><li>Original full publisher's vellum boards elaborately stamped in gilt after design by Robinson, spine ornamented in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut and partially unopened, housed in a custom clamshell box with the front cover stamped in gilt after Robinson's design.</li></ul> Among the stories included are many that have deeply influenced our modern culture, including "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Snow Queen." Robinson, a respected illustrator who became one of the more prominent artists during the Golden Age of Illustration, would soon make a name as a satirical cartoonist during World War I.

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales | Limited First Edition, Signed by the Illustrator

Results for "W. Heath Robinson"