{"product_id":"the-provensen-book-of-fairy-tales-by-alice-and-martin-provensen-signed-1971-first-edition-first-printing-random-house-hardcover","title":"The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales by Alice and Martin Provensen Signed 1971 First Edition First Printing Random House Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Provensen Book of Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, compiled and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, gathers twelve literary fairy tales in a lavishly illustrated 1971 Random House edition. The selection ranges from familiar figures such as Hans Christian Andersen, Oscar Wilde, and A. A. Milne to stories by Arthur Rackham, Howard Pyle, Katherine Pyle, Ruth Manning-Sanders, Barbara Leonie Picard, Parker Fillmore, Elinor Mordaunt, Henry Beston, and Seumas MacManus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Provensens’ colored artwork runs from the pictorial title page and tree-shaped contents spread through the collection, giving the book its distinctive storybook character. This copy is signed by Alice and Martin Provensen on the title page and includes Joan Bodger’s foreword, dated Toronto, Canada, July 14, 1971. Among the tales are “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lost Half-Hour,” “Feather O’ My Wing,” “The Seven Simons,” “Prince Rabbit,” “The Prince and the Goose Girl,” “The Forest Bride,” “The Three Wishes,” “The Swan Maiden,” “The Happy Prince,” and “The Nightingale.”\u003c\/p\u003ePublication Details\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst edition \/ first printing, 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRandom House, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompiled and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopyright 1971 by Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrade edition ISBN: 0-394-82121-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLibrary edition ISBN: 0-394-92121-6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLibrary of Congress catalog card number: 76-155600\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufactured in the United States of America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBook Features\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Alice and Martin Provensen on the title page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-color illustrations throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust jacket retains the printed price of $4.95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue-and-white patterned endpapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Joan Bodger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eMarkings\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTitle page signed “Alice and Martin Provensen.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003eCondition\u003cp\u003eOverall condition is Very Good. The hardcover covers are Very Good, with light edge and surface wear, chipping, corner and edge dings, and surface wear. Pages are Very Good with light tanning, foxing, edge chipping, and spotting. The spine is Very Good with light edge wear and chipping, along with sunning. Binding is Very Good with minor wear and tear, and the text block is Very Good. The dust jacket is Fair, with tanning, edge wear, wrinkling, edge tears, soiling, and condition issues to its plastic coating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs as they show the actual item for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease ask questions if you are unsure about any details on the item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIVL - STL-TU\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45717851340976,"sku":"SG-22016-S","price":127.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/5990\/8661\/files\/img_01_57ed3c4e-d0fc-4ff8-9c89-ddab35a06295.png?v=1792512459","url":"https:\/\/juststuffisell.com\/products\/the-provensen-book-of-fairy-tales-by-alice-and-martin-provensen-signed-1971-first-edition-first-printing-random-house-hardcover","provider":"Just Stuff I Sell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}