Hans Andersen’s Fairy Stories. Illustrated by Anne Anderson. London: Collins, [1924]. Folio. Pp,, 160. Pale green pictorial boards, lettered in gilt. A nice bright copy.

Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates and black and white text drawings.

Anne Anderson was a prolific Scottish illustrator and writer, primarily known for her art nouveaux-style children’s book illustrations.

Her best-remembered illustrations are those she penned for works by Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers.