George Cruikshank - Fairy Library - 1853-1864

George Cruikshank
The Fairy Library
London, Bogue and Routledge, [1853-64].

A set of four illustrated octavo volumes with
green paperback covers, comprising
the following works: Hop-O'my-Thumb and the Seven Boots,
The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Cinderella and the
Glass Slipper, and Puss in Boot, all first editions. The set is
enhanced by the complete suite of illustrations with vivid
contemporary coloring. All housed in a slipcase of green
morocco and marbled paper with the title in gilt on the spine.
Fine condition very rare.