tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post4899963164212427093..comments2024-03-26T02:27:06.176-05:00Comments on Tales of Faerie: One Book In The Grave, and Rare Fairy Tale BooksKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-64319511608021513042016-01-21T10:25:58.008-06:002016-01-21T10:25:58.008-06:00Your Posts are fantastic! I just stumbled upon you...Your Posts are fantastic! I just stumbled upon your blog when searching out older editions of Beauty and the Beast, and it's just fantastic! I'll be back! Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560042193118592442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-13384486908981698232015-08-27T09:07:54.544-05:002015-08-27T09:07:54.544-05:00Interesting-I found the image, which has been shar...Interesting-I found the image, which has been shared a bit on Pinterest and tumblr, but can't find any information on the book itself. I have a linen copy of a children's book from 1897 that has that illustration in the middle but a blank back cover; maybe some editions put that on the back? It still wouldn't fit in with the clues Kate Carlisle gives in her book although that doesn't really matterKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-2191455137547411682015-08-26T15:17:40.256-05:002015-08-26T15:17:40.256-05:00It's real. Kate Forsyth has it on her pins for...It's real. Kate Forsyth has it on her pins for the BatB book and if you Google BAtB vintage book covers you'll find it. Looks to be the back not front cover of a two sided old print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-91357235335934451452015-08-25T15:54:35.598-05:002015-08-25T15:54:35.598-05:00Thank you! This makes a lot of sense. I kind of su...Thank you! This makes a lot of sense. I kind of suspected the book didn't exist...very rare to find a hardcover copy of just one fairy tale. I can see that the artists would make the book more valuable, or a first edition Grimm.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-49957308038461819592015-08-25T08:37:51.614-05:002015-08-25T08:37:51.614-05:00Hi Kristin,
I'm not familiar with the Beauty ...Hi Kristin,<br /><br />I'm not familiar with the Beauty and the Beast book in the mystery you read, I didn't even look for the title, but I am pretty sure it is fictional just from the clues in your post. <br /><br />The real impact on antique fairy tale books and high pricing is influenced by the illustrators. First editions of fairy tale collections illustrated by popular Golden Age illustrators like Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, etc.will sell for thousands of dollars. A few first editions of books like the Grimms or such also have healthy price tags. But without either of those factors, no, fairy tale titles are not going to be worth too much. <br /><br />Single title books without something unique to them like historical significance or important illustrator are not going to top out above $100 in my experience and usually well below that. A few books--like The Snow Queen and Other Tales illustrated by Adrienne Segur--have great sentimental value and are rare enough to go into the $100-500 range for fairy tale fans. But again, those are centered around the illustrator more than anything else. SurLaLune Fairy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947330164532891634noreply@blogger.com