Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Mabel Lucie Attwell 1915

$49.00

Author: Edric Vredenburg editor; Mabel Lucie Attwell illustrator
Publisher: Raphael Tuck, London, nd. ca 1915
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Size: 8vo
Attributes: First Edition, Illustrated

First edition, first printing thus. Pictorial boards, rubbed. Corners worn, binding shaky, light marginal foxing throughout. With 12 wonderful color plates and number in-text illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell. A few B/W illustrations had been colored in my a young aspiring artist. Fair.

Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1915), illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell, is a beloved edition of the classic Brothers Grimm stories, reimagined through Attwell’s signature whimsical, cherubic style. Known for her rosy-cheeked children and soft, dreamlike watercolors, Attwell’s illustrations temper the darker edges of Grimm’s original tales (Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood) with a gentle, nursery-friendly charm.

This edition, likely published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, reflects early 20th-century Britain’s shift toward sentimental, child-centric storytelling. Attwell’s art—round-faced toddlers, cozy cottages, and sugary landscapes—transforms the Grimm brothers’ often-macabre folklore into comforting bedtime fare, though purists may miss the tales’ original grit.

For Fans of This Edition, Try:

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes (illus. Attwell) – More of her iconic, sugary illustrations.
The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (illus. H.J. Ford) – For Victorian fairy tales with darker, intricate art.
Fairy Tales by E.H. Shepard – A balance of whimsy and subtle darkness.

A sweet, nostalgic take on Grimm