Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen Illustrated By Monro S. Orr

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1930. First edition thus. Third printing, October 1930. Scarce edition from George G. Harrap & Co. 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway W.C. and at Bombay and Sydney. Whimsically illustrated by Monro S. Orr. Tan full-cloth boards w/stamped red, green, and dk. blue cover design, moderate edge, corner wear, rub. Cover depicts crisply stamped image of elf in red scarf walking the green woods w/handkerchief on stick over his shoulder. Pages very good. Bind solid; bk. hinge reinforced. Vintage label inside cover: "The Bookshop (T.E.B. Reid) 4 High Street, Bishop's Stratford". Includes eight color plates w/frontispiece. Monro Orr's unique illustrations are rich and colorful, cheerful and humorous integrating the mischievous. Tales include: The Tinder Box; Great Claus and Little Claus; The Hardy Tin Soldier; The Swineherd; The Nightingale; The Snow Queen; The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper; Thumbelina; The Traveling Companion; The Emperor's New Clothes; What the Old Man Does is Alway Right; The Storks; The Ugly Duckling; The Fir Tree; The Little Match Girl; The Elf-Hill; The Old House; The Butterfly; The Little Sea Maid; The Wild Swans; The Goloshes of Fortune; and, The Garden of Paradise. Printed in Great Britain by The Riverside Press, Edinburgh. 309 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Orr, Monro S.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.