Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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West Molesey, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd Beautifully illustrated book of Snow White14 pages ten of which are full page colour illustrations by Dinah. Book is clean and bright just the very lightest of browning due to quality of paper used. Not dated but has Rapael Tuck Fine Art Publishers to H M the King and H M queen Mary early 1900s to early 1930s? A couple of very light marks on covers. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dinah. 22 X 14 Cms. Card Covers.
Reviews
On Sep 14 2008, Annalovesbooks said:
In an effort to make comparisons easier, I'm consolidating two reviews for two different editions of Snow White. First, the recap: The Queen is a very vain woman, not happy to see her step-daughter's beauty eclipse her own, so when her mirror finally confirms the dreaded reality, she sends the huntsman into the woods with Snow White with orders to kill her. The huntsman can't bring himself to do it, so he warns her and tells her to run, which she does. Finding a small house, with the help of forest animals who have befriended her, Snow White cleans it up in hopes of being invited to stay. The owners of the house, seven dwarfs, find her there when they return from work and decide that she should stay - and that she should be very careful from now on. When an old woman comes to the cottage, offering Snow White an apple, she fails to see the harm until it's too late. Certain that she's dead, the dwarfs give her a coffin of glass and gold and she lies there until her prince comes and wakes her with a kiss.
ISBN 1845770773 - 4 stars - This edition, from the Early Readers Treasured Tales series would probably merit a 3 star review, if not for the "points to help you teach your child to read" in the front. It's such a nice addition to this average re-telling, edited by Claire Black, that it deserves a star all its own. This edition begins a little earlier than the Disney one, with Snow White's pregnant, happy mother and how she chooses Snow White's name. There are questions at the bottom of several pages ("Why was the princess called Snow White?" for example). They are unobtrusive, so they don't interfere if you just choose to read the book, but are useful for comprehension – one "point" to help a child learn to read. Some versions leave out the Queen's order to the huntsman that he must bring back Snow White’s heart in a box - this one does not omit that detail, but it does leave out the Queen's death. If the heart in a box thing is something you think your child will have issues with, this isn't your edition. The illustrations here, by Eric Kincaid, are very well done and more true to the Grimms Brothers version than the Disney one.
ISBN 0307010368 - 5 stars - Having read a number of collaborations between Disney and Golden Books recently, I'm so happy to find them back on track with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The illustrations are standard Disney, the story is complete and well told. Unlike recent reads from Disney/Golden Books, Snow White hits every important note of the original without seeming hurried. I still think it's one dwarf, two dwarves… but grammar is nowhere near as important as a fairy tale! For those parents who stress about these things, there's no violence and the single presumed death is vague, to say the least. Well worth picking up for your little reader.
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- Bookseller
- Books Bought and Sold (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003559
- Title
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Illustrator
- Dinah
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 22 X 14 Cms
- Keywords
- Juvenile Illustrated. Fairy Story.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens / Illustrated; childrens/ Juvenile;
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