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Auction 193, Lot 63

"Atlas of Fairyland"

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Literature

Period: 1948 (published)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
9.8 x 12.6 inches
24.9 x 32 cm
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This charming children's atlas contains 11 fairy tales, each illustrated with a map by Walter Herbert Cobb, a British illustrator (1890-1955). Included are such favorites as Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Red Riding Hood, Alladin, and Puss in Boots. The whimsical maps are drawn in bird's-eye perspective, overlooking the lands in which each story takes place, identifying important locations. The atlas was published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Slim 4to, bound in pictorial card wrappers.

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Condition: A

The interior contents are clean and bright. The corners of the atlas are bumped, and there is light wear to the covers and some stains on the front cover at top right.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $275

Closed on 6/21/2023

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