Christmas Tales of Flanders

Bosschere, Jean de (illust.). Christmas Tales of Flanders. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, (1937). First edition thus. 4to. xii,145pp. Blue cloth, gold pictorial gold design by Bosschere. Illustrated color endpapers. Color reproduction frontispiece of the Sea monsters and the Fisherman by the illustrator, with full page tissue guard. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of black and white in text reproductions of drawings, some in duo-tone, and 12 full color plates including the frontispiece. Stories include The Mermaid, The Story of Seppy, and The Ogre. Head and tail of spine bumped/rubbed. Shelf wear. Overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (22831) $95