I found myself in need of an English edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, so I picked up a British Library reprint of Hersholt’s translation (often considered the standard English edition). I was not expecting what arrived in the post: a single 7" × 10" volume, xxix + 948 pp. 43 different illustrators, including all the greats; illustrated throughout, both in colour and black & white. Book design and (lavender) binding by The Folio Society. It's a bit unwieldy, but very pretty.
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Used Xherdan the angry hairless cat as reference for my take on the Sarmatian Snail inspired by #snailify #SillyCuratorPrompts #PenAndInk #DanishFolklore #GreekFolklore #TurkishFolklore