The True Annals of Fairy Land in the Reign of King Herla, Charles Robinson, J.M. Dent & Co., 1900

First edition of fairy tales published by J M Dent & Co in 1900. Beautiful illustrations by Charles Robinson.

"This is the Book of Herla, King of the Britons of old, and in it are written all the marvellous things that happened in the days when he was king."
Includes the stories:
The Marriage of King Harla
Little Snow-White
The Valiant Blackbird
East of the Sun and North of the Earth
The Elves
Lilla Rosa
The Love of the Dryad
The Luck of the Youngest Son
The Golden Bird
The Little Folk of the Glass Hills
Little Childeric's Bees
The Wise Old Shepherd
The Enchanted Horse
The Soaring Lark
Cinderella
The Iron Eagle
Briar Rose.
The Princess on the Glass Mountain
The Strange Godfather
The Fairy Red Breast
The Thirst of the Standing Stones
Little Snow-Flake
The Dead Mother
The Doom of the Children of Lir
The Argonauts- (including many tales)
The Emperor's New Clothes
King Lear
The Bridal of the Pigmy King

Covers and spine a bit faded. Cover has some raised bumps and scuffs. Corners bumped. Spine ends frayed. Bookplate noting this book was part of the Allegra Montgomery Gleeson Collection, a large collection of historical children's fiction. Endpapers a bit foxed. Page xiv may be hand colored. Pages otherwise unmarked and binding sound.