The Diamond Fairy Book (1911)

 

Illustrated by Frank C Papé

 

 

 

The Diamond Fairy Book is a collection of 19 fairytales from a variety of traditions,

including: German; Swedish; Breton; French; English; and Persian. The tales include:

"Princess Crystal, or the Hidden Treasure"; "The Story of the Invisible Kingdom";

"How Sampo Lappellill saw the Mountain King"; "The Witch-Dancer's Doom";

"The Three Valleys"; "The Spring-tide of Life"; "Ringfalla Bridge"; "The Children's Fairy";

"Wittysplinter"; "The Mid-day Rock"; "Lillekort"; "The Ten Little Fairies"; "The Magician

and his Pupil"; "The Strawberry Thief"; "The Adventures of Said"; "Little Blue Flowers";

"The Princess Who Despised all Men"; "The Necklace of Tears"; and "The Prince and

the Lions".

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Cover for ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911), illustrated by Frank C Pape

On the left, we show a rare copy of The Diamond Fairy Book

published with Papé's illustrations for the first time in 1911.

 

This example retains the original decorative green cloth cover

with illustrated paste-down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the right, we show the Title Page.

 Title Page for ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911), illustrated by Frank C Pape

 

Papé's illustrations for The Diamond Fairy Book are lovely interpretations of this amazing array of fairy tales from many

lands.

 

Contemporary reviews demonstrate a glowing reception:

 

"Best among the gift-books under this section is The Diamond

Fairy Book, which is beautifully bound, beautifully illustrated,

and full of charmingly beautiful stories."

    Daily Mail

 

"One of the most popular gift-books of the season."

St Jame's Budget

 

"The daintiest and most fascinating of its kind we have seen for

a very long time, worthy of the king of fairy tales, Hans Andersen,

himself. The book is printed and bound in the daintiest and most

elegant manner ..."

Lady

 

"It would be difficult to find a better six shilling' worthy of fairy

lore that his Diamond Fairy Book. It is charmingly bound ..."

Queen                               

 

"A volume of great variety and charm. Above all the limitations

of children have been remembered, and whilst we have striking

scenes and characters, the little people are not over-weighted with

ethics of metaphysics. The form of the book is most artistic ..."

Manchester Courier                 

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Fine Art Posters

 

 

Greeting Card sample showing a Frank C Pape illustration from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911)

For connoisseurs of Papé's work, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of his major colour images for The Diamond Fairy Book and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

Code: FCP DFB CS(8)
 Price: US$40.00

 

 

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in

hommage to the hand-crafted approach typical of prestige illustrated publications

produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is hand-finished and the

images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear

of each card carries information about Frank C Papé, this wonderful suite and the

profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards blank so that you may

write your own personal message.

 

Should you wish to order a reproduction print of one or more of these images, we

have provided some options below. Each of our Fine Art Posters is prepared with

archival quality papers and inks - and also accompanied by information about

Frank C Papé, this suite and the profiled illustration.

 

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be

taken through to our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will

be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in

the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth

of purchases.

 Fine Art Poster sample showing a Frank C Pape illustration from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911)

 

An example of one of our Fine Art

Posters in a superb 20x36" format

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Frank C Papé.

 

 

The major colour illustrations

 

Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'The Princess Who Despised all Men' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911) Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'How Sampo Lappelill saw the Mountain King' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911) Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'The Three Valleys' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911) Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'Ringfalla Bridge' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911)

The Princess Who

Despised all Men

Upon the back of his noble steed

the Prince gallantly lifted his

beautiful charge

(Frontispiece)

 

 

How Sampo Lappelill saw

the Mountain King

"That, O King, is a lie as big

as yourself!" exclaimed Sampo

The Three Valleys

The eagle swooped down

with a wild cry

Ringfalla Bridge

And then little Kirsten came

smiling out of the water

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C1 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C2 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C3 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C4 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 
Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'Lillekort' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911) Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'The Stawberry Thief' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911) Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'Little Blue Flower' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911) Frank C Pape - colour illustration for 'The Prince and the Lions' from ''The Diamond Fairy Book'' (1911)

Lillekort

Lillekort with his magic sword

struck off the fifteen heads at

one blow

 

 

The Strawberry Thief

But Fried held him fast

Little Blue Flower

Now he could reach up and

touch Swanhild's hands

The Prince and the Lions

With steady gaze he advanced,

spear in hand

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C5 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C6 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C7 10x18
 Price: US$60.00

 

 

 

Fine Art Poster (10x18'')

Code: FCP DFB C8 10x18
 Price: US$60.00