Die Zaubergrate (The Magic Fishbone)

Originally published in English as "The Magic Fishbone" (alternatively titled "Romance. From the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7"), this tale first appeared in Dickens' 1868 collection, Holiday Romance. It is considered "a parable, a satirical fairy tale reminding us to not be too quick to rely on magical solutions to life's discomforts" as well as "the most famous riddle mystery of all time."First brought to new life in a Czech edition with the artwork of graphic designer/ illustrator/painter Dagmar Berkov (1922-2002), this new German edition by Dr. Ilse Seehase (translated from the Czech by E. Glaserova) retains the Czech artist's lovely watercolor illustrations throughout, with graphical design by Jir Blazek. Hardcover 4to is in Near Fine condition: soft gray cloth over boards stamped with an embossed "D" around a floral & heart design to front, lettered in gilt to spine. Slight discoloration/soiling/sunning to top & bottom edges of both boards; interior is pristine save for a gift inscription in German in blue & green pen dated 1971 to ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG: a few scattered tiny holes, spots, small chips & tears & paper loss to top/bottom edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Though OCLC shows 17 libraries holding a German edition with illustrations by Berkova, there are no copies like this, printed in Prague rather than Munich. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: Artia/Polygrafia

Year: 1971

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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