"The Enchanted Peacock and Other Stories", by Julia Brown; illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins, published by Rand McNally Company, Chicago 1925. Second Edition [1st edition was published in 1911], illustrated.

4 delightful fairy tales:

The Enchanted Peacock
The Pink Topaz
The Little Brown Bird
The Rose of the Desert

"It is a great while since we have seen any books of fairy tales that gave us such delight as this volume. The best of the dear and familiar things of the classic fairy tales are to be found in [it] in charming forms; - lovely princesses, brave princes, good fairy godmothers, and splendid castles filled with marvelous and beautiful things. These good things of the old fairy tales we see in Mrs. Brown's stories shining in a magic light; more radiant, and yet more mellowed than in the old stories. The wicked persons, and the ugly things of the old tales, also appear; - false princes, bad kings, and evil fairies; but we see them only in the background; the good and the beautiful are in the foreground, - our eyes must see them first. This is the distinguishing characteristic of modern literature; the placing of goodness and beauty before evil and ugliness. We find it in modern poetry, fiction, essays, and even in modern history...
Another quality, notable in the best literature of our time, is whimsical humor. It appears even in the most serious of our best books. It is significant that it appears in each one of these fairy tales that Mrs. Brown has given us. These books scarcely need embellishment; yet they have it in their illustrations. .. Altogether, these books are a real gift to those of us who love literature, and love art." [E. McC. from the book review published in 1912]

Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for "Dutch Twins" (1911) and its sequels, the Twins series.

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Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $29.50
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Hard boards, original purple cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front board, paste-down illustration on the front board [some wear and soiling, spine fading: see photos]; 6.1/2” x 9.1/4”; name on the front endpaper [see photo]; 156 pages; 5 color plates and several monochrome illustrations; a little soiling, several page corner folds, good+/ very good condition.