Black boards with illustrated paste-down plate on front. Edge wear, bumped corners and some scuffs on front. There is some loss in the front spine edge. See scan. Book is square and binding has no parting or tears. A solid, though obviously used, copy. No date, but book is most likely from the 1930's. All of Kay Nielsen's wonderful color plates are present along with many B&W drawings. The Introduction states that the text is from Sir G. W. Dasent's "Popular Tales from the Norse."; Color Plates and B&W Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; Sold ABE 7.5.16