Folk & Fairy Tales
Little Snow-White
Illustrations by Jason Mowry
The first edition 1812 text — the English translation, then its German original, mirrored
The tale as the Brothers Grimm first printed it in 1812, in English and in the German original. Jason Mowry’s illustrations are printed giclée: two portrait frontispieces, two illustrated drop caps and twenty-two illuminated page borders, each unique to its page. The Special artist edition adds an original painting across a full spread, and page borders embellished by hand.
Colophon
- Text
- Little Snow-White, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm — the 1812 text
- Languages
- English and German
- Series
- Folk & Fairy Tales
- Imprint
- Night Eye Books
- Illustrations
- Jason Mowry — two portrait frontispieces, two illustrated drop caps and twenty-two illuminated page borders, printed giclée
- Typefaces
- Altdeutsche Fraktur, 11D on 12D body, for the textAlte Fraktur, 24D and 36D, for the titlesBoth newly cast by Offizin Parnassia Vättis, chosen to come as close as possible to the first printing of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812)
- Paper
- Hahnemühle mould-made, 230 gsm
- Ink
- Blue Press letterpress ink, Midnite Black
- Binding
- Binding still in design — quarter or full leather
- Press
- Korrex Berlin, 1970 — cylinder proof press, hand-fed
- Total printed
- 126 text blocks
- Publication
- autumn 2027
The English translation first, then the German original; the translation made from the German with fidelity to the 1812 text as first aim. The type is redistributed once the final page is printed; no reprints will be made.
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States
Of the 126 text blocks printed, fourteen are reserved as hors commerce — replacement copies and the Artist’s, Binder’s and Publisher’s copies. The remaining 112 are divided between the states below.
Fine edition
98 copies · numbered 1–98
Binding to be announced
Two portrait frontispieces, two illustrated drop caps and twenty-two illuminated page borders, each unique to its page, with different illustrations for the English translation and the German original. All printed giclée with Canon Lucia pigment ink.
$650–950
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7 copies · numbered U1–U7
Sheets folded and gathered, unbound
Two portrait frontispieces, two illustrated drop caps and twenty-two illuminated page borders, each unique to its page, with different illustrations for the English translation and the German original. All printed giclée with Canon Lucia pigment ink.
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7 copies · numbered I–VII
Made to order, in a unique binding
Unique Original painting in the center of the book
Hand embellished illuminated page borders
$2500–3500
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