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Author: Hans Christian Andersen (illustrated by John R. Neill).
Title: The Ugly Duckling From Andersen's Fairy Tales pictured by John R. Neill.
Publisher: Chicago, The Reilly and Britton Co. Publishers, no date (1908). First edition with  John R. Neill illustrations.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: 57 pages + catalogue.
Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated hardcover binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the "book belongs to" page - as shown). 
Illustrations: Nicely illustrated with color illustrations by John Rea Neill.

The book: Rare and attractive edition of Andersen's tales including The Ugly Duckling and Rip Van Winkle, color illustrated by John Rea Neill. 

The illustrator:  John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 – September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own. His pen-and-ink drawings have become identified almost exclusively with the Oz series. He did a great deal of magazines and newspaper illustration work which is not as well known today.

The author: Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.