This edition of the Grimm's Fairy Tales contains sixty-eight of their classic stories, beautifully illustrated with the black-and-white drawings of Ruth Moorwood and a frontispiece by Harry Rountree. It includes the narratives of 'The Golden Bird', 'Tom Thumb', 'Rapunzel', 'Snow-Drop', 'The Elves and the Shoemaker', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Rumpelstiltskin', 'Ashputtel', and many more. Harry Rountree 1878 - 1950, was a prolific illustrator, originally from New Zealand, known for his frequent and fruitful collaborations with other artists - such as this joint venture, with Ruth Moorwood. The Brothers Grimm are perhaps the best known folklorists of all time. Die Brder Grimm Jacob 1785-1863 and Wilhelm Grimm 1786-1859, were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors - who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the nineteenth century. The popularity of their collected tales has endured well they have been translated into more than