The Evergreen Tales; or, Tales for the Ageless: Saint George & the Dragon / William H. G. Kingston & Edward Shenton -- Dick Whittington & His Cat / Robert Lawson -- Beauty and the Beast / de Beaumont & Edy Legrand

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine. Three volumes in one slipcase. Saint George & the Dragon; Retold by William H. G. Kingston and illustrated by Edward Shenton. 75, [3] p.: in-text color illustrations; 31 cm. Light grey cloth with red spine and cover titles; color illustrated pastedown on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Dick Whittington & His Cat; Retold and Illustrated by Robert Lawson. 37, [1] p.: in-text color illustrations; 31 cm. Red cloth with purple spine and cover titles, and cover illustration. Illustrated endpapers. Beauty and the Beast by Mme. Le Prince de Beaumont; Translated from the French by P. H. Muire and Illustrated by Edy Legrand. 45, [1] p.: color pastedowns; 31 cm. Blue cloth with red spine and cover titles and decoration. Red slipcase with printed brown spine label. This is number 631 of a limited edition of 2,500 copies printed for the Limited Editions Club; Dick Whittington & His Cat is signed by the illustrator, Robert Lawson, and the general editor, Jean Hersholt. A heavy set; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. Books are in Near Fine Condition: spines are slightly sunned; front cover of Saint George & the Dragon slightly discolored; otherwise, clean and bright. Slipcase is in Near Fine Condition: corners lightly rubbed; clean and solid.