Eds. Kate Douglas Wiggin & Nora A Smith. Ills. Maxfield Parrish. 
 
Scribners: 1945. Later edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. Dings on corners of the boards, some of which are bent and some of which are fraying. Crown and foot of the spine have folds. Scuffs on the boards and shelfwear along the bottom. Former owner's name written on the endpaper. Top corner of the leaves a little bent without being dog eared. Page 52 is torn and half missing. 338 pages. Fair. 
 
Drawing figures with the idealization of a Renaissance sculptor, blending them into their environments with the bright intensity of a Klimt, Parrish's illustrations are the right pairing with the ultimate book of tales, the book where enchantment and storytelling equal survival. See the glorious gaudiness of Parrish bring to life genies, rocs, Aladdin, Sinbad, the Forty Thieves and many more. 
 
"Make yourself at home in the golden palaces, the gem-studded caves, the bewildering gardens. Sit by its mysterious fountains, hear the splash of its gleaming cascades, unearth its magic lamps and talismans, behold its ensorcelled princes and princesses. Nowhere in the whole realm of literature will you find such a Marvel, such a Wonder, such a Nonesuch of a book; nowhere will you find impossibilities so real and convincing."