Paris: Laurens, 1935. 8 full page color plates by A. Pecoud and many black & white illustrations throughout the text. 115 pages, slim 4to, pictorial cloth (slightly rubbed) beveled edges. Paris: Henri Laurens, ca 1935. Very Good (+). More
Paris: Flammarion, 1947. Illustrations by De Davanzo. 132pp., 4to, patterned orange cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. Paris: Flammarion, (1947). A very good (+) copy in a very good dustw rapper. 10 Tales by Andersen. More
Vienna: M. Munk, 1912. An exquisite calendar illustrated with 12 fine color & gilt lithographs after watercolors by Heinrich Lefler, to illustrate 12 fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, with French text on facing pages. Every page (text and illustrations) is printed within wide elaborate gilt borders in the Jugdenstil fashion, and each month is preceded by a decorative list of feast or Saint's days. Slim 4to, modern stiff cream wrappers with original gilt & color lithographed motif by Joseph..... More
London: Samson Low, 1882. Translated by H. L. Ward & Augusta Plesner. Ten full page chromolithograph plates by E.V.B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle). Tall thin 8vo, Dark blue pictorial boards with cloth spine, floral end-leaves, page edges deep red. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, n.d. (ca. 1882). First Edition. There is a neat calligraphic Christmas gift inscription from "Grandmama" dated 1882. The edges & corners are lightly rubbed; one leaf, p. 49/50 has a diagonal fold due to a...... More
New York: Holiday House, 1939. Hand colored illustrations by Hilda Scott. Oblong 48mo, original tan boards, red cloth spine. (New York: Holiday House, 1939). Near Fine. More
New York: Macmillan, 1939. Full page illustrations in black & white and color by Dorothy Lathrop. 4to, blue cloth with a pictorial vignette in gilt; d.w. (small dampstain affecting back panel of dw and back cover, toning to edges of wrapper, back endpaper creased at foredge). New York: Macmillan, 1939. First Edition. The scarcest of Lathrop titles, this is a very good(+) copy, with a neat square hole in the dust jacket flap, presumably cutting out the price... More
New York: Crown, 1984. Illustrated in color by Beni Montresor. Adapted by Alan Benjamin. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, 1984. First Edition. Presentation copy: "For Howard and his family with a kiss from Beni Montresor 1985" More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1881. 12mo, original decorated brown cloth, corners bumped, ex-libris without any library markings on the cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1881. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1860. Translated by Mrs. Bushby. Thin 8vo, 3/4 black leather over marbled boards, marbled end-papers & edges, red spine label & elaborate gilt designs. London: Richard Bentley, 1860. Fine. First edition of this elegantly bound book of fairy-tales with a charming feminine bookplate from 1906. More
London: Kingfisher, 1984. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. Thick 4to, blue cloth with inset label, pictorial d.w. London: Kingfisher. (1984). First English edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. In 1859, Adolph Drewsen and his friend Hans Christian Andersen created a birthday gift for Drewsen's granddaughter Christine. This beautiful and elaborate collection of prints, drawings, and original verses has been reproduced here as exactly as possible. V8735. More
New York: Workshop of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1950. Small illustration on title page, printed in red & black. 11pp pamphlet sewn with cord. 12mo, original salmon wrappers with paper label on cover (wraps are very faintly dampstained). New York: Workshop of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1950. A very good copy of this charming story. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen with 12 mounted color protected with lettered tissue; other black and white drawings and designs throughout. 197pp. 4to, handsomely rebound in full teal morocco, decoratively gilt spine and corners. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. First trade edition. A fine, bright copy. More
1948. Translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt and illustrated in color by Fritz Kredel. 8vo, rebound in full yellow morocco, green leather label, t.e.g. New York: Heritage Press, (1948). A near fine copy. More
Munich: Dietrich. Illustrated with color frontispiece and other color plates. Decorative borders on every page. 156pp. Thin 4to, green cloth lettered in blue. Munchen: Georg W. Dietrich, (no date, circa 1920). Near fine. More
Copenhagen: 1955. Translated from the Danish by R. P. Keigwin. 33 black & white illustrations by Marlie Brande. 81pp., unopened. Thin folio, printed stiff wrappers, chipped. Copenhagen, 1955. A very good copy, internally clean and un-read. One of 1000 English language copies published on the 150th anniversary of Andersen's birth. More
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