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1969469416Denmark: Saertryk af "Anderseniana 1969. Softcover. Fine. First separate edition an offprint reprinted from Saertryk af "Anderseniana" Large octavo. 18pp. Illustrated reproducing a stage drawing by Andersen. Printed stapled wrappers. A fine copy. Inscribed by Frederick J. Marker to a scholar on the front flyleaf: "To P. Curtis Canfield with best regards Fred Marker." A fine copy. Saertryk af "Anderseniana unknown
195197874New York NY: The Limited Editions Club 1951-1952. 1951-1952. Very good. - Quarto 12 inches high by 8 inches wide. Hardcover three volumes bound in black cream and navy blue cloth with decorations and illustrations on the front boards titled in various colors on the spines. The books are housed in a red slipcase with a paper label on its spine. The slipcase is rubbed and it's spine is lightly stained. The case's label is slightly chipped and stained. The pagination of each volume is as follows: 1 The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch: 47 pages and the colophon illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; 2 Pandora's Box: 42 pages plus the colophon and with color illustrations by Rafaello Busoni; 3 The Emperor's New Clothes: 35 pages plus the colophon with color illustrations by Ervine Metzl. Near fine in a very good slipcase. <p>Limited edition of 2000 sets each volume numbered 253. The individual volumes are as follows: 1 THE TALE OF KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH as told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY FRITZ EICHENBERG. 2 PANDORA'S BOX by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY RAFAELLO BUSONI. 3 THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY ERVINE METZL AND JEAN HERSHOLT. New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1951-1952. hardcover
1990106841NY:: Harper & Row. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0060237902 . Translated from the Danish by Eva Le Gallienne. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. A later printing. INSCRIBED by Maurice Sendak to a previous owner. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 128 pages; Signed by Illustrator . Harper & Row, hardcover
1951ABE-1586908655894Industrie Nordique de Papeterie 1951 Very rare set. A box within a box. Inside box is designed with cover flaps illustrated with an adult reading to 3 children. Those flaps open to a second set of flaps illustrated with a King opening the doors of a huge chest that when open reveals 12 miniature 3 1/8" x 2" books of Andersen's tales. Excellent condition as new. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Industrie Nordique de Papeterie hardcover
193240641London: George G. Harrap 1932. First trade edition American issue. 4to. 287 1 pp. Publisher's red cloth gilt lettered and illustrated to the spine and upper board pictorial endpapers top edge gilt dust jacket. 12 plates with captioned tissues plus black and white illustrations in the text. A few shallow chips to the upper edge of the jacket several small tears without loss with shadows of tape repairs now removed an excellent copy overall. Latimore & Haskell p.68. Riall p.177. The American issue is almost entirely identical to the British with Harrap's name on the title and copyright pages and the jacket spine but with the American publisher David Mackay's name in gilt at the foot of the cloth spine. London: George G. Harrap unknown
193052321London: Boots the Chemists c.1930. Small 4to 320 pp. 16 coloured plates tipped in plus many other black and white illustrations some light foxing. Original gilt decorated maroon cloth d.w. with a coloured plate to the upper wrapper spine with minor loss to head and a small hole to the middle. (London): Boots the Chemists unknown
194227414New York: The Limited Edition Club 1942. Limited edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good slipcase. Fritz Kredel. Limited to 1500 copies his being #115. SIGNED by the author and the Illustrator on the colophon. A Very Good set in Good slipcase. The slipcase has a small scar on the side panel. The paste downs in both volumes are beginning to speckle else a Near Fine set. The Limited Edition Club unknown
198131137San Diego: Paracelsus College 1981. Very good condition. 20 pages. Paracelsus College unknown
198031134San Diego: Paracelsus College 1980. Very good condition. 20 pages. Paracelsus College unknown
198031135San Diego: Paracelsus College 1980. Very good condition. 40 pages. Paracelsus College unknown
1969200284AB1969. Kobenhavn Gyldendal 1969. 20 cm x 27.2 cm. 108 pages. With 35 blacka and white and colour plates & 1 folded plate. Original Softcover with original dustjacket. Good condition. Dustjacket in poor condition with some fraying. Deckled edges. Contains ephemera; Typed letter signed from the year 1974 addressed by the Publicity Manager of publisher Victor Gollancz Georgina Denison to Erik Haugaard in Ballydehob Ireland regarding the return of this book from "The National Book League" and the arranging of an "exhibition with the Danish Embassy next year to mark the centenary". Inscribed by Kjeld Heltoft to Myrna and Erik Haugaard. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard. Includes for example the following chapters: Det kunstneriske instinkt / Teaterdukker og blyantstegninger / Pennetegninger / Klipninger etc. Maleren og grafikeren Kjeld Heltoft præsenterer i denne bog et forbløffende materiale der viser at H.C. Andersen har med forbløffende frihed over sin moderne smag lavet tegninger og klip relateret til flere af modernismens udtryk. H. C. Andersens Visual Arts er den første kunstneriske vurdering af digterens samlede indsats med saks og tegneredskaber. 65 af bogens 150 illustrationer er ikke gengivet. 23 klip gengives i farve. Det omfattende citat fra breve dagbøger og poesi afslører det frugtbare forhold mellem H.C. Andersens litterære og billedlige produktion. paperback
1930001728Kharbin: M. V. Zaitseva 1930. Softcover. First edition thus n. d. ca 1930; 9 1/4 x 7 1/4; pp. 72; chromolithographed wraps; lacking back wrap; text block split in two; a few old pieces of tape to hinges; occasional smudges to margins; illustrated with full-page chromolithograph plates; overall fair to good condition. An adorable edition of Andersen’s tales published for the children of the White Emigres in China the book contains 4 of the author’s beloved stories. Kharbin: M. V. Zaitseva paperback
193344619AB1933. London MacMillan and Co. 1933. 15 cm x 22 cm. 289 pages. Illustrations including frontispiece and portrait in black and white. Original hardcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Noticeable rubbing to the spine. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen - Translator Erik Haugaard. 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. Andersen's fairy tales of which no less than 3381 works have been translated into more than 125 languages have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness readily accessible to children but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes" "The Little Mermaid" "The Nightingale" "The Snow Queen" "The Ugly Duckling" "Thumbelina" and many others. His stories have inspired ballets plays and animated and live-action films.One of Copenhagen's widest and most busy boulevards is labeled "H.C. Andersens Boulevard". Wikipedia Signe Toksvig 18911983 was a Danish writer. Her articles were published in the New York Times the Nation The Atlantic and other periodicals. She also published several books including biographies of Hans Christian Andersen and Emanuel Swedenborg. Her life and work and obstacles she encountered has also been the focus of scholarship by others. All her writings were in English. At age 14 Toksvig emigrated with her family from Denmark to the United States. She graduated from Cornell in 1916 and then worked as an assistant editor at The New Republic. In 1918 she married the journal's founder Francis Hackett an Irish writer and literary critic. They moved to Ireland in 1926 and lived there until 1937 when they moved to Denmark. They spent the Second World War in the United States but returned to Europe and Denmark in the 1950s. Wikipedia hardcover
1941147582New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons nd. Inscription dated 1941. Hardcover. Good/Good. 38 p. 18 cm. Colour illustrations. Pictorial hardcover in matching dustjacket. Tear in top of jacket's front panel light wear and creasing to all edges. Book itself has a bit of wear to spine ends. Hinges cracking internally. Gift inscription on half title along with some thumbing. Pages are clean and neat. <br/><br/> Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
193255142New York: Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. 1932. Tall 8vo. 272 pp. Colour frontisp. 7 colour plates woodcut-engraved borders illustrations by Nielsen. Red publisher’s cloth colour plate by Charles Augustus Federer 1880-1966 on front cover minor rubbing slight shelfwear toning to endpapers w/ d.j. cover art by Federer minor chipping head of spine some rubbing edgewear minor closed tear still VG/VG- copy. First Garden City Books edition of this work with the magnificent Art Nouveau illustrations of Kay Nielsen. The famed Danish artist and illustrator took 12 years to complete the original edition published in 1924 and the resulting plates are filled with long sweeping lines macabre and ephemeral qualities with stylized figures. Federer 1880-1966 illustrated several of the Garden City Books edition dustjackets and covers and is best remembered for his spectacular fairy tale murals in the Danbury CT library. Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., hardcover
195260673New York: Modern Library 1952. Thick 8vo. xxi 1 746 pp. Blue cloth red & gilt lettering w/ verso of d.j. listing to 370 titles wonderful cover art NF/NF. First Modern Library Giant edition No. G-76 containing 177 Fairy tales. Uncommon in original dustjacket. Modern Library, hardcover
196154811Paris: Printed in France at the Imp. M. Gros 155 rue de belleville 1961. 4to. 10 x 10 in. 14 pp unpaginated. Colour-illustrated throughout w/ 10 in. 33 1/3 rpm vinyl LP inserted into rear pocket still retaining original protective sleeve. Colour-illustrated stiff softcovers slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition in English of this Atlas Tale-Spinners interactive version of the beloved fairy tale with voiceovers including Denise Bryer Jocelyn Page Judith Whale Gillian Wood and Peggy Butt. Bryer b. 1928 is perhaps best remembered as the voice actress as Twizzle in the late 1950s Adventures of Twizzle Terrahawks science fiction series as well as the Junk Lady in Labyrinth. Worldcat locates 1 copy National Library of New Zealand. Printed in France at the Imp. M. Gros, 155, rue de belleville, paperback
1906BM3914Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. 1906. Introduction by L. Frahk Baum; This title is part of the Christmas Stocking Series; Dark floral paper over cover board & red cloth for the back board & spine black titles cover figure illustration in oval decorated endpapers/pastedown colored illustrated border to title page romantic frontis illustration in color 12 illustrated pages in color & many smaller black & white illustrations in the text; A just good copy with 2 separate neat owner name/date on 2nd fep & pencil notes on back of rear 2nd fep; 126 pages. Size: 3"x4". Hardcover. The Reilly & Britton Co. Hardcover
1950D6314c. 1950. Near Fine. Seven heavy cardstock boards about 16 by 15 inches bound with gold rope; each page beautifully handwritten in black ink and with full-color illustrations in ink and gouache. Faintly dust-soiled here and there; some bumping along the edges; nonetheless absolutely lovely. The lettering is ornate and the artwork is accomplished -- clearly quite a lot of time and care went into the production of this wonderfully lovely volume. Unique. <br/><br/> hardcover
192434141New York: Doubleday Doran 1924. First Edition and a copy with Excellent Provenance. Presented by Henriette Wyeth Hand to Anne Wyeth McCoy. With 12 very fine tipped-in color plates numerous black & white illustrations as frontispieces to each tale and additional decoration throughout all by Kay Nielsen. 4to in the original black cloth featuring a black metallic silver and orange pictorial pastedown on the upper cover the spine lettered and decorated in silver with decorative endpapers. 280 pp. the upper pastedown pristine the silver lettering and decorations on the spine with some flaking as is unfortunately the norm. FIRST EDITION OF THE QUARTO PRINTING. This collection of sixteen tales was initiated by Nielsen in 1912 though it was not published until 1924. Andersen's beloved tales were an excellent inspiration for Nielsen who produced some of his finest images for this title.<br> Sixteen of Andersen's tales are included. Interestingly 'The Little Mermaid' is not included among them. In 1937 Nielsen went to work for Walt Disney. He was renowned at the Disney studio for his concept art and he contributed artwork for many Disney films. Around 1940 he produced concept paintings for a proposed adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid'. The film however was not made within Nielsen's lifetime. The paintings however would remain with the studio for over 40 years and did not go unused they provided much of the look and style of Disney's 1989 film. That film is given credit for breathing life back into the art of animated feature films and remains one of the studios most popular features to date. Doubleday, Doran hardcover
192432752London: Hodder and Stoughton 1924. First Edition with the Rare "Announcement" of the Kay Nielsen Exhibition at The Leicester Galleries included at the front of the volume. With 12 very fine tipped-in color plates numerous black & white illustrations as frontispieces to each tale and additional decoration throughout all by Kay Nielsen. 4to in the original black cloth featuring a black metallic silver and orange pictorial pastedown on the upper cover the spine lettered and decorated in silver with decorative endpapers. 280 pp. A very fine copy internally as pristine and perfect as new the cloth very bright and fresh with no fading or wear the upper pastedown pristine the silver lettering and decorations on the spine with some flaking as is unfortunately the norm. FIRST EDITION OF THE QUARTO PRINTING. This collection of sixteen tales was initiated by Nielsen in 1912 though it was not published until 1924. Andersen's beloved tales were an excellent inspiration for Nielsen who produced some of his finest images for this title.<br> Sixteen of Andersen's tales are included. Interestingly 'The Little Mermaid' is not included among them. In 1937 Nielsen went to work for Walt Disney. He was renowned at the Disney studio for his concept art and he contributed artwork for many Disney films. Around 1940 he produced concept paintings for a proposed adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid'. The film however was not made within Nielsen's lifetime. The paintings however would remain with the studio for over 40 years and did not go unused they provided much of the look and style of Disney's 1989 film. That film is given credit for breathing life back into the art of animated feature films and remains one of the studios most popular features to date. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
193211020New York: David McKay 1932. First US printing of the Rackham illustrated version. Quarto original red cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine peach pictorial endpapers top edge gilt. Illustrated by Rackham with 12 full-page color plates and black-and-white illustrations throughout many full page. Cloth with soiling and discoloration along edges pages lightly toned pictorial dust jacket with heavy chipping to rear panel including several inch diagonal one to lower edge tape across closed tear of rear panel several inch chips to ends of spine as well as closed tears along edge several inch chip to lower bottom edge of front panel light chipping across top front edge a touch of soiling to panels. David McKay hardcover
194557767New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1945. 4to. 32 pp unpaginated. Illustrated title illustrated in colour and black & white. Colour-illustrated boards cover art by Rojankovsky very minor shelfwear slight bumping to 1 corner w/ d.j. cover art repeated light shelfwear NF/NF copy. First edition of this nicely illustrated adaptation of the Andersen fairy tale released in 1945 with Peter Pan illustrated by Elliott. Rojankovsky’s 1891-1970 vibrant colours and inventive illustrations would later earn him the 1956 Caldecott Award for Frog Went A-Courtin. Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover
199544489Secaucus NJ & New York: Citadel Press Book 1995. 4to. 172 pp. Over 100 illusts. many in colour. Colour-illust. softcvr NF copy. First Carol Publishing Group edition of this extensively illustrated account which takes you behind the scenes of John Wayne’s epic film. Since its release in 1960 The Alamo has stood the test of time and remains one of his greatest films. Citadel Press Book, unknown
1955006733Copenhagen: Thaning & Appel 1955 Pictorial boards with wear to spine ends sunned spine. Published in commemoration of HCA's birth in 1805. The verses were recreated by Dutch artist Dagmar Starcke as cloth appliques which were reproduced for this book. Opposite each illustration is an English translation of the verse. This copy was a gift from the artist's sister to her son's pediatrician and it is inscribed by her and includes a brief note. First Edition Thus. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dagmar Starcke. 12mo. Thaning & Appel hardcover
