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188297315Boston: Emerson Piano Co. 595 Washington Street 1882. 1882. Very good. - Oblong octavo 6-3/4 inches high by 7 inches wide. Softcover bound in pictorial creamy white wraps titled with an illustration in green white and olive on the front cover. There are short slits along the head and tail of the spine. Once apparently mounted into an album with remnants of paper glued to the rear cover obscuring any text or illustration. 8 pages with illustrations and decorations by Ludvig Sandoe Ipsen on each page. Very good. <p>RARE.<p>The Danish-American artist & illustrator Ludvig Sandoe Ipsen 1840-1920 served in the Danish Army engineer corps after training as an architect. Ipsen immigrated to Boston in 1867 where he designed and illustrated book covers book plates and posters as well as book illustrations. He illustrated works by Longfellow Sir Walter Scott Hawthorne and Twain. Ipsen is perhaps best known for his illustrations of the 1886 edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese". Boston: Emerson Piano Co., 595 Washington Street, [1882]. paperback
1877936K. 1877-78. 3 samt. hldrbd. 690 563 731 pp. unknown
1877937K. 1877. Samt. hldrbd. 690 pp. unknown
18403802Indbundet sammen i et nyere hlldrbd. Rene friske eksemplarer. 112 46 158 76 87 pp. B.F.N. Nr. 393 434 522 879 888. unknown
183157989Kjøbenhavn Udgiverens Forlag 1831-32. Indbundet i 7 samtidige ensartede hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Forgyldte rygtitler. Lettere spredte brunpletter. <br/><br/><em>BFN: 151 152 163 164 170 175 180 181 182 189-93 og 198. </em> unknown
184877831New York:: C. S. Francis & Co. 1848. First US edition. publisher's cloth; gilt spine. 19th c. ink ownership notation at head of title page; light pencil note about returning this book on flyleaf; slight use at extremities of the slightly faded spine. 12mo. C. S. Francis & Co., hardcover
184761232London Richard Bentley 1847. 8vo. Uncut in the original somewhat worn printed paper binding. Boards rubbed. Rebacked in white cloth with the remnant of the original spine pasted on. Title page printed in red. Year of publication removed from title page. Internally clean. Housed in a recent clamshell box. IV2100 pp. <br/><br/><em>The rare first printing of Andersen's 'Christmas Greeting'. Upon his visit to England in 1847 Andersen issued the present publication to express his gratitude towards his English friends. In the short preface addressed to Charles Dickens Andersen states that he produced seven short stories during his visit five of which were printed here for the first time: "Whilst occupied with a greater work there sprung forth - as the flowers spring forth in the forest - seven short stories." Of the seven short stories contained in the volume the following appear here for the first time: "The Old House" "Det gamle Huus" "The Drop of Water" "Vanddraaben" "The Happy Family" "Den lykkelige Familie" "The Story of a Mother" "Historien om en Moder" "The False Collar" "Flipperne". The present copy belonged to the Danish writer Elias Bredsdorff 1912-2002 Reader in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Cambridge. Bredsdorff passed on the copy to the renowned Andersen collector Erik Dal. </em> hardcover
1847286949New York: James Miller 1847. Hardcover. Good. First American edition. Some modest soiling and light staining to the boards a little wear to the spine ends and a narrow chip on the spine a good or better copy of this collection of fourteen of Andersen's best stories several of which were made into films including The Little Match Girl and The Red Shoes. OCLC locates no copies of this edition. James Miller hardcover
184713511New York: James Miller 1847. Hardcover. Good. 1847. Hardcover. Good. No Dust Jacket. Bumped corners. Wearing and soiling on the covers and spine. Some foxing found throughout the interior. 165p. James Miller hardcover
1809004372London: Mathews & Leigh 1809. Hardcover. Very Good. Printed for Mathews & Leigh Strand by W. Clowes Northumberland-Court. 2 volumes viii 224 4 p.; 4 155 13 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red leather label in second compartments with gilt-tooled title: A Dane's Excursion. Boards edges have gilt-rolled decoration. Four pages of publisher's advertisements for Mathews and Leigh follow text in vol. 1. Twelve-page index follows text in vol. 2. Engraved bookplate on front fixed endpaper of vol. 2 of Stoneleigh Abbey the seat of the Rt. Honble. Lord Leigh. Former owner's name on front free endpaper and back fixed endpaper of vol. 2: H.E. Cockshott. J.A. Andersen is a pseudonym used by Andreas Andersen Feldborg 1782-1838. First edition of the Danish writer's account of his first experiences in England and Scotland including an account of an interview with Admiral Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Very scarce. Lacking vol. 1 title page; otherwise in Very Good Condition: modern archival spine and joint repair; lacking upper part of vol. 1 half title without loss of printing; a few page corners creased; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Mathews & Leigh hardcover
1809980Z29London: Mathews & Leigh Strand 1809 . First edition. Leather. Good. 7" by 4". None. The first edition of Andreas Andersen Feldborg's very scarce account of his time in Britain with both volumes bound together in quarter calf. The first edition. A very scarce work. A complete set with two volumes bound into one. Andreas Andersen Feldborg's account of his time in Britain. Feldborg A Danish author describes his travels through Britain providing accounts of the Yorkshire Coast Yarmouth London Newcastle Edinburgh and other notable locations. Bound in contemporary quarter calf with marbled paper to the boards. Bound in contemporary quarter calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally front joint cracked and starting with rubbing to the joints and boards light bumping to the extremities of the boards and cracking to the spine. Bookplates of 'Capt W. Hext' and 'Denis Gray' to the front endpapers with hinges cracked but firm. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and light spotting. Good Mathews & Leigh, Strand hardcover
185176387New York and Boston:: C. S. Francis & Co. 1851. publisher's embossed cloth; gilt spine. A very attractive copy with the slightest of use at the extremities of the spine. 16mo. With Illustrations frontispiece and engraved text illustrations. Francis & Co.'s Little Library: For Young Persons of Various Ages. C. S. Francis & Co., hardcover
1846174729London: Joseph Cundall 1846. His earliest English champions First Charles Boner edition the second appearance of Andersen's fairy tales in English. The British market for Andersen was created in 1846 through the efforts of his first three English translators Mary Howitt Boner and Caroline Peachey. Boner's edition is much rarer than its competitors and had the advantage of its "more easily reproducible illustrations" Grolier by the German artist Count Pocci. This edition contains 12 stories translated from German editions. It appeared in February shortly after Wonderful Stories for Children by Mary Howitt which contained two fewer stories and was translated directly from the Danish. Two more English translations followed in 1846: Caroline Peachey's Danish Fairy Legends and Tales also from the German and then Boner's second collection The Nightingale and Other Tales. "The earliest collections in Danish are of the utmost rarity; and the English translations in 1846 and 1847 are almost as rare" Muir p. 52. Charles Boner 1815-1870 who translated Andersen a number of times helped form the basis of both the earliest British and American editions. His efforts and those of his contemporaries "immediately naturalized Andersen into English children's literature and was the second great element after Grimm in the revival of public enthusiasm for fairy tale and fantasy" Carpenter & Prichard p. 22. Andersen's first collection of tales was published as Eventyr fortalt for Børn 1835-7. Octavo. Frontispiece 3 plates line drawings in the text all by Count Pocci. Original blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt in rustic type frames to spine in gilt and to covers in blind yellow coated endpapers. Ticket of "Masters" on front pastedown contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. Spine a little darkened wear to ends and corners book block a little shaken small loss to margin of sig. h3 damp stains to plates and final leaves. Overall a very good copy. See Grolier Children's 100 28B; Keynes p. 39. Humphrey Carpenter & Mari Prichard The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature 1999; Percy Muir English Children's Books: 1600-1900 1954. hardcover
184877267New York: C.S.Francis & Co. 1848. First American Edition. Hardcover. good. 24mo. 6" x 4". 175pp. Bound in brown boards with gilt lettering and design to spine. Frontispiece image of author with tissue guard. Gift inscription dated 1850 on front endpaper. Scattered foxing. Binding tight. Francis & Co.'s Little Library for Young Persons of Various Ages. C.S.Francis & Co. hardcover
185357700London Richard Bentley 1853. In the original full cloth binding with the original paper title label to spine. Spine and capitals slightly worn. Corners bumped. Internally nice and clean. VIII2204 - ie. oublisher's advertisements pp. <br/><br/><em>First edition of the first English translation done by Mrs. Bushby's translation directly from Danish containing 20 of Andersen's fairy tales all taken from his third fairy tale collection. With a presentation-inscription from Mrs. Bushby on the half-title: "To Mde van Dockum/with the Translator's/ Kind compliments". </em> hardcover
185336303London Richard Bentley 1853. Small8vo. Orig. full blindstamped cloth. Small repairs along fronthinge. Gilt lettering on spine. VIII incl. halftitle220 pp. and Publisher's cat. 4 pp. A faint dampstain in upper margin of the first leaves. Some scattered brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First English edition of Mrs. Bushby's translation - directly from Danish - of 20 of Andersen's fairy tales taken from his third fairy tale collection. </em> hardcover
180723694Philadelphia 1807. Samt. blankt omslag ryg repareret. VII131 pp. Lettere brunplettet. unknown
1805R5BLKBLU3004London: C. And R. Baldwin 1805. Hardback. New spine and front free end-paper original boards. xvi 63pp. Folding map. 2nd edition 1805. Boards grubby and worn. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Some neat tape repairs to folding map one edge of map scuffed. Rear inner hinge re-inforced. Private ownership. r5. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. C. And R. Baldwin Hardcover
1805013098Copenhagen: G. Bonnier 1805. First edition. Presumed first printing published by the author. . Hardcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. Text in English. With hand colored fold out map in very good condition one long tear expertly closed. Leather spine with marble-paper covered boards the marble paper being rubbed and at one corner chipped. Compression to points along board edges else about very good. <br/> <br/> G. Bonnier hardcover
1822585191822 - 1872. <br/><br/><em>With the present Hans Christian Andersen-collection we have aimed not at an exhaustive collection of ALL of his many writings nor at a LARGE collection but at an exquisite chosen collection that tells us the true story of Andersen's life. A collection that enlightens us about both the author and the man Hans Christian Andersen and that sheds light on all aspects of his life and work. A collection that epitomizes quality scope and importance not merely numbers of items nor works that are not particularly important in his life's work. Every one of the 23 items in the present collection has been carefully chosen to represent a certain Aspect of Hans Christian Andersen at a certain time of his life in an attempt to get as close to the great fairy tale author as possible. The items basically span his entire career - from his first book published at the age of 17 and only known in about 10 copies to an original manuscript poem by the ageing author at the age of 67. The 23 carefully chosen and unique items cover his earliest publications that are of extreme scarcity his three seminal fairy tale cycles that catapulted him into fame and created the genre of the fairy tale for which he is now famous world-wide five magnificent presentation-copies among them an absolutely magnificent copy of his very first fairy tale one of the best presentation-copies known that each give us an insight into the poet Andersen and into his circle of friends six splendid original letters that are all different in style and content and written from all over the world among them one of the extremely rare letters known by him written in English in Latin hand an original manuscript which is an extreme scarcity on private hands and something one may never come by again two books from Andersen's own library which is extremely rare to find as only 75 such books are known and almost all of them are in institutional holdings and finally the three main translations that ensured his fame in the rest of the world: the most important translations into German English and French respectively. The collection is divided into the following seven categories and below follows a short preview and introduction to each. Upon request a document with full elaborate descriptions of each item will be provided. 1. Debuts/earliest publications see also 3.1.2. The three fairy tale collections/cycles3. Presentation-copies see also: 2.3.4. Letters5. Manuscript6. Books from Andersen's library7. The three main translations1. Debuts/earliest publications1.1. Ungdoms-Forsøg / Gjenfærdet ved Palnatokes Grav en Original Fortælling; og Alfsol en original Tragoedie. Ungdoms=Forsøg. Kjöbenhavn 1822. The extremely rare first printing of Hans Christian Andersen's first book - with facsimiles of the title-page the contents-leaf and a further four leaves. The book is exceedingly rare. A title-issue appeared in 1827. No more than about ten copies in all of both the first issue and the title-issue are known to exist - only a couple of them are known in private collections and less than a handful of copies are known outside of Denmark. The present publication his first book is of immense importance to Andersen's life and work and is arguably THE most important piece of Anderseniana. 1.2. Ved min Velgører Provst Gutfelds Død. Slagelse 1823.The extremely rare first printing of the 1823-issues of this slightly obscure newspaper which contains Hans Christian Andersen's third publication. This exceedingly rare piece of Anderseniana was published when the master of the fairy tale genre was merely 17 years old namely in February 1823. The present publication constitutes one of the two pieces of publication that are at the epicentre of the coming-to-be of the greatest poet and author to emerge from Danish soil. This little piece is a heartfelt almost perfectly stylized poem that constitutes an obituary of Hans Christian Andersen's early benefactor Gutfeld who was responsible for Collin accepting to be Andersen's benefactor. It was due to Gutfeld and his belief in Andersen that he made it on into the world and was taken seriously enough - at the mere age of 17 - to later be allowed to follow his heart and his life dream - that of writing.1.3. Fodreise fra Holmens Canal til Østpynten af Amager i Aarene 1828 og 1829. Kjöbenhavn 1829. The rare first edition of Hans Christian Andersen's debut novel "Journey on Foot" here in the extremely scarce original printed wrappers. Andersen himself considered this book his debut and refers to it as "my first publication". It came to play a tremendous role in the development of his writing and constitutes one of his most important works. It is the first piece of Andersen that yields any success and the first work for which he gained any recognition. "It is a well-known fact that Hans Christian Andersen made his début as a writer three times during his youth. The first time he published a book was in 1822 when "Youthful Attempts" came out. He was 17 years old penniless and in need for help but the main part of the circulation ended up in the paper mill. The second time he made his début was in 1829 when he published "Journey on Foot from Holmen's Canal to the Eastern Point of Amager" a book which can hardly be classified as a travel book. it seems a subtle and humorous arabesque and a literary satire. This book was published in the year after he had left grammar-school and was qualifying for the entrance examination to academic studies at the university. It can rightly be regarded as a key which enables us to understand the entire development of his later production.2. The three fairy tale-collections2.1. Eventyr fortalte for Børn. 1.-3. Hefte Eventyr fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling 1.-3. Hefte. 2 Bind. Kjöbenhavn 1835-1847. A lovely set of this exceedingly rare collection of Andersen's earliest fairy tales. This legendary fairy tale-collection that created the fairy tale-genre and brought Andersen international fame consists in six parts that together make up two volumes. As with most of the other few existing copies the present set is a mixture of issues and likewise has certain wants concerning title-pages half-titles and tables of contents. "During Andersen's lifetime 162 of his Fairy Tales were published but the scarcest and most difficult to obtain are these six little pamphlets. We do not know exactly how many or how few copies were printed but we do know that no copy with all the title pages and tables of contents has ever been offered for sale."2.2. Nye Eventyr. 2 Bind 5 samlinger. Kjøbenhavn 1844 - 48.First edition of Hans Christian Andersen's seminal second collection of fairy tales - the publication that made him internationally famous - with all five collections in first issue also the first which is of the utmost rarity. It is in this legendary first collection that we find the first printing of "The Ugly Duckling"not as is indicated in PMM in his first. The rarity of the first issue of volume 1 collection 1 is legendary. It was published on November 11th 1843 dated 1844 on the title-page in a very small number probably due to the poor sales of Andersen's first fairy tale collection. Against all belief this first collection sold out within a few days catapulting Andersen into worldwide fame and a second issue was published already on December 21st 1843. Thus only very few copies of the first issue exist and almost all collections of the "New fairy Tales" are bound with the second issue or the third of 1847 meaning that they do not contain the actual first printing of "The Ugly Duckling" "The Nightingale" "The Angel" and "The Sweethearts". 2.3. Nye Eventyr og Historier. 3 Series 10 collections. Kjøbenhavn 1858-1872.A splendid fully complete copy of Andersen's third fairy tale collection WITH ALL 10 ISSUES IN FIRST EDITIONS FIRST ISSUES ALL IN THE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS AND ONE OF THEM WITH A SIGNED PRESENTATION-INSCRIPTION BY ANDERSEN - WITH 39 FAIRY TALES IN THEIR FIRST PRINTINGS. It is highly uncommon to find all ten issues of the series together let alone in the original printed wrappers each of which is a scarcity on their own. To our knowledge only one other such set exists in a private collection and that is in far from as fine condition as the present where all but one of the issues which does not have the back wrapper are fully complete with the spines exactly as issued. 3. Presentation-copies3.1. Digte. Kjöbenhavn 1830.THE RARE FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION-COPY IN THE EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS - OF ANDERSEN'S THIRD BOOK CONTAINING HIS FIRST FAIRY TALE. The magnificent presentation-inscription - hitherto unknown and unregistered - is arguably one of the most important Andersen-presentations known to exist. It is inscribed to Henriette Collin the then fiancée later wife of his closest and most important friend who was more like a brother to him Edvard Collin. It is one of the very early Andersen-presentations known. This first published collection of Andersen's poetry constitutes Andersen's third published book at the age of 24 and contains at the end the first printing of any of his fairy tales being also his very first fairy tale "The Ghost" or "The Spectre". This is the first time that Andersen uses the term "Eventyr" fairy tale the term which came to denote the genre for which he received world-wide fame as one of the most important writers of all time. 3.2. Nye Eventyr. Tredie Samling. Kjøbenhavn 1845.An excellent presentation-copy of the first edition of the third "collection" of Andersen's second fairy tale-collection containing five of his best fairy tales in the first printing - among them the cherished tales "The Red Shoes" and "The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep ". Inscribed copies of Andersen's fairy tales are very rare and extremely sought-after. But the present presentation-copy is even more interesting as it is inscribed to a fellow author of tales for children - "The poet Kaalund/ in kind remembrance/ of our first meeting/ the 29th of April 1845/ from the NEW FAIRY TALES the printed half title 's author." -in the collection of Andersen's fairy tales that appeared almost simultaneously with Kaalund's renowned "Tales for Children" "Fabler for Børn". 3.3. Historier. Anden Samling. Kjøbenhavn 1853.First edition in splendid condition with the original printed wrappers of the second part of Andersen's "Story"-collection containing first printings of four of his famous fairy-tales. With a lovely poetical presentation-inscription to Frederikke Larcher signed "H.C. Andersen" translated as thus: "I put my bouquet on the board of the stage/ you yourself make the impression of a fresh bouquet". Frederikke Larcher was a stage actress and Andersen might have given the little book as a gift upon her last performance.3.4. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række første samling. Kjøbenhavn 1861.An excellent copy in the original printed illustrated wrappers of the separately published first part of the second series of "Nye Eventyr og Historier" with a lovely presentation-inscription to the title-page translating thus "The splendid the spirited/ Mrs. Agentinde Renck/ send this bouquet of stories/ from my garden of poetry this spring/ Most heartfelt and respectfully/ H.C. Andersen." This splendid volume contains first printings of one of Andersen's most famous most beloved and most frequently recounted fairy-tales/stories: "What the Old Man does is Always Right". Apart from that masterpiece of moral story-telling the present publication contains five other of Andersen's great stories in first printings.3.5. Da Spanierne var her. Originalt romantisk Lystspil i tre Acter. Kjøbenhavn Copenhagen 1865. An excellent copy of the first edition of Andersen's famed play in the scarce original binding and with a magnificent presentation-inscription to Rudolph Kranold who at the time was director of the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. His short reign here until 1866 coincides exactly with the work on and premiere of one of the plays that was very closest to Andersen's heart namely "When the Spanish were Here" which premiered at the Royal Theatre on April 6 1865. Reading Andersen's diaries allows us to actually follow the play the entire way through to the stage. It is evident both from his diaries and from the present presentation-inscription that the play meant a lot to Andersen. As the inscription indicates he's anxious that the play not be taken down again and he clearly asks Kranold to take good care of this play that is close to his heart. 4. Letters4.1. Autographed letter signed in full "Hans Christian Andersen" in English for the Scottish author William Hurton. Dated "Copenhagen 2 October 1851".The present letter is of the utmost interest as it is written in English in Andersen's own hand! and also in Latin letters as opposed the gothic handwriting that Andersen usually uses. Letters and inscriptions in Andersen's Latin hand are of the utmost scarcity. Out of the few known letters in Andersen's hand we have even fewer letters by him written in English. He made an exception for William Hurton to whom a few letters have been preserved demonstrating his reverence for this Scottishman so fascinated by Andersen himself. Almost all of these letters are in institutional holdings and the present one on private hands is a true scarcity. 4.2. Autographed letter signed "H. C. Andersen" for Frederik Bøgh. Dated "Basnæs ved Skjelskjør/ den 3 Juli 1862". 4 pages.This very lengthy letter from Andersen to Frederik Bøgh is interesting in several respects. First of all Andersen here mentions several of his works: new songs for the revised version of his opera "The Raven" proofreading and numerous comments for the "new edition of Fairy Tales and Stories" and a brand new fairy tale: "Finally I have written a new fairy tale: "Snowdrop"." Furthermore Andersen talks about his health and problems he has with his eye as well as the weather and his impending travel plans. It is clear from the letter that he is very close to his young student friend Bøgh. 4.3. Autographed letter signed "H. C. Andersen" for Frederik Bøgh. Dated "Tanger I Marokko/ den 8 Nov: 1862.".An absolutely splendid letter with rare observations about Moroccan culture the people how they dress and behave the food the landscape etc. It is clear that Tanger with its "wild romantic nature" its palm trees its wilderness the wild boars and hyenas is very far from the coldness of the North. Andersen's fascination with the "half naked men" and women in horrible dress with the bare headed Moorish Jews in kaftans "the naked brown kids that screamed and roared" and the slaves that carry goods leaps from the pages of the letter and paint a picture of a place that to a Dane in 1862 must seem oddly fascinating and so different. There is no doubt that this rich culture served as direct inspiration for Andersen's story-writing. 4.4. Autographed letter signed "H. C. Andersen" for Frederik Bøgh. Dated "Toledo den 6 December 1862".A splendid letter from Toledo which Andersen paints so clearly as only he can. "Toledo is a dead city but with the life of poetry" he writes after having described in detail to his dear friend back home the ruins and the melancholy that is Toledo. 4.5. Autographed letter signed "H. C. Andersen" for "Kjære William" i.e. William Melchior. Dated " Frijsenborg den 27 August/ 1868. ". A lovely cheerful birthday letter for the young birthday boy William Melchior who was turning 7 years old. The letter is utterly charming and describes the journey of the birthday letter itself flying over land and sea from Jutland to Copenhagen. The letter not only portrays the ease with which Andersen communicates with children it also constitutes a miniature version of beloved Andersen-stories such as "Little Tuk" and "A Piece of Pearl String". 4.6. Autographed letter signed "H. C. Andersen" for Frederik Bøgh. Dated " den 9 Maj 1873".This Beautiful little letter for Nicolai Bøgh bears witness to the heartfelt bond that Andersen felt towards his young friend. This little gem of a letter is very poetical - most of it is almost like a poem describing the sun coming through the clouds and liking the clouds to snow and the heaven to Paradise. Furthermore Andersen mentions his friends' illness liking him to a bird that needs to be free. Bøgh had fallen ill the previous year from an illness that would eventually kill him 9 years later at the mere age of 45. 5. Manuscript5.1. Original handwritten and signed manuscript for a poem entitled "Stormfloden" i.e. The Storm or The Storm Surge. November 22nd 1872. 1 1/2 handwritten pp.Original manuscripts by Andersen are of the utmost scarcity and only very few are known on private hands. The present is the manuscript for a poem that Andersen wrote just a couple of years before he died and which was published as the preface to a "Christmas Present" by Vilhelm Gregersen in December 1872 just a few weeks after Andersen wrote it. The poem is very dramatic and doomsday-like but has an uplifting an upbuilding ending. It is inspired by the dramatic storm or storm surge that hit Copenhagen on November 13th 1872.6. Books from Andersen's Library6.1. F. ANDERSEN C.J. HANSEN J.P.E. HARTMANN P. HEISE and A. WINDING. Ni Fleerstemmige Mandssange. Udgivne af Foreningen "Fremtiden". Kjöbenhavn 1866.Hans Christian Andersen's own copy with his ownership signature to the bottom of the front wrapper of this pamphlet of "Nine Polyphonic Male Songs". The pamphlet contains nine lovely songs written by the greatest Danish authors of the period set to music by the most famous Danish musicians of the period. Andersen's contribution is the song "Hun har mig glemt" She Has me Forgotten which he had printed for the first time in 1854 but in a different version with different wording. Here it is set to music by F. Andersen. 6.2. G.h. GEORG EMIL BETZONICH. En Kjærligheds-Historie. Fortælling. Kjøbenhavn 1862.A truly rare example of a book that has belonged to Andersen with a long presentation-inscription from the author to Hans Christian Andersen to front free end-paper dated on Andersen's 58th birthday. The author of the novel Georg Emil Betzonich 1829 - 1901 is not a famous author today nor was he very famous at the time. It is interesting however that Andersen kept his book in his library. The book passed to Edvard Collin who inherited Andersen's entire estate when Andersen died in 1875 and also Collin kept it. It was sold at the auction of his belongings in 1886.7. The three main Translations7.1. Jugendleben und Träume eines Italienischen Dichters. Nacch H.C. Andersens Dänischen Original: Improvisatoren. Ins Deutsche übertragen von L. Kruse. 2 Theile. Hamburg August Campe 1835.The very rare first edition of the first German translation of Andersen's first novel "Improvisatoren" being the first of Andersen's books to be translated into any foreign language. It is fair to say that no other translation before or after was as important to Andersen as the present. Before the work even appeared Andersen had a list of recipients for the German translation. Among these was Adalbert Chamisso to whom he wrote in April 1835: "Here I send you my Italian son; he speaks the German language so your family can also understand him. I wish that in the great Germany people will be aware of my book and that I may deserve that awareness. That Kruse is introducing me as an author of novels should be somewhat of a recommendation;… For making such an effort of being known outside of little Denmark I think I cannot be blamed." 7.2. Danish Fairy Legends and Tales. Translated by Caroline Peachey. London William Pickering Chiswick 1846.The very rare first edition - ANDERSEN'S CLOSE FRIEND HENRIETTE SCAVENIUS' BORN MOLTKE COPY - of this highly important Andersen-translation which contains the very first appearance in English of some of Andersen's most famous and beloved fairy tales: "The Emperor's New Clothes "The Nightingale" "The Wild Swans" "The Buck-Wheat" and "The Dustman" and for the first time we here find the titles "The Ugly Duckling" previously called "The Ugly Duck" and "The Real Princess" previously called "The Princess and the Peas".7.3. Contes pour les enfants. Traduit du Danois par V. Caralp. Illustrations à deux teintes par Derancourt. Paris Morizot 1848.Extremely scarce first edition of the first translations of any of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales to appear in French. This first French Andersen-collection constitutes the introduction of Hans Christian Andersen's works in French literature the introduction of the fairy-tale-genre in France and a cornerstone in the history French children's literature. </em> hardcover
183335624Kjøbenhavn Reitzel 1833. Lille 8vo. Smukt velbevaret samtidigt hldrbd. med rig tidstypisk rygforgyldning. Gl. ejernavn nederst på titelblad. Her og der med lidt brunpletter. Fritgående forsatsblad udtaget. <br/><br/><em>Originaludgaven. - BFN: 199 </em> unknown
184958929Kjöbenhavn Bianco Luno 1849. 8vo. Indbundet med det originale bogtrykte foromslag i et nydeligt mønstret papirbind med forgyldt titeletiket på forpermen singeret Wilh. Gethers Eft. Spredte brunpletter. Med Max Lesters exlibris på indersiden af forpermen og Mogens Kochs på forreste friblad. 36 pp. 2 plancher. <br/><br/><em>Originaludgaven af festskriftet i forbindelse med Oehlenschlägers halvfjerdsindstyvende fødelsdag som blev afholdt i den Kgl. Skydebanes store sal. </em> unknown
183457268Kjøbenhavn Forfatterens Forlag 1834. Indbundet ubeskåret i et smukt nyere marmoreret halvlæderbind med forgyldt rygtitel. Sign. Anker Kysters Eftf. Øverste højre hjørne af titelbladet restaureret. Sidste blad udbedret i indre margin uden teksttab. Noget brunplettet. <br/><br/><em>Originaludgaven. BFN 250. </em> unknown
184835625Kjøbenhavn Reitzel 1848. Velbevaret samtidigt hldrbd. med rig tidstypisk rygforgyldning. Lette brugsspor. Rent frisk eksemplar på velin. Med begge smudstitelblade og dedikationsbladet. <br/><br/><em>Originaludgaven. BFN 522. </em> unknown
184840562Kbhvn. Reitzel 1848. Samt. halvlæder med rygforgyldning hjørner lidt stødte.Første sider noget skjoldede. Med tilskrift fra Adolf Recke 1829-67. <br/><br/><em>Originaludgaven. BFN 522. </em> unknown