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1847140937710London: Chapman & Hall 1847. First British Edition. Very Good. First British edition. Bound in publisher's brown cloth decorated in blind and stamped in gilt. Spine faded corners bumped cloth lightly rubbed. Previous owner details to front free end paper. Plates browned and foxed; sporadic light foxing to pages. All plates are present though the plate facing page 90 has been re-tipped in and has a short edge-tear. Contains eleven fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen translated here into English for the first time. Chapman & Hall unknown books
18649769New York: James Miller 1864. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 12mo. 2 ads 187 1 4 ads pp. frontis plates illus. In publisher's embossed cloth with gilt vignette on the spine; a frontispiece and two additional inserted plates are accompanied by a number of in-text illustrations. Binding is quite fresh and attractive; weakness in the center of the textblock with a signature slightly proud; contemporary owner name in pencil on the front fee endpaper. <br /> <br /> A charming copy of some of Andersen's tales including the title tale The Fir Tree The Snow-Queen The Leap-Frog The Elder-Bush and the Bell. While there is no publication date we have postulated 1864 based on the publisher's advertisements at the front and rear of the book. James Miller unknown
1848SKU1087812J. Wiley 1848-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 1848; green cloth boards with gilt spine title and board illustration; spine is lightly faded; some wear to corners of boards and ends of spine; no jacket; bookplate on front pastedown; name penned on front endpaper; spotting throughout; 206 pages; includes four drawings by Otto Speckter and other illustrations; 16mo - over 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall J. Wiley hardcover
186042062London, Richard Bentley, 1860. Contemporary decorated gilt cloth,, colours faded, inner hinges weak, upper joints split. Old name on title-page. (2), 252 pp.
1860291656London: Richard Bentley 1860. First. hardcover. fine. 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.<br/><br/> First edition of this elegantly bound book of fairy-tales with a charming feminine bookplate from 1906.<br/><br/> Richard Bentley unknown books
186072363Boston: Ticknor & Company. Very Good. 1860. Hardcover. Andersen Hans Christian. THE SAND-HILLS OF JUTLAND. Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1860. Copyright page reads "PRINTED FROM EARLY SHEETS FOR THE AUTHOR'S BENEFIT." 267 pages plus 16 pages of ads. brown cloth covers with gilt printing to the spine. The spine is sunned and the covers show some light soiling. The contents are bright and complete. Very Good. . Ticknor & Company hardcover books
1860201729Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1860. First. hardcover. very good. 8vo original brown cloth stamped in gilt & blind; spine faded & worn at the extremes. Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1860. First American edition.<br/><br/> Published the same year as the British edition. penciled ownership name on flyleaf with the date Xmas 1860.<br/><br/> Ticknor & Fields unknown books
18603547Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1860. First US Edn. 8vo Pp. 267. Seems to lack a flyleaf Brown cloth worn at extremities of spine. A good tight copy. Ticknor & Fields unknown books
1860024363Boston: Ticknor and Fields. First American Edition. Original pebbled cloth. Slight edge wear with slight loss at head of spine several leaves toward the rear roughly opened Good Plus. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1860. Ticknor and Fields hardcover
186025372Boston: Ticknor and Fields 1860. Very good. First US edition of this fairy tale collection translated by Mrs. Bushby who also translated one of the first collections of Andersen's tales into English in 1846. Published the same year as the UK edition and containing 18 fairy tales among them "The Girl Who Trod Upon Bread" "A Row of Pearls" and "The Old Oaks Tree's Last Dream." 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original blind-stamped brown cloth gilt-lettered spine. Brown coated endpapers. 4 267 1 pages. Ink owner inscription dated 1903 to second fly leaf. Toning to spine with ends chipped; faint soil to cloth. Front hinge non-archivally repaired. Interior clean. Ticknor and Fields unknown
1871004680Boston: Lee and Shepard 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. A Very Good volume - EARLY edition No jacket with decorative gilt spine titles. Spine cloth has sunned and is rubbed. Crown and foot of spine cloth have started to fray. Original yellow end-papers which are the publishers advertisements for their back titles. Tissue guard in place on frontis. Only end-papers are lightly foxed. Twenty 20 short stories including his famed "Elfin Hill"; The Mud-Kings Daughter; "The Girl Who Trod Upon Bread"; plus 17 more wonderful tales. A small Copperplate owners name on blank front free- end paper c 1870s. Top of closed page edges have several micro ink dots' possibly made by a bored student. Does not detract from this hard to find early edition. 284 pages. Protected in stiff mylar jacket. <br/> <br/> Lee and Shepard hardcover
1860021670Boston: Ticknor and Fields. Original brown pebbled cloth. First American Edition. Slight wear with loss at head of spine previous owners name in ink few leaves roughly opened with minor chips and edge tears Very Good. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1860. Ticknor and Fields hardcover
1860291656London: Richard Bentley 1860. First. hardcover. fine. 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.<br/> <br/> First edition of this elegantly bound book of fairy-tales with a charming feminine bookplate from 1906.<br/> <br/> Richard Bentley unknown
186042062London Richard Bentley 1860. Contemporary decorated gilt cloth colours faded inner hinges weak upper joints split. Old name on title-page. 2 252 pp. <br/><br/><em>First English edition. Without translator's name & dedication. </em> hardcover
1890001338Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers 1890. Split in endpaper at front hinge cover firmly attached. Pencilled price on fep. Tanned pages. Bumped corners with some wear to cover. Cover and spine have detailed illustrations. Gilt titles on spine are somewhat faded. 284 pages with black and white plates which still have their tissue covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lee and Shepard Publishers Hardcover
186045921London: Richard Bentley 1860. 8vo. iv 252 pp. Contemporary full vellum binding somewhat darkened with age and use. Previous owner's Conservative MP of the late nineteenth C Percy Scawen Wyndham bookplate on pastedown. Marbled endpapers edges burnished red. 1 cm tear to the edge of p. 7/8 and one section slightly sprung. . Very Good. Full Vellum. First Edition First Issue. 1860. Richard Bentley 1860 hardcover
1860250766Richard Bentley 1860. Hardback. Good. First English edition hardback translator’s name not added to tile page 1860 with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age handling and storage - original purple cloth boards by Edmonds & Remnants with gilt image to front and gilt titles to spine lightly tanned to spine. Binding a touch shaken but remains firmly bound and hinges sound. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions - a couple of neat ownership signatures to front endpapers; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Richard Bentley hardcover
18605081<p>The Sand-Hills Of Jutland by Hans Christian Andersen <br />first US edition<br />hardcover <br />Publisher:<br />Ticknor And Fields 1860<br />Condition: <br />Good - wear to the covers and spine bookplate attached to the endpaper<br />writing on the flyleaf</p> Ticknor And Fields hardcover
1860ABE-1474816343157Richard Bentley London 1860 collection fo fairy tales in publisher's binding slight edgewear upper right corner of front board marked and worn fading of cloth on rear boards corners bumped but overall nice tight copy of scarce book Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Richard Bentley London hardcover
1860ABE-1474816343158Richard Bentley London 1860 collection fo fairy tales in lovely half leather binding slight edgewear slight foxing scarce book Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Richard Bentley London hardcover
186011341London:: Richard Bentley 1860. First edition in English. publisher's purple cloth decorated in gold. Spine lightly faded to blue else a bright fresh copy of a scarce book. 8vo. Richard Bentley, hardcover
186000190THE SAND -HILLS OF JUTLAND Ticknor & Fields 1860 first American edition spine somewhat lightened and some light wear to the spine extremities else a tight vg copy. A collection of fantasy tales from the Danish master story-teller. Ticknor & Fields unknown
189658756Boston: Berkley Updike The Merrymount Press 1896. French-fold. 4 full-page Illustrations by Mary J. Newill of Birmingham. 4 16-20 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green pictorial printed wrapers spine worn and dampstained. French-fold. 4 full-page Illustrations by Mary J. Newill of Birmingham. 4 16-20 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Smith 19 Berkley Updike, The Merrymount Press unknown books
1898355339New York.: R.H. Russell. 1898. The Merrrymount Edition. Printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. Publisher’s plain boards with an illustrated paper wrapper. Good plus wrapper lightly soiled and split at spine and has a couple of chips. 22.7x17.5 cm. Woodcut illustrations by Mary J. Newill of Birmingham. weight: 0.6 lb. Translated by H.W. Dulcken. R.H. Russell. hardcover
1896blb07118Boston: Berkeley Updike - The Merrymount Press 1896. 1st. Hardcover. Good. Blue illustrated paper wrapped on boards with black print to front. Considerable wear chipping and pieces missing to cover but interior of book is VG or even NF with all striking woodcuts and cover design by Mary J. Newill of Birmingham. Translated by H.W. Dulcken. Berkeley Updike - The Merrymount Press hardcover
