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ANDERSEN, H.C.
Nye Eventyr og Historier. (Første Række). (1.) - Fjerde Samling.
K., 1858 - 60. Orig. komp. helshirtbd. Begge permer løsgået. Indimellem brunplettet.
Reference : 20675
4 originaludgaver med i alt 16 førstetryk. Bfn 767, 774, 782, 794.
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Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række. (Første)-Fjerde Samling. - [18 FAIRY TALES IN FIRST PRINTING]
Kjøbenhavn, 1861-66. Four issues, in varying bindings: 1: Very nice later light brown half morocco binding in pastiche-style with lovely gilding to spine. A nice and clean copy.2: Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and front board and blindstamped ornamental border to boards. Spine professionally restored. A very nice copy. 3: Bound with the original printed illustrated wrappers in a lovely later brown half mororcco binding with lovely gilding to spine and lovely gilt borders to boards. Back wrapper with restorations. A bit of brownspotting and an old owner's signature to front wrapper, but all in all an excellent copy. 4: Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt title to front board. Lacking 1 cm at top capital. Inner hinges weak. Contemporary owner's presentation-inscription to front free end-paper. Very nice and clean.
First editions, first issues. An excellent set with three of the issues in various original states. Here, we have the entire second series, all four issues, of Andersen's third fairy-tale collection, which contains some of his most beloved tales and stories, among them ""Tolv med Posten"" (Twelve by the Mail), ""Hvad Fatter gør er altid det Rigtige"" (What the Old Man Does is Always Right ), ""Sneemanden"" (The Snow Man), ""Isjomfruen"" (The Ice Maiden), ""Psychen"" (The Psyche ), ""Gjemt er ikke glemt"" (Kept Secret but not Forgotten), ""Skrubtudsen"" (The Toad), etc., etc.In all, the present four issues contain 18 fairy-tales in their first printing.
