‎"ANDERSEN, H.C.‎
‎Nye Eventyr. Tredie Samling. - [PRESENTATION-COPY OF FIVE OF ANDERSEN'S BEST FAIRY TALES]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, 1845. Contemporary half calf with gilt spine. Lower capital defective, otherwise fine. Internally nice and clean. Inscribed to front free end-paper. (4), 52 pp. ‎

Reference : 63536

‎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 in the collection of fairy tales that appeared almost simultaneously with Kaalund's renowned ""Tales for Children"" (""Fabler for Børn""). The inscription translates as thus: ""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."" (""Digteren Kaalund/ til venlig Erindring/ om vort første Møde/ den 29 April 1845/ fra de [NYE EVENTYR]s Forfatter."". Hans Vilhelm (H. V.) Kaalund (1818-1885) was a Danish lyric poet famous primarily for his ""Fabler for Børn"" (""Fables/Tales for Children,"" 1845), the most famous of which is ""Den dræbte And"" (""The Murdered Duck""). Like the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Kaalund's tales bear witness to the rising interest of children and nature in Danish literature and they too became extremely popular. Together, Andersen and Kaalund in Denmark founded the art of writing directly for and to children and are both considered pioneers in their field. The five famous fairy tales that all appear here for the first time are: Elverhøi (The Elf Mound), De røde Skoe (The Red Shoes), Springfyrerne (The Jumpers), Hyrdinden og Skorsteensfeieren (The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep), Holger Danske (Holger Danske – Holger the Dane). BFN: 467 - 468, 469, 470, 471, 472.‎