Author: Hans C. Andersen; H. W. Dulcken [trans.]
Title: What the Moon Saw and Other Tales
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, 1867 . Cloth. A charming collection of the fairy tales of Hans Andersen, with over one-hundred charming illustrations from Alfred Walter Bayes. An early edition of Bayes's illustrated edition of these tales, first published with Alfred Walter Bayes's illustrations the year prior.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and numerous further vignette illustrations by Bayes, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. A wonderful collection of over forty charming tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author best remembered for his prolific output of fairy tales.With two leaves of advertisements to the rear, and a bookplate to the front free endpaper.A charming Victorian era children's work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fraying in these locations. Back strip age toned. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned throughout due to paper type. Significant marks to tail of first five leaves, including title page and frontispiece. Further instances of light spotting and handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: A. W. Bayes; The Brothers Dalziel [engraved]. Very Good .

Keywords: Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales what the moon saw a w bayes fairy tales A. W. Bayes; The Brothers Dalziel [engraved]


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