Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

London , Ward, Lock, & Co. Limited. c1878. Cloth. A smart copy of Hans Christian Andersen's collection of fairy tales with charming illustrations throughout. In the original cloth binding. Undated. Dated c1878 based on institutional copy. Monochrome frontispiece, 12 monochrome plates and vignettes throughout the work. A collection of timeless fairy tales as written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Notable stories include The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina and The Ugly Duckling. Bound in original cloth. Externally smart decorative cover. Damp staining to front board and slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to recto of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean and bright. Slight spotting to front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 901Y7

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: Fiction Illustrated Fairy Tales Children's book Illustrated Not stated

Hans Christian Andersen

Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1935 . Cloth. A lovely edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler. A delightful copy of Whistler's edition, in a pink cloth variant of the publisher's binding.With an illustrated title page, ten full page illustrations, and further vignette illustrations, all the work of Rex Whistler. Collated, complete.Whistler was a celebrated British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action at Normandy in 1944, aged just 39 years.Including the classic fairy tales and legends the Snow Queen, the Red Shoes, the Ugly Duckling and the Three Swans, alongside many others.With a former owner's inscription, dated Xmas 1941, to the half title. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Minor bumping to back strip head and tail, with light fading to back spine. Inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Rex Whistler. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 885F30

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales denmark fairy tales Rex Whistler

Hans Christian Andersen

Fairy Tales and Legends by Hans Andersen

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1935 . Cloth. A delightful edition of the fairy tales of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by artist Rex Whistler. A lovely copy of Whistler's edition, in a pink cloth variant of the publisher's binding, and with the head, tail and fore edge of the text block dyed pink.With an illustrated title page, ten full page illustrations, and further vignette illustrations, all the work of Rex Whistler. Collated, complete.Whistler was a celebrated British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action at Normandy in 1944, aged just 39 years.Including the classic fairy tales and legends the Snow Queen, the Red Shoes, the Ugly Duckling and the Three Swans, alongside many others.With a faint former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With pink text block fore edge. Externally, lovely, with minor bumping to back strip head and tail. Faint former owner's inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot to the first and last few leaves. Near Fine . Ill.: Rex Whistler. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 885F29

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: Hans Christian Andersen danish literature fairy tales danish literature Rex Whistler

Hans Christian Andersen

Fairy Tales and Sketches

London, George Bell & Sons, 1875 . Leather. A charmingly illustrated English language edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Danish fairy tales, in a full calf prize binding by Bickers. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-one large illustrations, including fourteen plates. With numerous further small vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.A wonderful collection of the beloved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including tales such as 'The Philosopher's Stone', 'The Snow Man', and 'Brownie and the Dame&apos.Translated from the Danish by Caroline Peachey and others.With a prize inscription, dated 1876, to the verso of the front free endpaper.In a full calf signed prize binding by Bickers. In a full calf signed prize binding. Significant rubbing to back strip and board perimeters. Head of front and rear joints starting, with head of front board a touch tender, and rear board firmly held. Prize inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Otto Speckter; A. W. Cooper; A. W. Bayes et al. Good .

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Boeknummer: 890F27

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: hans christian andersen otto speckter bickers otto speckter Otto Speckter; A. W. Cooper; A. W. Bayes et al.

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

Nottingham, Boots the Chemists, 1923. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of the fantastical fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete/ Andersen penned many beloved fairy tales noted for their darker tone, this volume including 'The Snow Queen', 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Ugly Duckling', and more.This edition is beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, a noted whimsical cartoonist.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries.Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few small marks to the boards and spine. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn, heavier to the head of the spine, with small chips. Light marks to the wraps. Spine is sunned. Light rubbing to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: W. Heath Robinson. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 890P11

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales hans christian andersen w. heath robinson fairy tales hans christian andersen W. Heath Robinson

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

London, George Newnes Limited, 1899. First edition. Paperback. Five volumes of this fortnightly publication of Hans Christian Andersen's popular fairy tales. The scarce first edition of this series. Dated from similar copies. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Five volumes from a fourteen volume collection of Hans Christian Anderson's popular fairy tales. Including lovable titles such as The Ugly Duckling and The Wild Swans. With numerous engraved vignette illustrations throughout. Advertisements to the front and rear of each issue. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges and a few marks to the panels, heavier on part one. Some age-toning to the edges. Offsetting to the paste down of part 5. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd handling mark. Offsetting to page 97 of part 5 and to the front of part 1. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 834G43

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: Fairy tales children's literature the ugly duckling the marsh king's daughter children's literature Not Stated

H C Andersen; Louis Demouceaux

Nouveaux Contes

Versailles, Imprimerie de E Aubert, 1874. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, first French language edition of Hans Christian Andersen's tales. Translated into French by Louis Demouceaux. A very scarce edition of Hans Christian Andersen's tales,  especially scarce in commerce. With an original photo portrait frontispiece taken in Versailles. Tales include 'Au Moulin', 'L'Aire', 'Le Petit Rudy' and 'Le Papillon&apos. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, sound. Chips to the spine. Small loss to the head of the spine. Patches of rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 779L4

Catalogus: World Literature

Trefwoorden: Demouceaux Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Andersen None

Hans Christian Anderson; H. W. Dulcken [translator]

Fairy Tales and Stories

London, George Routledge & Sons, c1875. Leather. A smart edition of Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales and stories, with colour illustrations. Dated from ink inscription to the front endpaper. Illustrated with colour frontispiece and three colour plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of fairy tales and children's stories from Anderson, including: Thumbelina, The Hardy Tin Soldier, The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes, The Nightingale, The Snow Queen in Seven Stories, The Little Match Girl, and The Little Sea Maid. These tales have been translated into over one hundred and twenty-five languages and are considered culturally embedded in the collective consciousness of the West. Written by Hans Christian Anderson, a prolific Danish writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, best remembered for his fairy tales. Translated by Henry William Dulcken, an English translator and children's writer, best known for translating these works. Bound in full blue calf. Externally, smart with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1875. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 878T46

Catalogus: Literature

Trefwoorden: Hans Christian Anderson Anderson Fairy Tales Fairy Stories Anderson The Little Mermaid The Ugly Duckling Not Stated

J. R. L. Anderson

Reckoning on Ice

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thriller by John Richard Lane in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This thriller was written by John Richard Lane Anderson, a British journalist and writer. The work follows a scientist who believes someone is out to steal his work, enlisting a young accountant to investigate. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only the odd spot to the endpapers. The wrap is excellent with only slight creasing to the head and tail, slight marks and a chip to the tail of the front flyleaf. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor spot only. Spotting to the fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: none. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 890Z20

Catalogus: World Literature

Trefwoorden: First edition Thriller J. R. L. Anderson Fiction Thriller none

A. A. Anderson; A. Wall

A Romance of N&Apos;Shabe: Being a Record of Startling Adventures in South Central Africa

London, Chapman & Hall, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce lost city novel, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with ten plates. Collated complete. Set in Zimbabwe, a group of explorers travel by balloon and discover the last descendants of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Written by Andrew A. Anderson and Andrew Henry Wall, British authors on a multitude of fictional and non-fiction subjects. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the board edges. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 902T53

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Romance N'Shabe Startling Adventures N'Shabe Anderson Wall Not Stated

Anon

The Baroness. A Tale. Dedicated to the Daughters of Rank and Affluence in Great Britain

London, Seeley, Burnside and Seeley, 1843. Leather. A rather scarce religious novel concerning two young women, Edith and the young Baroness de Walton. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering. Bound by R. Eastwell, Belfast, with the bookbinder's label to the front pastedown. Publisher's note to the rear, "The story of Old Humphrey in Chapter xx, is printed in a Tract, under the title of 'A Short Story for Rich and Poor.' Price 3d.£ This work remains anonymous. In a half calf binding. There is some wear to the extremities, including some rubbing and edge wear with some loss to the spine. The spine leather is split in two and coming away. The front board is detached and the rear hinge is cracked. The text binding is tight and firm. Internally the pages have slight browning and scattered foxing becoming prominent to the first and last few pages. There is a section missing to the top of the front blank. There are two small marginal pieces missing from page 27 that do not affect the text. There are repairs to closed tears on page 161/2 that do not affect the text. There are tidemarks to the top of the first two leaves. Overall the condition is good only. A scarce work in need of care and attention. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: LTH4-E-12

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: R Eastwell Novel Religion Anonymous Novel None

Anon

Cat and Dog Stories As Told to One Another

London , W. Swan Sonnenschein and Co. c1880. Cloth. A scarce short story for children about cats and dogs. Illustrated throughout. With Cadbury's Cocoa advert to rear board, and adverts to the pastedowns and endpapers. In paper-covered boards. Externally sound, with some light shelfwear to the extremities. Some spotting to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signature to title page. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN22-G-1

Catalogus: Children's Literature

Trefwoorden: Children's Cats Dogs Cats None

Anon

A Complete Collection of Junius&Apos;S Letters, with Those of Sir William Draper

London , A. Thomson, 1770. Cloth. A very scarce 1770 collection of letters from "Junius" to Sir William Draper. A pseudonym for a still unkown writer, "Junius" caused controversy in late Eighteenth Century London with a series of inflammatory letters to various influential figures and magazines. The letters here are an exchange between him and the British Army officer William Draper. Rebound in cloth binding with decorative paper-covered boards. Externally very smart indeed, there ios only some very minor rubbing to extremities. Internally, the binding of the endpages is somewhat tender, but elsewhere the pages are firmly bound but are foxed throughout. Includes bookplate to pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN33-F-19

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Junius Sir William Draper Letters Sir William Draper None

Anon

La Dote Di Susetta Romanzo Francese Della Fine Del Secolo XVIII

Siena, Nella Tipografia di Guido Mucci, 1829. Fine Binding. An Italian translation of a French romantic novel. The author of this work is not known. With an introduction by Giovanni Rosini. Rosini was an Italian writer and Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Pisa. With an engraved frontispiece. In Italian translated from the original French. In a full morocco binding with gilt stamping to the board edges and to the spine. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Front hinge is strained but firm. Marks to the front pastedown. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with just the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 565L1

Catalogus: World Literature

Trefwoorden: Italian Novels Translation Illustrated Novels None

Anon

Ephemeris or Leaves from Ye Journall of Marian Drayton

London, Robert and George Seeleye; Seeley, 1854. First edition. Leather. An anonymously published historical novel, purporting to be the diary of a sixteenth century lady, Marion Drayton. The first edition of this work. An uncommon work, which is a Victorian imitation of a sixteenth century diary. The syntax and spelling loosely resembles that of the early modern era as an attempt to convince the reader they are reading a diary. Undated, dated from Copac. Copac entries date the work at either 1853 or 1854. Dated from the 1854 listing of Cambridge University and the National Library of Scotland. This diary of one Marian Drayton is said to have been written from 1553-1559 and was published from the manuscript by her nephew, Richard Falkenridge in 1592, as stated to the preface. A fascinating historical novel from the Victorian period. In a full, tooled morocco binding. Externally, smart. Rebacked with the original boards and backstrip preserved. Light rubbing to the boards. Hinges have been reinforced. Prior owners' inscriptions to the recto of front endpaper, M A Wilkinson, M E Milward and E M Pugh. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges. The odd spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 628L14

Catalogus: English Literature Pre 1900

Trefwoorden: Diary Biography Novel History Biography None