1889 Scarce First English Edition - New Fairy-Tales told by Aunt Emmy. Illustrated.
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Author: Aunt Emmy (Giehrl, Emilia). Translated by Emy Gordon.
Title: New Fairy-Tales for Children young and old. Told by Aunt Emmy. Translated by Emy Gordon by Permission of the Author. With Aunt Emmy's Portrait and forty Illustrations.
Publisher: Donauwörth, Lewis Auer, 1889. First English Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 8 " X 6 ".
Pages: 247 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original fully decorated cloth binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated with Aunt Emmy's Portrait and forty Illustrations.
Estimate: (Scarce with few other copies available worldwide).
The book: Attractive and scarce first English edition of New Fairy-Tales for Children young and old. Told by Aunt Emmy. A rare find in any condition!
The author: Emilia Giehrl (* November 1, 1837 in Regensburg, † October 15, 1915 in Munich), pseudonym Emmy and Aunt Emmy, was folk writer. She grew up as the daughter of Joseph von Aschenbrenner, a Bavarian finance minister. She began writing poetry as a child. An accident during pregnancy tied her to her bed for life. In simple language, she wrote stories, narratives and poems for daily and weekly newspapers as well as children's and young people's books in a romantic-transfigured and religious-edifying style. She promoted the Munich Penny Club, which worked for the poor.