1884 Rare Victorian Edition - Hans Christian Andersen - FAIRY TALES and Sketches.
Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Caroline Peachey, Augusta Plesner, H. Ward [Illustrated by Otto Speckter, A. W. Cooper and Others].
Title: FAIRY TALES and Sketches.
Publisher : London: George Bell & Sons, 1884.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages : xi-543 pages.
Binding: Attractive and good to very good full vellum binding (hinges tight but worn and scuffed - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (bright. tight, foxing throughout but mainly on preliminary and last pages - as shown, gift note of a previous owner on the blank page following the first endpaper).
Illustrations: Nicely illustrated.
The book: Rare and attractive edition of Andersen's Fairy tales and Sketches illustrated.
The Author: Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.