1890 Rare Book - Hans Christian Andersen - Eighty FAIRY TALES and Stories. Illustrated.
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Author: Hans Christian Andersen (Dr. H. W. Dulcken, translator).
Title: FAIRY TALES and Stories.
Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited. no date (circa 1890).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: vii-512 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Very nice and uncommon.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, nice 1891 school prize dedication to a 12-year-old Emily Newton on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely and nicely illustrated throughout.
The book: Rare and attractive edition of 80 Andersen's Fairy tales and Stories 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.