1910 Scarce Hans Christian Andersen Edition - DANISH FAIRY TALES and LEGENDS Illustrated by W. H. Robinson.

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Author: Hans Christian Andersen. (WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON, illustrator).
Title: Danish Fairy Tales and Legends. With a Memoir of the Author and with Sixteen Illustrations by W. H. Robinson.
Publisher: Paisley, Alexander Gardner, Publisher by Appointment to the Late Queen Victoria, no date. (circa 1910).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6 ".
Pages: 332 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated cloth binding (hinges fine, very nice and uncommon) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright. tight and clean, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the 16 wonderful illustrations by William Heath Robinson. As usual, the advertised illustration on page 289 is the color frontispiece and the advertised frontispiece (Dustman) is on page 90. Complete.

The book: Scarce and attractive edition of Andersen's DANISH FAIRY TALES and LEGENDS including The Wild Swans, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, The Dustman, The Emperor's New Clothes, Elfin-Mount, The Snow Queen, The Red Shoes, The Rose-Elf, The Little Match-Girl, and Many Others.

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.

The Illustrator: William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 – 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives.