Description: MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF THE CLASSICS / VINTAGE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS / FAIRY TALES & FANTASY **PLEASE READ: Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through EBay’s mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Easton Press full-leather binding, LONG OUT OF PRINT 2V edition of COMPLETE ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES translated from the Danish by JEAN HERSHOLT. THIS IS A SCARCE VINTAGE HEIRLOOM EASTON SET WITH LAVISH DEEP GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE WITH GORGEOUS VINTAGE ILLUSTRATIONS by FRITZ KREDEL. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THIS MASTERPIECE YOU CAN FIND. UNUSED BOOKPLATES ARE INCLUDED! 🍍 NOT INCLUDED… 😃 ABOUT THE BOOK: This definitive collection of work from Hans Christian Andersen—one of the immortals of world literature—not only includes his own notes to his stories but is the only version available in trade paperback that presents Andersen's fairy tales exactly as he collected them in the original Danish edition of 1874. Recognizing the literary merit of Andersen's own simple colloquial language, which Victorian translators and their imitators very often altered to sentimentalize or vulgarize, translator Jean Hersholt has remained faithful to the original text. The fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen wrote, such as "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," and "The Nightingale," are remarkable for their sense of fantasy, power of description, and acute sensitivity, and they are like no others written before or since. Unlike the Brothers Grimm, who collected and retold folklore, Andersen adopted the most ancient literary forms of the fairy tale and the folktale and distilled them into a genre that was uniquely his own. CONDITION: Books is in LIKE NEW condition for their age with only a couple of faint, negligible rubs to the gilt page ends, barely worth noting (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS). They are NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATS, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL set. SHIPPING: FREE TO US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. We ship PRIORITY and PACK VERY WELL. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, Folio Society, International Collectors Library, Heritage Press, and First Edition Library. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE COPY. Mahalo for looking at our listings! By bidding/purchasing this item, you are helping a very grateful family who sends you our WARMEST ALOHA & MAHALO!
Price: 159.99 USD
Location: Honokaa, Hawaii
End Time: 2024-08-22T04:21:30.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: United States
Signed: No
Publisher: Franklin Library Folio Society Limited Editions Club Like
Subject: Fantasy Vintage Leather Bound Books
Year Printed: 1977
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Fritz Kredel
Special Attributes: Deluxe Edition, Gift Edition, Famous Editions Library, Collectible Edition, Romania, Nosferatu, Bela Lugosi, Vampires, 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition
Region: Europe
Author: Andersen
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics Fairy Tales Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Character Family: Dracula Frankenstein
