ID 859518
Lot 156 | Wonderful Stories for Children
Valeur estimée
$ 1 500 – 2 500
First edition in English, first issue with spelling of "Anderson" on title page. "This is the first edition of the first translation of Andersen's fairy tales into English [...] Mary Howitt learned Danish so that she might translate the stories of her friend Hans Andersen" (Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books: 1566-1910, p.17). Stories in this influential collection include: Ole Lukoie, The Daisy, The Naughty Boy, Tommelise (Thumbelina), The Rose-Elf, The Garden of Paradise, A Night in the Kitchen, Little Ida's Flowers, The Constant Tin Soldier, and The Storks.
Octavo (160 x 120mm). Four hand-colored plates, including frontispiece. Original red cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt (rebacked, with original spine laid down; a little wear at tips).
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