Norwegian Folk Tales: From the Collection of Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Jorgen Moe ..The Parson and the Sexton, The Mill That Grinds at the Bottom of the Sea, The Hare Who Had Been Married, The House Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Key in the Distaff, +

by Asbjornsen, Peter Christen; Moe, Jorgen Engebretsen; Iversen, Pat Shaw; Norman, Carl

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1982. ....Large format soft cover (not large print), tight clean and square, no names or store stamps, flat uncreased spine, with edge wear, illustrated through out by Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen. "Within these captivating tales we meet witches, trolls, and ogres; sly foxes and great, mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country-lads-turned-heroes. Collected here in a sparkling contemporary translation by Pat Shaw Iversen and Carl Norman, these tales brim with the matchless vitality and power of their original telling." Contents include: The Fox as Shepherd / The Ram and the Pig Who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves / Butterball / The Companion / The Ash Lad Who had an Eating Match With the Troll / The Princes Who Always Had to Have the Last Word / Soria Moria Castle / The Golden Bird / The Three Princesses in the Mountain-In-The-Blue / The Seventh Father of the House / The Boys Who Met the Trolls in the Hedal Woods / The Devil and lthe Bailiff / Not Driving and Not Riding / The Cock and The Fox / The Old Woman Against the Stream / plus many many more. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Cover Illustration By Beatrice Fassell, Interior Illustrations By Erik Werenskiold, Theodor Kittelsen . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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