Danish Fairy Legends and Tales
by Andersen, Hans Christian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
William Pickering, London, 1846. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition in English of Andersen's fairy tales. Very good. Fully leather bound with gilt stamped detailing on covers and spine. Marbled end papers. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, and name inscribed on front free end paper, inscription by previous owner on verso of front free end paper. Some water stains and foxing on end papers. A very nice copy; housed in a custom-made slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1401047
- Title
- Danish Fairy Legends and Tales
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Pickering, London
- Date Published
- 1846
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...