The Wild Swans and Other Stories
by Andersen, Hans Christian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, one inch split at head of spine, owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, one inch split at head of spine, . owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked and tender, spine . cracked.. N.D.. Hardcover. Circa 1870s-80s. Translated from the Danish by H. W. Dulcken. One of the volumes in the publishers Hans Christian Andersen Library. Green blindstamped cloth further stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Color lithograph frontispiece of a princess finding her brothers changed into swans. Seven other engravings by Dalziel Brothers. (6) , 149pp + (6) pp of publishers ads. Contains the following stories: The Wild Swans, She Was Good for Nothing, The Racers, In a Thousand Years, The Goblin and the Huckster, There is a Difference, The Garden of Paradise, The Little Sea Maid (basis for The Little Mermaid) , The Pen and Inkstand, and The Swans Nest. ; Hans Christian Andersen Library; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43562
- Title
- The Wild Swans and Other Stories
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, one inch split at head of spine, owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fairy Tales, 19th Century Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...