Hans Christian Andersen. La Reine des Neiges et Quelques Autres Contes. Illustres Par Edmond Dulac. L'Edition d'Art, H. Piazza, Paris. [Il a été tire de cet ouvrage: 500 Exemplaires sur papier du Japon.]; [Acheve d'Imprimer le 4 Novembre 1911 Par G. Kadar, Paris.] [Table des Contes: La Reine des Neiges; La Petite Sirène; Le Rossignol; Une Vraie Princesse; Conte du Vent; Les Habits Neufs de l'Empereur; Le Jardin du Paradis.]
The Snow Queen and Other Tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Edmond Dulac. The Arts Edition. Paris: H. Piazza, 1911.
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LIMITED EDITION
"From this work were printed 500 copies on Japanese paper. Completed Printing on November 4, 1911, by G. Kadar, Paris."
This is one of the 500 copies on Japanese paper, beautifully printed with wide margins, picture frame surrounds to the text block, and stunning colour illustrated plates, illustrated by Edmond Dulac. Text in French.
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Contains: The Snow Queen; The Little Mermaid; The Nightingale; A Real Princess; The Wind's Tale; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Garden Paradise.
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Size: 241 x 304 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), engraved title, (2), half title, t.p., pp.5-171, 1pp., (5)]
Contemporary half morocco over marbled paper backed boards, the spine with the titles tooled in gilt, else without additional decoration. Externally very attractive indeed. A little rubbed to raised bands and along the joints but with both boards securely attached, the binding secure, and without shelf lean. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut as published. Shelf and edge wear. Without any attached bookplates, but with an ink gift inscription to the head of the ffep dated 1931. Internally exceptionally clean throughout, endpapers foxed, else internally very good to near fine. A beautiful book.
[OCLC 1400528392, 723941248, 458450156].
