first edition
1933 · New York
by Andersen, Hans Christian; MacKinstry; Elizabeth
New York: Coward McCann, 1933. First edition (stated). Fine in very good plus jacket.. First printing of this Art Deco-style interpretation of the classic Danish fairy tales, including "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," and more. 11'' x 8.75''. Original red cloth, yellow paper label on front board, spine lettered in black. In original price-clipped red dust jacket with yellow paper vignette. Yellow pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by MacKinstry with 3 full-page color illustrations, 12 full-page black-and-white illustrations, plus numerous in-text images. 256 pages. Jacket with a couple tiny tape repairs to verso, rubbing along bottom edge and shallow chipping to spine foot.
(Inventory #: 3740)