LONDON; A DESCRIPTIVE POEM
by [Anderson, Alexander]
New-York; Baltimore: Samuel Wood and Sons; Samuel S. Wood & Co, 1820. Very good.. First US edition of this chapbook poem about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the UK's capital city. This first US edition was published by the prominent New York firm Samuel Wood and Sons around nine years after its English predecessor. With locations in both New York and Baltimore, Samuel Wood chapbooks made their way up and down the East Coast, but many... Read More
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BABY'S RECORD
by Anderson, Anne
London: George G. Harrap, 1928. Very good plus.. Reissue of this popular 1920 baby book, vividly illustrated and in the original presentation box. 10.25'' x 7.75''. Original pink pictorial cloth stamped in navy and gilt. In original dark grey box, lid printed with same design as front cover. Illustrated by Anderson with 6 full-page color plates and delicate line illustrations in text. 64 pages. Some discreet repairs to box joints. A number of entries once filled, now gently... Read More
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RAINBOW TWINS
by Anderson, Florence Mary
London: Joseph Johnson, 1920. Very good.. Terrific large-format Peter Pan imitation, in which two children grow wings and have an adventure with fairies. 11'' x 8.25''. Original cloth-backed color pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Anderson with 12 full-page color plates and line illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Some rubbing to boards, subtly infilled, one dark spot to rear board. Interior with light foxing and toning. Bright.
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SOMETHING ABOUT CATS
by Anderson, Frank J.
Spartanburg [SC]: Wofford Library Press, 1983. Near fine.. Signed limited first edition of this miniature missive on the benefits of owning a cat, written in the tone of a child asking their parents for a feline friend. This is a remarkably scarce little title: we locate only one holding via OCLC. 2.75'' x 2''. Original yellow pictorial wrapper. Pictorial title page and one black-and-white illustration. [2] leaves. Signed by Anderson and numbered 26 of 50 to colophon. Bookplate... Read More
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THE OLD MAN IS ALWAYS RIGHT
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Rojankovsky, Feodor
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First edition, first printing of this uncommon Hans Christian Andersen title, an excellent copy. 9.5'' x 8.75''. Original pictorial boards. In original dust jacket. Features color and black & white lithographs on every page by Rojankovsky.
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Nielsen, Kay
New York: George H. Doran, 1924. Very good plus.. First US trade edition with Nielsen's spectacular illustrations, among the greatest of all the many Golden Age interpretations of Andersen. Nielsen illustrates the work of fellow Dane, Andersen, in this gorgeous gift book with a style mixing "some of the decorative design of Art Nouveau with the bold shapes of Art Deco" (Menges). Includes "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," and more. A stunning production. 11'' x 8.5''. Original black... Read More
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THE UGLY DUCK AND OTHER TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian
London: Grant and Griffith, 1847. Good plus.. Early English edition of these classic fairy tales, including "The Ugly Duck[ling]," "The Princess and the Peas," and "The Little Mermaid." About a decade after Andersen's first children's stories in Danish, the English-speaking world was finally introduced to them in 1846. The translator of this volume, Charles Boner, was responsible for three of the first five English collections of Andersen's works in that year: THE DANISH STORY BOOK and THE NIGHTINGALE... Read More
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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Robinson, W. Heath
London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1913. Fine.. Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies signed by Robinson, of this collected edition of the celebrated fairy tales by the Danish master of the form. Among the stories included are many that have deeply influenced our modern culture, including "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Snow Queen." Robinson, a respected illustrator who became one of the more prominent artists during the Golden... Read More
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THE SAND-HILLS OF JUTLAND
by Andersen, Hans Christian
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Very good.. First US edition of this fairy tale collection translated by Mrs. Bushby, who also translated one of the first collections of Andersen's tales into English in 1846. Published the same year as the UK edition, and containing 18 fairy tales, among them "The Girl Who Trod Upon Bread," "A Row of Pearls," and "The Old Oaks Tree's Last Dream." 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Brown coated endpapers.... Read More
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FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Rackham, Arthur
London: Harrap, 1932. Fine.. Signed limited first Rackham edition, one of only 500 copies for sale signed by Rackham - an exceptionally beautiful copy. Stories include "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," and more. Octavo. 10.5'' x 8''. Original full gilt-stamped vellum. Top edge gilt. Illustrated by Rackham with 12 beautiful color plates, pictorial endpapers and 59 wonderful black and whites. 288 pages. Housed in custom window-framed cloth slipcase. Signed by Rackham on limitation... Read More
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FAIRY TALES AND STORIES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Tegner, Hans; Braekstad, H.L.; Gosse, Edmund
New York: The Century Company, 1900. Near fine.. First US edition thus, illustrated by Tegner, a beautiful large-format production with extensive line drawings. Executed with much detail and in many cases a touch of fancy, this is a wonderful edition of Andersen's fairy tales. With an introduction by Edmund Gosse. A lovely copy. 12'' x 8.5''. Original red pictorial cloth stamped in black, white, and gilt. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Illustrated by Tegner with a profusion... Read More
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THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK AND OTHER TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian
London: Grant and Griffith, 1848. Very good.. First edition of this early collection in English of Andersen's new fairy tales, including six appearing in English for the first time. Fresh off Andersen's successful visit to England, the Danish author saw some of his latest work translated into English for a hungry reading public of children and adults alike. Charles Boner was one of three translators who first brought Andersen's work to English readers; this book includes an encouraging... Read More
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Nielsen, Kay
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924. Near fine.. Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by one of the greatest Golden-Age illustrators, Kay Nielsen. Nielsen illustrates the work of fellow Dane, Andersen, in this gorgeous deluxe gift book with a style mixing "some of the decorative design of Art Nouveau with the bold shapes of Art Deco" (Menges). Includes "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," and more. A stunning production. 12'' x 10''. Original full vellum, gilt-stamped... Read More
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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian
Viby, Jutland, Denmark: Nordic Paper Industry, 1950. Very good.. Original paper cabinet box set of fairy tales by the Danish master of the form, featuring double-door openings and twelve miniature volumes. Titles include: "The Nightingale," "The Darning Needle," "The Red Shoes," "The Happy Family," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Old House," "The Wild Swans" (split into 2 volumes), "What the Old Man Does is Always Right," "Little Ida's Flowers," "It's Perfectly True," and "The Jumpers." This is the... Read More
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WONDERFUL STORIES FOR CHILDREN
by Andersen, Hans Christian
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1847. Very good.. First illustrated American edition, published only a year after the UK first, of the first translated collection into English of Andersen's fairy tales, with three of four plates. Preceded only by a Ticknor edition (consisting of English sheets) and a Wiley & Putnam edition issued without illustrations, making this the first illustrated American edition. This copy lacks the third of four plates; however, other known copies of this edition lack... Read More
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TALES FOR THE YOUNG : A New Translation
by Andersen, Hans Christian
London: James Burns, 1847. Very good.. First edition thus of this new selection and translation of sixteen fairy tales, chosen as the "most suited for juvenile reading" - with a small arsenic-green bookplate to front pastedown. Includes "The Red Shoes," "Little Swineherd," "Garden of Paradise," and others. This copy is especially noteworthy for its bookplate, marking the ownership of bookseller Charles Muskett. The bookplate's shade appears to match the Poison Book Project's sample swatch of arsenical green shades... Read More
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THE SWINEHERD
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Nerman, Einar
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Very good plus.. Stunning Art Nouveau-style illustrated edition of Andersen's fairy tale, printed in Bavaria with rich full-page color lithographs. 12'' x 10.75''. Original quarter cream cloth, pictorial paper boards. Yellow and pink pictorial endpapers. [22] pages. Owner inscription dated 1929. Some inevitable soil to the white boards but much less than is common, tips rubbed, a few nearly invisible bits of strengthening. Bright.
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STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Richardson, Agnes
London & New York: Geographia, 1920. Very good plus.. First edition of this illustrated collection, with 14 of Andersen's fairy tales in a color palette similar to Ann Anderson's work. 10.5'' x 7.75''. Original boards. Pictorial paste-on. Light cover soil. Includes eight charming color plates (including cover plate that is not repeated in text) and several line illustrations in text.
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Rackham, Arthur
London: George G. Harrap [David McKay], 1932. Overall near fine.. First Rackham-illustrated edition, US issue, an exceptional survival in the rare original dust jacket and pictorial publisher's box. Rackham selected and illustrated these tales from Andersen after a recent visit to Copenhagen, which "helped me to realize again the sensation I felt as a child when I first read Andersen" (Rackham's preface). Among the stories included are "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," "The Princess and the Pea,"... Read More
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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Attwell, Mabel Lucie
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1920. Very good plus.. Charming Attwell edition of Andersen's tales, including "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid" in Attwell's distinctive curving elfin style. 9.5'' x 7''. Original brown cloth spine, color pictorial paper boards. Illustrated by Attwell with 12 full-page color plates and many in-line black-and-white images. Publisher's ads at rear. 140, [4] pages. Some rubbing to boards and wear to corners. Interior largely clean.
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THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. 1, No. 10
by Anderson, Margaret C.; Lowell, Amy; Soule, George
Chicago: Margaret C. Anderson, 1915. First edition. Near fine.. Early issue of the celebrated Modernist journal, full of vigorous cultural and literary criticism. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW swiftly gained attention for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. This issue includes poetry by Lowell along with literary work and criticism by Edward J. O'Brien, Henry Blackman Sell, Florence Kiper Frank, George Burman Foster, and others. 10'' x 6.75''. Original brown printed wrappers. Paper label... Read More
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KEY LARGO
by Anderson, Maxwell
Washington, DC: Anderson House, 1939. First printing. Very good plus in very good jacket.. Inscribed association first edition of Anderson's verse play, the basis for the classic 1948 John Huston film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their last roles together. This copy is inscribed to "a friend of mine who was a lawyer in Boston, a fellow by the name of [Robert] Montgomery with whom I went to the University of North Dakota" (Anderson, LETTERS).... Read More
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CHEMICALS, METALS AND MEN: A Bird's-Eye View of the Materials That Make the World Go Around
by Anderson, Nils; DeLawyer, Mark W.
New York: Vantage Press, 1995. First edition (stated). Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of this impassioned paean to the history of the American coke industry (that is to say: coke, the fuel byproduct of coal or petroleum distillation, not the other one, or the other other one). 9'' x 6''. Original silver-lettered black cloth. In original unclipped ($19.95) red and white dust jacket. 280 pages. Jacket spine sunned.
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THE BROKEN SWORD
by Anderson, Poul
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1954. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Anderson's swashbuckling fantasy adventure, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor. 7.5'' x 5''. Original black-stamped blue cloth. In original unclipped ($2.75) dust jacket. 274 pages. Inscribed by Anderson on front free endpaper: "For Reg & Helen Bretnor - in memoriam: God knows how many gallons of wine / Poul Anderson." Light scuffing to boards at... Read More
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PERISH BY THE SWORD
by Anderson, Poul
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1959. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first printing of this mystery novel, with swords but no sorcery, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor, to whom the book is jointly dedicated. 7.5'' x 5''. Original red cloth stamped in white. In original unclipped ($2.95) dust jacket designed by Vera Bock. 180 pages. Inscribed by Anderson on front free endpaper: "For Reg & Helen... Read More
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