FIRST EDTION - IN WRAPPERS - OF FIVE FAMOUS FAIRY TALES

ANDERSEN, H.C.

Nye Eventyr. Tredie Samling.

Kjøbenhavn, 1845. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers in a lovely marbled paper binding (August Sandgren) with gilt leather title label to spine. Front wrapper with small marginal professional paper restoration. An excellent copy with usual brownspotting.

Scarce first edition, extremely rare with the original wrappers, of the first edition of the third "collection" of Andersen's second fairy tale-collection, containing five of his best fairy tales in the first printing - among them the cherished tales "The Red Shoes" and "The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep ".

The five famous fairy tales that all appear here for the first time are: Elverhøi (The Elf Mound), De røde Skoe (The Red Shoes), Springfyrerne (The Jumpers), Hyrdinden og Skorsteensfeieren (The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep), Holger Danske (Holger Danske - Holger the Dane).

BFN: 467 - 468, 469, 470, 471, 472.

Order-nr.: 55266