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‎A truly splendid and unique collection of 23 Hans Christian Andersen-items that together tell the true story of Andersen's life and sheds light on all aspects of his life and work. The collection is divided into the following (full descriptions belo... - [MAGNIFICENT HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN-COLLECTION]‎

‎(1822) - 1872. ‎

‎With the present Hans Christian Andersen-collection, we have aimed not at an exhaustive collection of ALL of his many writings nor at a LARGE collection, but at an exquisite, chosen collection that tells us the true story of Andersen's life. A collection that enlightens us about both the author and the man Hans Christian Andersen and that sheds light on all aspects of his life and work. A collection that epitomizes quality, scope, and importance, not merely numbers of items nor works that are not particularly important in his life's work. Every one of the 23 items in the present collection has been carefully chosen to represent a certain Aspect of Hans Christian Andersen at a certain time of his life, in an attempt to get as close to the great fairy tale author as possible. The items basically span his entire career - from his first book, published at the age of 17 (and only known in about 10 copies) to an original manuscript poem by the ageing author at the age of 67. The 23 carefully chosen and unique items cover his earliest publications that are of extreme scarcity, his three seminal fairy tale cycles that catapulted him into fame and created the genre of the fairy tale, for which he is now famous world-wide, five magnificent presentation-copies (among them an absolutely magnificent copy of his very first fairy tale, one of the best presentation-copies known) that each give us an insight into the poet Andersen and into his circle of friends, six splendid original letters that are all different in style and content and written from all over the world (among them one of the extremely rare letters known by him written in English, in Latin hand), an original manuscript, which is an extreme scarcity on private hands and something one may never come by again, two books from Andersen's own library, which is extremely rare to find, as only 75 such books are known and almost all of them are in institutional holdings, and finally the three main translations that ensured his fame in the rest of the world: the most important translations into German, English, and French respectively. The collection is divided into the following seven categories, and below follows a short preview and introduction to each. Upon request, a document with full, elaborate descriptions of each item will be provided. 1. Debuts/earliest publications (see also 3.1.)2. The three fairy tale collections/cycles3. Presentation-copies (see also: 2.3.)4. Letters5. Manuscript6. Books from Andersen's library7. The three main translations1. Debuts/earliest publications1.1. Ungdoms-Forsøg / Gjenfærdet ved Palnatokes Grav, en Original Fortælling" og Alfsol, en original Tragoedie. Ungdoms=Forsøg. Kjöbenhavn, [1822]. The extremely rare first printing of Hans Christian Andersen's first book - with facsimiles of the title-page, the contents-leaf and a further four leaves. The book is exceedingly rare. A title-issue appeared in 1827. No more than about ten copies in all of both the first issue and the title-issue are known to exist - only a couple of them are known in private collections, and less than a handful of copies are known outside of Denmark. The present publication, his first book, is of immense importance to Andersen's life and work and is arguably THE most important piece of Anderseniana. 1.2. Ved min Velgører Provst Gutfelds Død. Slagelse, 1823.The extremely rare first printing of the 1823-issues of this slightly obscure newspaper, which contains Hans Christian Andersen's third publication. This exceedingly rare piece of Anderseniana was published when the master of the fairy tale genre was merely 17 years old, namely in February 1823. The present publication constitutes one of the two pieces of publication that are at the epicentre of the coming-to-be of the greatest poet and author to emerge from Danish soil. This little piece is a heartfelt, almost perfectly stylized poem that constitutes an obituary of Hans Christian Andersen's early benefactor, Gutfeld, who was responsible for Collin accepting to be Andersen's benefactor. It was due to Gutfeld and his belief in Andersen that he made it on into the world and was taken seriously enough - at the mere age of 17 - to later be allowed to follow his heart and his life dream - that of writing.1.3. Fodreise fra Holmens Canal til Østpynten af Amager i Aarene 1828 og 1829. Kjöbenhavn, 1829. The rare first edition of Hans Christian Andersen's debut novel, ""Journey on Foot"", here in the extremely scarce original printed wrappers. Andersen himself considered this book his debut and refers to it as ""my first publication"". It came to play a tremendous role in the development of his writing and constitutes one of his most important works. It is the first piece of Andersen that yields any success and the first work for which he gained any recognition. ""It is a well-known fact that Hans Christian Andersen made his début as a writer three times during his youth. The first time he published a book was in 1822, when ""Youthful Attempts"" came out... He was 17 years old, penniless and in need for help, but the main part of the circulation ended up in the paper mill... The second time he made his début was in 1829, when he published ""Journey on Foot from Holmen's Canal to the Eastern Point of Amager"", a book which can hardly be classified as a travel book.. it seems a subtle and humorous arabesque and a literary satire. This book was published in the year after he had left grammar-school and was qualifying for the entrance examination to academic studies at the university. It can rightly be regarded as a key, which enables us to understand the entire development of his later production...2. The three fairy tale-collections2.1. Eventyr fortalte for Børn. (1.-3. Hefte) + Eventyr fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling (1.-3. Hefte). 2 Bind. Kjöbenhavn, 1835-1847. A lovely set of this exceedingly rare collection of Andersen's earliest fairy tales. This legendary fairy tale-collection that created the fairy tale-genre and brought Andersen international fame, consists in six parts that together make up two volumes. As with most of the other few existing copies, the present set is a mixture of issues and likewise has certain wants concerning title-pages, half-titles and tables of contents. ""During Andersen's lifetime 162 of his Fairy Tales were published, but the scarcest and most difficult to obtain are these six little pamphlets. We do not know exactly how many, or how few, copies were printed, but we do know that no copy with all the title pages and tables of contents has ever been offered for sale.""2.2. Nye Eventyr. 2 Bind (5 samlinger). Kjøbenhavn, 1844 - 48.First edition of Hans Christian Andersen's seminal second collection of fairy tales - the publication that made him internationally famous - with all five collections in first issue, also the first, which is of the utmost rarity. It is in this legendary first collection that we find the first printing of ""The Ugly Duckling""(not as is indicated in PMM in his first). The rarity of the first issue of volume 1, collection 1 is legendary. It was published on November 11th 1843 (dated 1844 on the title-page) in a very small number, probably due to the poor sales of Andersen's first fairy tale collection. Against all belief, this first collection sold out within a few days, catapulting Andersen into worldwide fame, and a second issue was published already on December 21st 1843. Thus, only very few copies of the first issue exist, and almost all collections of the ""New fairy Tales"" are bound with the second issue or the third of 1847, meaning that they do not contain the actual first printing of ""The Ugly Duckling"", ""The Nightingale"", ""The Angel"", and ""The Sweethearts"". 2.3. Nye Eventyr og Historier. 3 Series, 10 collections. Kjøbenhavn, 1858-1872.A splendid fully complete copy of Andersen's third fairy tale collection, WITH ALL 10 ISSUES IN FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST ISSUES, ALL IN THE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS, AND ONE OF THEM WITH A SIGNED PRESENTATION-INSCRIPTION BY ANDERSEN - WITH 39 FAIRY TALES IN THEIR FIRST PRINTINGS. It is highly uncommon to find all ten issues of the series together, let alone in the original printed wrappers, each of which is a scarcity on their own. To our knowledge, only one other such set exists in a private collection, and that is in far from as fine condition as the present, where all but one of the issues (which does not have the back wrapper) are fully complete with the spines, exactly as issued. 3. Presentation-copies3.1. Digte. Kjöbenhavn, 1830.THE RARE FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION-COPY, IN THE EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS - OF ANDERSEN'S THIRD BOOK, CONTAINING HIS FIRST FAIRY TALE. The magnificent presentation-inscription - hitherto unknown and unregistered - is arguably one of the most important Andersen-presentations known to exist. It is inscribed to Henriette Collin, the then fiancée, later wife, of his closest and most important friend, who was more like a brother to him, Edvard Collin. It is one of the very early Andersen-presentations known. This first published collection of Andersen's poetry constitutes Andersen's third published book (at the age of 24) and contains, at the end, the first printing of any of his fairy tales, being also his very first fairy tale ""The Ghost"" (or ""The Spectre""). This is the first time that Andersen uses the term ""Eventyr"" (fairy tale), the term which came to denote the genre for which he received world-wide fame as one of the most important writers of all time. 3.2. Nye Eventyr. Tredie Samling. Kjøbenhavn, 1845.An excellent presentation-copy 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 "". Inscribed copies of Andersen's fairy tales are very rare and extremely sought-after. But the present presentation-copy is even more interesting, as it is inscribed to a fellow author of tales for children - ""The poet Kaalund/ in kind remembrance/ of our first meeting/ the 29th of April 1845/ from the [NEW FAIRY TALES] (the printed half title) 's author."" -in the collection of Andersen's fairy tales that appeared almost simultaneously with Kaalund's renowned ""Tales for Children"" (""Fabler for Børn""). 3.3. Historier. Anden Samling. Kjøbenhavn, 1853.First edition, in splendid condition, with the original printed wrappers, of the second part of Andersen's ""Story""-collection, containing first printings of four of his famous fairy-tales. With a lovely, poetical presentation-inscription to Frederikke Larcher, signed ""H.C. Andersen"", translated as thus: ""I put my bouquet on the board of the stage/ you yourself make the impression of a fresh bouquet"". Frederikke Larcher was a stage actress, and Andersen might have given the little book as a gift upon her last performance.3.4. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række (første samling). Kjøbenhavn, 1861.An excellent copy, in the original printed, illustrated wrappers, of the separately published first part of the second series of ""Nye Eventyr og Historier"", with a lovely presentation-inscription to the title-page, translating thus ""The splendid, the spirited,/ Mrs. Agentinde Renck/ send this bouquet of stories/ from my garden of poetry this spring/ Most heartfelt and respectfully/ H.C. Andersen."" This splendid volume contains first printings of one of Andersen's most famous, most beloved and most frequently recounted fairy-tales/stories: ""What the Old Man does is Always Right"". Apart from that masterpiece of moral story-telling, the present publication contains five other of Andersen's great stories in first printings.3.5. Da Spanierne var her. Originalt romantisk Lystspil i tre Acter. Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), 1865. An excellent copy of the first edition of Andersen's famed play, in the scarce original binding and with a magnificent presentation-inscription to Rudolph Kranold, who at the time was director of the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. His short reign here (until 1866) coincides exactly with the work on and premiere of one of the plays that was very closest to Andersen's heart, namely ""When the Spanish were Here"", which premiered at the Royal Theatre on April 6, 1865. Reading Andersen's diaries allows us to actually follow the play the entire way through to the stage. It is evident, both from his diaries and from the present presentation-inscription, that the play meant a lot to Andersen. As the inscription indicates, he's anxious that the play not be taken down again and he clearly asks Kranold to take good care of this play that is close to his heart. 4. Letters4.1. Autographed letter, signed in full (""Hans Christian Andersen""), in English, for the Scottish author William Hurton. Dated ""Copenhagen 2 October 1851"".The present letter is of the utmost interest, as it is written in English (in Andersen's own hand!) and also in Latin letters, as opposed the gothic handwriting that Andersen usually uses. Letters and inscriptions in Andersen's Latin hand are of the utmost scarcity. Out of the few known letters in Andersen's hand, we have even fewer letters by him written in English. He made an exception for William Hurton, to whom a few letters have been preserved, demonstrating his reverence for this Scottishman so fascinated by Andersen himself. Almost all of these letters are in institutional holdings, and the present one on private hands is a true scarcity. 4.2. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated ""Basnæs ved Skjelskjør/ den 3 Juli 1862"". 4 pages.This very lengthy letter from Andersen to Frederik Bøgh is interesting in several respects. First of all, Andersen here mentions several of his works: new songs for the revised version of his opera ""The Raven"", proofreading and numerous comments for the ""new edition of Fairy Tales and Stories"", and a brand new fairy tale: ""Finally, I have written a new fairy tale: ""Snowdrop""."" Furthermore, Andersen talks about his health and problems he has with his eye as well as the weather and his impending travel plans. It is clear from the letter that he is very close to his young student friend Bøgh. 4.3. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated ""Tanger I Marokko/ den 8 Nov: 1862."".An absolutely splendid letter with rare observations about Moroccan culture, the people, how they dress and behave, the food, the landscape, etc. It is clear that Tanger, with its ""wild, romantic nature"", its palm trees, its wilderness, the wild boars and hyenas, is very far from the coldness of the North. Andersen's fascination with the ""half naked men"" and women in horrible dress, with the bare headed Moorish Jews in kaftans, ""the naked brown kids that screamed and roared"", and the slaves that carry goods, leaps from the pages of the letter and paint a picture of a place that to a Dane in 1862 must seem oddly fascinating and so different. There is no doubt that this rich culture served as direct inspiration for Andersen's story-writing. 4.4. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated ""Toledo den 6 December 1862"".A splendid letter from Toledo, which Andersen paints so clearly as only he can. ""Toledo is a dead city, but with the life of poetry"", he writes, after having described in detail, to his dear friend back home, the ruins and the melancholy that is Toledo. 4.5. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for ""Kjære William"" (i.e. William Melchior). Dated "" Frijsenborg den 27 August/ 1868. "". A lovely, cheerful birthday letter for the young birthday boy William Melchior, who was turning 7 years old. The letter is utterly charming and describes the journey of the birthday letter itself, flying over land and sea, from Jutland to Copenhagen. The letter not only portrays the ease with which Andersen communicates with children, it also constitutes a miniature version of beloved Andersen-stories such as ""Little Tuk"" and ""A Piece of Pearl String"". 4.6. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated "" den 9 Maj 1873"".This Beautiful little letter for Nicolai Bøgh bears witness to the heartfelt bond that Andersen felt towards his young friend. This little gem of a letter is very poetical - most of it is almost like a poem, describing the sun coming through the clouds and liking the clouds to snow and the heaven to Paradise. Furthermore, Andersen mentions his friends' illness, liking him to a bird that needs to be free. Bøgh had fallen ill the previous year, from an illness that would eventually kill him 9 years later, at the mere age of 45. 5. Manuscript5.1. Original handwritten and signed manuscript for a poem entitled ""Stormfloden"" (i.e. The Storm or The Storm Surge). November (22nd), 1872. 1 1/2 handwritten pp.Original manuscripts by Andersen are of the utmost scarcity, and only very few are known on private hands. The present is the manuscript for a poem that Andersen wrote just a couple of years before he died and which was published as the preface to a ""Christmas Present"" by Vilhelm Gregersen in December 1872, just a few weeks after Andersen wrote it. The poem is very dramatic and doomsday-like, but has an uplifting an upbuilding ending. It is inspired by the dramatic storm or storm surge that hit Copenhagen on November 13th, 1872.6. Books from Andersen's Library6.1. F. ANDERSEN, C.J. HANSEN, J.P.E. HARTMANN, P. HEISE and A. WINDING. Ni Fleerstemmige Mandssange. Udgivne af Foreningen ""Fremtiden"". Kjöbenhavn, 1866.Hans Christian Andersen's own copy, with his ownership signature to the bottom of the front wrapper, of this pamphlet of ""Nine Polyphonic Male Songs"". The pamphlet contains nine lovely songs written by the greatest Danish authors of the period, set to music by the most famous Danish musicians of the period. Andersen's contribution is the song ""Hun har mig glemt"" (She Has me Forgotten), which he had printed for the first time in 1854, but in a different version, with different wording. Here, it is set to music by F. Andersen. 6.2. G.h. [GEORG EMIL BETZONICH]. En Kjærligheds-Historie. Fortælling. Kjøbenhavn, 1862.A truly rare example of a book that has belonged to Andersen, with a long presentation-inscription from the author to Hans Christian Andersen to front free end-paper, dated on Andersen's 58th birthday. The author of the novel Georg Emil Betzonich (1829 - 1901) is not a famous author today, nor was he very famous at the time. It is interesting, however, that Andersen kept his book in his library. The book passed to Edvard Collin, who inherited Andersen's entire estate, when Andersen died in 1875, and also Collin kept it. It was sold at the auction of his belongings in 1886.7. The three main Translations7.1. Jugendleben und Träume eines Italienischen Dichters. Nacch H.C. Andersens Dänischen Original: Improvisatoren. Ins Deutsche übertragen von L. Kruse. 2 Theile. Hamburg, August Campe, 1835.The very rare first edition of the first German translation of Andersen's first novel, ""Improvisatoren"", being the first of Andersen's books to be translated into any foreign language. It is fair to say that no other translation before or after was as important to Andersen as the present. Before the work even appeared, Andersen had a list of recipients for the German translation. Among these was Adalbert Chamisso, to whom he wrote in April 1835: ""Here I send you my Italian son" he speaks the German language, so your family can also understand him. I wish that in the great Germany people will be aware of my book and that I may deserve that awareness. That Kruse is introducing me as an author of novels should be somewhat of a recommendation"… For making such an effort of being known outside of little Denmark, I think, I cannot be blamed."" 7.2. Danish Fairy Legends and Tales. (Translated by Caroline Peachey). London, William Pickering (Chiswick), 1846.The very rare first edition - ANDERSEN'S CLOSE FRIEND HENRIETTE SCAVENIUS' (BORN MOLTKE) COPY - of this highly important Andersen-translation, which contains the very first appearance in English of some of Andersen's most famous and beloved fairy tales: ""The Emperor's New Clothes, ""The Nightingale"", ""The Wild Swans"", ""The Buck-Wheat"" and ""The Dustman"", and for the first time we here find the titles ""The Ugly Duckling"" (previously called ""The Ugly Duck"") and ""The Real Princess"" (previously called ""The Princess and the Peas"").7.3. Contes pour les enfants. Traduit du Danois par V. Caralp. Illustrations à deux teintes par Derancourt. Paris, Morizot, (1848).Extremely scarce first edition of the first translations of any of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales to appear in French. This first French Andersen-collection constitutes the introduction of Hans Christian Andersen's works in French literature, the introduction of the fairy-tale-genre in France, and a cornerstone in the history French children's literature. ‎

‎Contes Danois. + Nouveau Contes Danois. Traduits pour la premiere fois par MM. Ernest Grégoire & Louis Moland. Illustrés d'apres les dessins de M. Yan' Dargent. - [IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION-SET]‎

‎Paris, Garnier Frères, (ca. 1873-75). Bound in two very nice cont. almost uniform red hcalfs w. gilt geometrical ornamentations to backs and blindstamped (vol. 2 black) ornamentations to boards. All edges gilt. Excellent, clean and well-preserved set w. numerous beautiful illustrations. W. both half-titles and frontispieces.‎

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‎Two first editions, both containing the first French translations of the present works by Hans Christian Andersen. With original handwritten and signed presentations in both volumes from the translator, Ernest Grégoire, for Robert Watt.Robert Watt (1837-94) was a leading figure in the Danish modernist breakthrough (1870-90) and a famous figure in Danish cultural life in the second half of the 19th century. In spite of the age difference, he became closely connected with Hans Christian Andersen, and it was he who accompagnied Andersen to the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867. He was also the one to encourage Andersen to have his fairy tales translated into and published in French, and he is the one who made this translation happen. Thus this particur presentation copy is of great interest.In his diaries from 1873 and 1874, Andersen fairly frequently writes about the preparation of this translation, about Watt and Gregoire. On the 31st of March (Vol. X, p. 54-55) he writes: ""Besøg af Watt der havde faaet Brev fra den franske Journalist Gregoire, der vilde oversætte og lade illustrere mine Eventyr, med Undtagelse af dem Soldi havde udgivet..."" [""Visit by Watt who had received a letter from the French journalist Gregoire, who wanted to translate my fairy tales and have them illustrated, except for the ones that Soldi had published..."" (own translation) ]. On several occations Andersen worries about the rights to the French translations, and he is not happy with the fact that Gregoire apparently claims them. On the 13th of April (Vol. X, p.64) he writes: ""-Hele Dagen Hoste og mit Nerveuse, Middag hos Eduard Collin, der skrev for mig en Skrivelse til Gregoire, efter min Opfattelse, og ikke som Watt havde givet mig til Underskrift. Strax paa Aftenen kom Watt og blev ilde stemt ved at jeg ikke vilde underskrive hans Skrivelse, sagde at MIN havde ikke Betydning for Loven i Paris, jeg forstod ikke hele hans Forklaring og da han vedblev kom jeg i saadan nerveus Stemning at jeg brast i Graad og sank om paa Sophaen."" [- The entire day cough and my nerves, dinner at Eduard Collin, who wrote for me a letter for Gregoire, according to my conception, and not like Watt had given me to sign. As soon as evening fell Watt came and became ill disposed because of me not wanting to sign his letter, said that MINE had no significance according to the law in Paris, I did not understand all of his explanation and when he kept on going I became so nervous that I broke down crying and collapsed on the couch."" (own translation) ].Robert Watt later (1886) became the director of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, where he, among many other things, installed the famous rollar coaster.‎

‎Eventyr, fortalte for born. Rare recueil réunissant l’édition originale de deux des principaux contes d’Andersen : "La petite sirène" et "Les Habits neufs de l’empereur."‎

‎Véritables créations littéraires, dans un style très personnel, ces contes sont remarquables par leur ironie et l’absence des morales traditionnelles. Copenhague, Bianco & Schneider for C.A. Reitzel, 1842-1844-1837.3 parties en 1 volume in-16 de : VIII pp. avec le titre général, la table générale et la préface (« Til de aeldre Laesere »), (2) ff., 61 pp., (1) f. de table, pp. 3 à 76 (sans le faux titre de cette partie), (1) f., 60 pp. et (1) f. Relié en chagrin rouge, dos lisse. Quelques feuillets roussis.126 x 77 mm.‎

‎L’un des rares exemplaires du recueil réunissant pour la premiere fois 9 des principaux contes d’Andersen.Le premier opuscule regroupe 4 contes en second tirage (1842) : « Fyrtoiet »(Le Briquet), « Lille Claus og store Claus » (Grand Claus et petit Claus), « Prindsessen paa Aerten » (La Princesse au petit pois) et « Den lille Idas Blomster » (Les fleurs de la petite Ida).La seconde partie présente 3 contes également dans le deuxième tirage (1844) : « Tommelise » (La petite Poucette), « Den uartige Dreng » (Le vilain garçon) et « Reisekammeraten » (Le compagnon de route). Le troisième recueil comporte l’édition originale de deux des contes les plus celebres d’Andersen : « La petite sirène » et « Les habits neufs de l’empereur » (« Den lille Havfrue » et « Kejserens nye Klaeder »). Les premiers contes d’Andersen furent seulement publiés à 200 exemplaires, ce qui explique leur grande rareté sur le marché. Les quelques exemplaires qui sont parvenus jusqu’à nous présentent presque tous une compilation des différents tirages de ces contes ; d’autre part, ils sont rarement complets de tous les feuillets de titre, de faux titre et de table.Le collectionneur Jean Hersholt écrivait d’ailleurs en 1954 que « no copy with all its title-pages and tables of contents has ever been offered for sale by any dealer or at any auction sale”. « The tales of Hans Christian Andersen are unique. Unlike Perrault’s and Grimm’s, his stories were original inventions […] The “Eventyr” are fairy tales of supernatural creatures and fantastic happenings. […] Over and above their intrinsic merit Andersen’s stories signalized a new and fundamentally different approach to the writing of books for children. Mawkishness, didacticism, and moral proselytizing were totally abjured and he was the harbinger of a new era in this genre” (Printing and the Mind of Man, n°299). Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) est un écrivain danois qui, grâce à ses nouvelles et à ses Contes, incarne le génie populaire nordique. C’est à trente ans, après le traditionnel voyage en Italie que se doit d’accomplir tout jeune écrivain romantique, qu’il publie un court recueil de « Contes pour les enfants » (Eventyr fortalte for Born). D'autres parties, complétant le premier volume, apparurent en 1837.Après un départ hésitant, le succès fut foudroyant et, en quelques années, le petit vagabond d’Odense allait devenir l’un des écrivains les plus fêtés du monde. Véritables créations littéraires, dans un style très personnel, ces contes sont remarquables par leur ironie et l’absence des morales traditionnelles. Bon exemplaire de ce recueil rare et recherché qui comporte la première impression de deux des contes les plus importants d’Andersen : « La petite sirène » et « Les habits neufs de l’empereur ».‎

‎Gesammelte Märchen. - [PRESENTATION COPY]‎

‎Leipzig, Carl B. Lorck, [1848?]. 12mo. Bound in the original richly gilt and blindstamped full cloth binding. All edges gilt. Minor wear to outer hinges, neatly restored. Inscribed by Andersen to front free endpaper: ""Kunstnerinden / den elskværdige Madam / Rosenkilde / bringer jeg denne Bouquet / fra min Digterhave / Nytaarsmorgen / 1852. / H. C. Andersen."" ('To the artist, the amiable Madam Rosenkilde, I bring this bouquet from my garden of poetry / New Year's Morning / 1852. / H. C. Andersen'). (8), 448 pp.‎

‎A beautiful copy of the rare pocket edition, without Vilhelm Pedersen's illustrations, of Carl B. Lorck's German edition of Andersen's collected fairy tales. The edition is undated, but according to the Hans Christian Andersen Centre, it was printed in 1848, a year after the first volume of the first German edition of Andersen's collected works. The present copy is inscribed by Andersen to the renowned Danish actress Julie Weber Sødring, born Rosenkilde (1823-1894). Rosenkilde was a dear friend of Andersen and is mentioned frequently in his diaries. The copy once belonged to the Danish historian Theodor Alfred Müller (1865-1950), who passed it on to Kamma Roos (1886-1973), wife of the prominent literary historian Carl Roos (1884-1962). In 1968, Kamma gifted it to the distinguished Danish librarian and Andersen collector Erik Dal (1922-2006).‎

‎"Grimm Brothers; Andersen Hans Christian. Tales./Grimm Bratya; Andersen Khans"‎

‎"Grimm Brothers; Andersen Hans Christian. Tales./Grimm Bratya; Andersen Khans Kristian. Skazki.. E6"‎

‎Andersen Hans Christian. In Sweden. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Kha‎

‎Andersen Hans Christian. In Sweden. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Khans Kristian. V Shvetsii. Series: Sac de Voyage.Literary travel. Translated from Danish: Kiyamova N. M.: B.S.G.-Press 2008. 335p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb15bb16a5fb93afd5‎

‎Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales ,Illustrated by A. Duncan Carse‎

‎ 1912 London: A & C Black Ltd, 1912 Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 1ST EDITION. 8vo - over 73⁄4" - 93⁄4" tall. The cloth boards are coloured and pictured and the pictures inside are also coloured. ‎

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‎cartonnage tres decoré en bon etat,tete dorée,rousseurs tranches, ‎

‎Stories for the Household. Translated by H.W. Dulcken. With Two Hundred and Twenty Illustrations by A.W. Bayes, Engraved by Dalziel Brothers.‎

‎London, Routledge & Sons, 1872. Cont. (orig. ?) blue full cloth w. gilt title to back (Hayes & Son, Oxford). First few leaves brownspotted.‎

‎Early edition of the famous Andersen-translation, ""Stories for the Household"".In 1864 Dulcken published his first translation of some of Andersen's fairy tales, ""Stories and Tales"". In 1865 or 1866 he publishes his second, ""What the Moon Saw: And Other Tales"", profusely illustrated"" together these to translations make up the 9th Andersen fairy tale translations to appear in English. In 1866 a collected edition of all the fairy tales from Dulcken's two collections plus two other ones appeared in one volume under the title ""Hans Christian Andersen's Stories for the Household"", with 220 illustrations. Dulcken's translations became exceedingly popular and were reprinted numerous times. Dulcken is considered one of the three best contemporary Andersen fairy tale-translators.‎

‎Oldingen. (Julebog 1874. Udgivet af Karl Schmidt.) - [PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎Odense, Hempelske Boghandel, 1874. 8vo. Bound in the beautiful original green full cloth binding with gilt spine and gilt angel to front board. Blindstamped frames to boards. All edges gilt. Minor insignificant wear to extremeties. Inner hinges weak. Exlibris to pasted down front endpaper. Internally clean with a fully legible presentation-inscription to front free endpaper: ""Dr. Professor E. Hornemann / en hjertelig Hilsen ved Udgangen / af Aaret 1874 fra hans / taknemlige Ven / H. C. Andersen. (""Dr. Professor E. Hornemann a heartfelt greeting by the end of the year 1874 from his grateful friend H. C. Andersen."").‎

‎A lovely presentation-copy of the first printing of Andersen's poem Oldingen.The inscription is made for Andersen's doctor Claus Jacob Emil Hornemann (1810-90). On December 30, 1874 Andersen wrote in his diary: ""Sendt til Dr Hornemann i smagfuld Indbinding de tre Bind Eventyr illustrerede af Frøhlich, dernæst en ligesaa rig Udgave af Odense: Julebog og endeligt O T paa Engelsk, amerika Udgaven. Netop da Bydrengen var gaaet med Bogpakken kom Dr Hornemann i Besøg."" (""Sent Dr Hornemann a tasteful copy of the three volumes of fairy tales, illustrated by Frøhlich, then a likewise beautiful copy of Odense: Julebog and lastly, O T in English, the American edition. Just as the delivery boy had left with the books Dr Hornemann visited me."")BFN 1038.‎

‎Andersen Hans-Christian. A collection of works in 4 volumes. In Russian (ask us ‎

‎Andersen Hans-Christian. A collection of works in 4 volumes. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Khans-Kristian. Sobranie sochineniy v 4 tomakh. M. Terra-Book Club Knihovek 2014. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbba26c67bfbf01675‎

‎La Vieille Maison. Traduction originale de M. Alfred Jolivet.‎

‎ A Paris, Gérard Le Grix éditeur, Raymond Jacque,t maître-imprimeur, 1 février 1952, Pierre Rouxel Pierre Thirot, taille-douciers, 1 volume in-4 de 290x195 mm environ, 22 pages, en feuillets sous chemise rempliée illustrée, et emboîtage de l'éditeur décoré. Exemplaire N° 53/90, cette édition de la Vieille Maison, dans la traduction originale de M. Alfred Jolivet est ornée de pointes sèches grévées par Hermine David au cours des années 1947 et 1948, Elle ne comprend que 90 exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 90, plus quelques exemplaires de présent. Avec une suite de pointes sèches pour d'autres contes d'Andersen. Couverture intérieure légèrement brunie, petits frottements sur l'étui, sinon bon état. ‎

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‎Hans Christian Andersen, né le 2 avril 1805 à Odense et mort le 4 août 1875 dans le quartier de Frederiksberg à Copenhague, est un romancier, dramaturge, conteur et poète danois, célèbre pour ses nouvelles et ses « contes de fées ». Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.‎

‎Images de la Lune, vues par Alexandre Alexeieff. Ou Le Livre d'Images sans Images, de Hans Andersen. Présentation de Pierre Mac Orlan, texte français de Marcel Belvianes, typographie de Maximilien Vox.‎

‎ Maximilien Vox, éditeur à Paris, 1942, 1 volume in-folio de 335x240 mm environ, 152 pages,+3 feuillets non chiffrés, en feuillets libres, non rognés, sous chemise rempliée rose pastel titrées en bleu et brun, sous emboîtage de l'éditeur, étui avec ouverture biseautée. Exemplaire N° 688/995, sur papier à la forme pur chiffon des papeteries de Lana, réservés à l'Union des Bibliophiles de France, signés par l'éditeur, avec 30 eaux-fortes originales de Alexandre Alexeieff. Etui insolé et un peu sali avec début de fente sur les mors de la chemise-étui, petites brunissures sur la page de titre et la page de justificatif de tirage, une petite tache p. 65, sinon bon état.‎

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‎Hans Christian Andersen (2 avril 1805 à Odense, Danemark - 4 août 1875 à Rolighed, Frederiksberg, Copenhague) est un romancier, dramaturge, conteur et poète danois, célèbre pour ses nouvelles et ses « contes de fées ».Livre dimages sans images (1840), récit de voyage de la Lune qui dialogue avec l'écrivain et lui décrit des paysages qu'elle a vu. Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.‎

‎Contes [10 volumes]. / par Mme d’Aulnoy, Perrault, Hamilton, Mme Leprince de Beaumont, Mme la comtesse de Ségur, Dickens, Lewiss Caroll, Andersen, Hoffmann‎

‎Paris, Michel de l’Ormeraie 1978 10 volumes. Reliures éditeur simili-cuir bleu-marine, dos lisses et plats richement ornés d’un décor argent, bleu et rose, tranches argentées, environ 300 pp. par volume, abondament illustrés. Ensemble en très bon état.‎

‎Tous le volumes sont des réimpressions en fac-similé d’ouvrages du XIXe siècle illustrés par Gustave Doré, Gavarni, Staal, Bertall, etc, exceptés les “Contes d’Andersen” et “Alice au pays des merveilles” illustrés par Giovanni Giannini. Perrault, Charles, Contes, 1 vol. - Aulnoy, Hamilton, Leprince de Beaumont, Contes, 2 vol. - Ségur, Contes, 1 vol. - Hoffmann, Contes, 2 vol. - Andersen, Contes, 2 vol. - Dickens, Chant de Noël, 1 vol. - Caroll, Alice au pays des merveilles, 1 vol. Très bon état d’occasion ‎

‎Nouveaux contes danois, traduits par MM. Ernest Grégoire et Louis Moland.,illustrés d'aprés les dessins de YAN D'ARGENT.‎

‎ Paris : Garnier, (1875) ,In-8 (24,5 x 16 cm),1/2 chagrin ,dos à caissons dorés ,tranches dorées, 444p. -1er tirage de cet ouvrage illustré par YAN' DARGENT de 8 compositions hors-texte dont le frontispice, et de nombreux dessins en noir gravés sur bois dans le texte. (Vicaire, I, 62-63).‎

‎texte frais , plats défraichis ,dans l'état ‎

‎Skazki Andersena. In Russian /Andersen's Tales ‎

‎Short description: In Russian. Andersen, Hans Christian. Andersen's Tales. A.F. Devrien. The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU4842891‎

‎La Vieille Maison‎

‎ Paris Gérard Le Gris 1952 ‎

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‎In-4 (289 x 193 mm), en feuilles, sous couverture rempliée, chemise et étui imprimés de léditeur. Illustré de sept pointes sèches originales par HERMINE DAVID, dont deux hors-texte. Tirage limité à 90 exemplaires numérotés (N° 27, sur Arches). Suite de sept pointes sèches par la même artiste, pour dautres contes dAndersen. Traduction dAfred Jolivet. (petite pliure sur le dos, et quelques petits défauts sur la chemise et létui ). // Quarto (289 x 193 mm), loose leaves, under folded cover, editor decorated folder and slipcase. Illustrated with seven original dry-points engravings by HERMINE DAVID, including two full-page. Limited printing of 90 numbered copies (Nr 27, on Arches paper). Extra set of seven dry-points by the same artist, for other tales by Andersen. Translation by Alfred Jolivet. (little folding on spine, and some little defectson folder and slipcase). ‎

‎Les Contes de Hans Christian Andersen. Traduit en Français par Etienne Avenard.‎

‎Livre édité(e) à Paris par les Editions Jean de Bonnot en 1982, imprimé(e) en Français. En 1 Vol. au format In-quarto (26/30 cm) de 508 pp. Pleine Reliure Cuir Plats Estampés à Décor Doré. Dos Lisse Titre Orné de Motifs et Filets Dorés. Tête Dorée avec Tranchefile et Signet. Relié dans les Ateliers de Jean de Bonnot. ‎

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‎Edition, imprimé(e) sur papier Filigrané à l'Enseigne du Canon. Excellent Etat, Sans Imperfections. Nombreux(ses) Iconographies en Hors Texte Noir et Blanc. Ouvrage Illustré par TEGNER (Hans). Photos Contractuelles, envoi soigné au coût réel de la Poste.‎

‎LES SOULIERS ROUGES ET AUTRE CONTES: Le Coffre volant, Le Rêve du Chêne, Le Grand Serpent de mer, Le Briquet, Le Vieux Ferme-l’Oeil, Le Sanglier de Bronze, La Pierre Philosophale, L’Histoire de l’Année, Le Jardin du Paradis, Livre d’images etc. (45 contes en tout, traduits par Ernest GRÉGOIRE & Louis MOLAND). Illustrations de Yan’ DARGENT.‎

‎Librairie Garnier-Frères , Paris, 1924. ‎

‎Un volume grand in-8°, reliure rigide éditeur percaline rouge avec sur le 1er plat les mentions habituelle (titre etc.) en lettres dorées surmontant une petit médaillon noir et doré représentant les souliers rouges, le tout encadré par une frise noire et dorée. En frontispice on trouve la photo d’une statue de Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-1875), érigée à sa gloire dans sa ville natale d’ ODENSÉE, DANEMARK. Notre ouvrage compte 560 pages, y compris une table des matières. On y trouve un grand nombre des contes d’ANDERSEN (45 sur les 150 qu’il a écrits). Le même éditeur (GARNIER) écrit dans sa préface qu’il avait déjà publié précédemment deux volumes de Contes : Les CONTES DANOIS et LES NOUVEAUX CONTES DANOIS. Inutile de développer ici la beauté de ces contes à la fois mélancoliques et poétiques. Ils sont ici illustrés en noir par un grand illustrateur, YAN’ DARGENT (1824-1899). Exemplaire en TRÈS BON ÉTAT. ‎

‎Improvisatoren. Original Roman i to Dele. Tredie Oplag. - [PRESENTATION COPY]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1866. 8vo. Bound with the original front wrapper in a recent burgundy full cloth binding. Gilt spine and gilt title to front board. With a handwritten inscription from Andersen to front wrapper: ""Ildfluens Forfatterinde / en hjertelig Hilsen fra / Forfatteren."" A few scattered brownspots, otherwise internally clean. (4),144""(4),191,(1) pp.‎

‎A lovely presentation-copy of the third printing of Andersen's famous novel. The copy is inscribed by Andersen to the Danish author and feminist Axelline Lund (1836-1918). Lund was a close friend of Andersen and is frequently mentioned in his diaries. From 1898 through 1904, Lund taught Italian at the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen. According to Andersen's diary (24 August 1874), Lund was supposed to translate the work into Italian, and the present copy was sent to her for this purpose: ""Da jeg ikke fandt 'Improvisatoren' bestemt for Fru Lund, som vil oversætte den naar hun kommer til Italian, skrev jeg til Reitzel om et Exemplar."" ('Since I couldn't find a copy of 'Improvisatoren' for Mrs Lund, who wishes to translate it when she goes to Italy, I asked Reitzel [the editor] for a copy.') ‎

‎Andersen H.K. The Last Tales of Andersen. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Anders‎

‎Andersen H.K. The Last Tales of Andersen. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Kh.K. Poslednie skazki Andersena. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).With an attachment made by himself of explanations about their origin and a description of the last days of the authors life. Translated from German by E. Sysoeva. Illustrations of St. Petersburg. Type R. Golike 1876. 155 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb0fcc5c04e709fbc6‎

‎Andersen H.K. Collection of Andersen Works in 4 Volumes. In Russian (ask us if i‎

‎Andersen H.K. Collection of Andersen Works in 4 Volumes. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Kh.K. Sobranie sochineniy Andersena v 4 tomakh. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).translation from Danish Ganzen S.P. Tipolit S.M.Nikolaev 1894-1895 514s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbc5b334168b3e231f‎

‎Contes d'Andersen choisis et nouvellements traduits du danois par Paul Leyosac... avec les illustrations de l'édition originale danoise de Wilhelm Perdersen. 13e édition‎

‎Générique Broché D'occasion état correct 01/01/1934 150 pages ‎

‎Andersen. Rien qu'un violoneux. Traduit du danois par Mathilde et Pierre Paraf‎

‎Générique Broché D'occasion bon état 01/01/1927 250 pages ‎

‎H.-C. Andersen. Le conte de ma vie. Traduit du danois par Cécile Lund et Jules Bernard. Préface de Jean Cassou. 4e édition (Le Cabinet cosmopolite. Série classique. Série scandinave)‎

‎Stock Delamain et Boutelleau Relié D'occasion bon état 01/01/1930 307 pages ‎

‎Andersen H.K. The Last Tales. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Kh.K. Pos‎

‎Andersen H.K. The Last Tales. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Andersen Kh.K. Poslednie skazki. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).drawings by Solovyova S.P. Golike edition 1876 155 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb90439c26c823f240‎