Lot 77
  • 77

NEILSEN, EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON. OLD TALES FROM THE NORTH, [1914], LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. [Asbjornsen, Peter Christen and Jorgen I. Moe.] Hodder & Stoughton, [1914]
4to, LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, NUMBER 29 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, 25 tipped-in colour plates, captioned tissue guards, monochrome vignettes and head- and tailpieces in text colour, original vellum stamped in gilt and blue, ties loose inside, pictorial endpapers in gold and black, exhibition slip for the artist loosely inserted, browning to endpapers, boards soiled and slightly bowed

Condition

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