ANDERSEN, H. C.
The Complete Andersen:
All the 168 Stories by Hans Christian Andersen (some never before translated into English, and a few never before published) now freshly translated by Jean Hersholt with an Appendix containing the unpublished tales, a Chronologic Listing, and the Editor's Notes. 3 vols. in 1. (1: The Fairy Tales. 2: The Shorter Stories. 3: The Longer Stories and the Appendices). New York, The Heritage Press, (1952). Printed on pink, yellow and blue paper. XX+(2)+298; (2)+446; (2)+430+XLVII p. With illustr. in colour by Fritz Kredel. Orig. blue half cloth. Spine lettered in gilt.
¶ Presentation copy from Jean Hersholt, signed and dated 'd. 30. Januar 1954' on the free front endpaper. 'The first complete Andersen in one volume) Hersholt p. 94. 'Kredels tegninger er ligefremme, folkelige og livlige og samler sig om det væsentlige; der er vel ikke uafbrudt inspirerede, men til gengæld altid påtrængende overfor digteren, der antalig ville have påskønnet dem' (Erik Dal).
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