Nielsen, Kay (1886-1957). East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914].
4to. 25 full color illustrations by Kay Nielsen with tissue guards. (Occasional very minor spotting and offsetting.) Modern dark navy levant gilt; original cloth bound in at front.
FIRST EDITION. "By general consent, Nielsen's most spectacular and celebrated book is East of the Sun and West of the Moon, old tales from the North, translated from the Norwegian of Peter C. Asbjörnsen and Jörgen Moe (devoted collectors of Scandinavian folk tales in the mid-19th century)… Nielsen's unique style and talent for combining the eerie and fantastic with beautiful decorative effect was at its peak with this set of illustrations" (Dalby, 90). Cotsen 591.
[With:] NIELSEN, illustrator. COUCH, Arthur Quiller-Couch. In Powder and Crinoline. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913]. 4to. Original cloth (rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
[With:] NIELSEN, illustrator. ANDERSON, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales. New York: George H. Doran & Co., 1924. 4to. Original cloth, upper cover with pictorial label (rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
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