Stories From Hans Andersen
Hodder & Stoughton, 1911.
First edition with illustrations by Dulac. 4to. Olive cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Upper cover has an embossed illustration of an art nouveau style Snow Queen. Endpapers decorated with olive peacock design. Twenty eight mounted colour plates under captioned pages with designs in olive green. Each page is decorated with pictorial borders. A near very good copy, some toning to the spine and a touch of discolouration to the upper board. Contemporary gift inscription to verso of the frontispiece.
Stories comprise: The Snow Queen, The Nightingale, The Real Princess, The Garden of Paradise, The Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Wind's Tale.
Stock ID: 45335
