[Rarebooks] FS: Collected works of Hans Christian Andersen. 5 vols. NY: 1869

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(CHILDREN'S LITERATURE) Andersen, Hans Christian. [COLLECTED WORKS].  FAMOUS STORIES. Illustrated. [With a Memoir by Mary Howitt]. New York: Allen Brothers. 1869. Sm. 8vo. 5 vols. One vol. with the publisher's 8pp. catalog  at rear. Each volume with a wood engraved frontispiece and engraved title page. 2 volumes also have (presumably, as published?) printed title pages dated 1869. Additionally illustrated with woodcut plates and head & tail pieces. Orig. pictorial green cloth with blind stamped front covers and gilt stamped spines. One tiny fray on front hinge of one volume, but still a fine, bright set. (trade discount allowed)                          $450.00 (trade discount allowed)
Series title on each spine reads, "German Popular Tales". Individual spine and cover titles read: "Famous Tales"; "Wonderful Tales"; "Fairy Tales"; "Story Book"; and "Danish Story Book." 

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