Book Description

Armorial bookplate of John Blount in Vol. I.
Dealer Notes
Improvisatore, 1835. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Wolff 138. Vol. I has a 2pp ALS tipped into the prelims, from the bookseller Frederick H. Hutt, Strand, advising Mr Blount on prices for Andersen’s works in translation. Dated Feb. 1901, it lists eight titles, including Only a Fiddler, 1845, 5/6. Vol. II has a b&w postcard of The Blue Grotto, Capri, pasted on to initial blank.
Author ANDERSEN, Hans Christian.
Date 1845
Binding Contemp. green half morocco, gilt spines, marbled boards; spines sl. faded.
Publisher Richard Bentley.
Condition A v.g. copy.

Price: £225.00

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