The Improvisatore;or, life in Italy. From the Danish. Translated by Mary Howitt. 2 vols.



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.
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