‎Andersen hans christian ‎

‎"ANDERSEN, H.C.‎

‎Skibet, Vaudeville i een Act. Bearbeidet efter Scribes og Mazeres ""La Quarantaine"". - [ONE OF THE SCARCEST ANDERSEN-TITLES]‎

‎Kjöbenhavn (Copenhagen), 1831. Bound in a lovely, elegant blue half morocco binding with gilt spine (Kyster). Partly uncut and printed on good, heavy paper. A very pretty copy.‎

‎Exceedingly scarce first edition of Andersen's second theatre-performed piece. The work is extremely rare and almost never turns up in the trade. Apart from his debut book, ""Ungdoms-Forsøg""/""Palnatokes Grav"", this is presumably the scarcest Andersen-title. Hans Christian Andersen inaugurated his dramatical production with ""Kjærlighed paa Nicolai Taarn"" in 1829, a genre that came to mean a lot to him, and for which he continued producing plays for forty years, amounting to about as many plays. The question as to acceptance from the theatre and the the set-up of the plays, however, -especially at the beginning of his career - would often postpone the actual theatre debut by many months, sometimes years. And thus, although Andersen had translated/ re-written two other plays for the stage, before he re-wrote ""Skibet"" (""The Ship""), after Scribe and Mazere's ""La Quarantaine"", ""Skibet"" came to be the very first re-worked play by Andersen that was performed at the theatre and only the second play at all, following his own ""Kjærlighed paa Nicolai Taarn"". Together with ""Kjærlighed paa Nicolai Taarn"", ""Skibet"" constitutes his dramatical/theatre-debut and was of immense importance to him. After ""Skibet"", he continued to re-write foreign pieces for the stage and gained more and more success in this endeavour. BFN 166.‎

Bookseller reference : 55862

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Agnete og Havmanden. Dramatisk Digt.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Forfatterens Forlag, 1834. Indbundet ubeskåret i et smukt nyere marmoreret halvlæderbind med forgyldt rygtitel. (Sign. Anker Kysters Eftf). Øverste højre hjørne af titelbladet restaureret. Sidste blad udbedret i indre margin uden teksttab. Noget brunplettet.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 250.‎

Bookseller reference : 57268

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Billedbog uden Billeder.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1840. Indbundet i et samtidigt halvlæderbind med rig rygforgyldning. Forgyldt rygtitel. False en smule slidte. Tidligere ejers navnetræk på titelbladet. Nederste højre hjørne af titelbladet restaureret.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 360.‎

Bookseller reference : 57271

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Maurerpigen. Original Tragedie i fem Akter. Musiken af Secretair Hartmann.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Bianco Luno, 1840. Indbundet i et smukt nyere halvmaroquin med rygforgyldning. Forgyldt rygtitel. (Sign. Rigmor Birkedal Kragh). Tidligere ejers navnetræk på titelbladet. De første tre blade udbedret i indre margin uden teksttab. Enkelte brunpletter.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 393.‎

Bookseller reference : 57274

‎"ANDERSEN, H.C.‎

‎Historier. Med 55 Illustrationer efter Originaltegninger af V. Pedersen, skaarne i Træ af Ed. Kretzschmar. - [ORIGINALTRYKKET AF KLODS-HANS]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, 1855. Bound in a lovely contemporary brown half calf with gilt spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally light brownspotting. A lovely copy. Beautifully illsutrated.‎

‎First edition of this collection of some of Andersen's most cherished stories, of which three are printed for the first time. Among the first printings, we have one of Andersen's most famous stories of all time, namely ""Klods-Hans"" (Clumsy Hans). BFN: 736.‎

Bookseller reference : 57382

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Lykke=Peer.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzels Forlag, 1870. Originalt komponeret shirtbind med blindtrykte dekorationer på ryg og permer. Forgyldt titel og motiv på forpermen. Bagpermen løs. Forreste fals forstærket indvendigt. Enkelte brunpletter ellers ren.‎

‎Originaludgaven.BFN 1006.‎

Bookseller reference : 57464

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Vignetter til danske Digtere.‎

‎Kjöbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1832. 12mo. Originalt kartonnage. Ryg fornyet. Eksemplar uden smudstitel. Spredte brunpletter. Indlagt i en nydelig nyere bogæske.‎

‎Særdeles nydeligt eksemplar af originaludgaven. BFN 174.Exlibris Hyllested.‎

Bookseller reference : 57469

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Hyldemoer. Phantasiespil i een Act.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1851. Indbundet ubeskåret i et nydeligt nyere papbind. Forgyldt titeletiket på forpermen. Nydeligt, rent og fint eksemplar.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 596.‎

Bookseller reference : 57474

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Lykkens Blomst. Eventyr-Comedie i to Acter. Musiken af Syngemester Rung. Første Gang opført paa det kongelige Theater d. 16 Febr. 1845.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1845. Indbundet ubeskåret med de originale omslag i et nydeligt lidt senere halvlæderbind med rig rygforgyldning. Forgyldt skindtitelfelt på ryg. Foromslaget pænt restaureret i kanterne. Stempel raderet fra foden af titelbladet. To ex libris på indersiden af forperm. Enkelte spredte brunpletter ellers ren indvendig. Nydeligt eksemplar.‎

‎Originaludgaven. 465.‎

Bookseller reference : 57476

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Ravnen. Eventyr-Opera i fire Acter. Musiken af J. P. E. Hartmann.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzels Forlag, 1865. Indbundet ubeskåret og uopskåret med de originale omslag i et nydeligt nyere papbind (Erik Olsen). Forgyldt titel på forpermen. Øverste hjørne af bagomslaget nænsomt restaureret. Ren og frisk.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 889.‎

Bookseller reference : 57479

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Fædrelandske Vers og Sange under Krigen. Udgivne samlede til Indtægt for de Saarede og Faldnes Efterladte.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1851. Indbundet ubeskåret i originalt bogtrykt kartonnage. Ryggen med blåt karduspapir. Stempler på forperm, titelblad og s. 5. Enkelte brunpletter især på titelbladet.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 580.‎

Bookseller reference : 57488

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Five early first printings: Skjærmbræts-Billeder. 1-5. + Studenten. + Brudstykke af en Udflugt i Sommeren 1829. - Odense og dens Omegn - + Döds-Øieblikket. + Tanker over et Nul. (All from Kjøbenhavns-Posten).‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, A. P. Liunge, 1829. Bound in 5 recent uniform marbled cardboardbindings. Gilt title labels to front boards. Minor wear to capitals. Some brownspotting.‎

‎Five early first printings by Hans Christian Andersen, all published in the periodical Kjøbenhavns-Posten, 1829, when Andersen was merely 24 years old. These five printings constitute some of the earliest printed pieces by the great fairy-tale author. 1829 constitutes the true breakthrough-year for Andersen and a turning-point in his career and life.BFN 38-42,43,44,45,50.‎

Bookseller reference : 57491

‎"ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎Improvisatoren. Original Roman i to Dele. - [ANDERSEN'S DEBUT NOVEL]‎

‎Kiøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1835. Bound in two lovely, uniform, contemporary half calf bindings with richly gilt spine. Hinges expertly restored. An excellent copy, printed on fine paper. Indbundet i to nydelige samtidige ensartede halvlæderbind med rig rygforgyldning. False særdeles pænt restaureret med de originale rygge bevaret. Tidligere ejers navnetræk på forsatsbladene. Med begge smudstitelblade samt errata. Få spredte brunpletter ellers ren indvendig. På velinagtigt papir. Med forgyldt superexlibris på indersiden af forpermerne. Et særdeles fint eksemplar.‎

‎Scarce first edition of Andersen's third debut, his first novel, which brought him fame as one of the foemost novel-writers. ""Improvisatoren"" is considered one of the most perfect works by Andersen and the work that seriously made him famous, especially in Europe, where he first and foremost came to be known as an eminent author of novels. With his great first novel, Andersen paves the way for the new modern genre of the novel and places himself at the very front of this literary movement. ""Improvisatoren"" also constitutes Andersen's efforts throughout the 30'es to write in a picturesque manner. He is extremely proud to say due to his novel, his German translator, ""Professor Kruse [...] says that I am the greatest painter and Ørsted says that I should have the brush as well as the pen."" (Letter to Henriette Wulff, March 16, 1835). Andersen is extremely occupied with the novel and focuses greatly upon its reception. To his extreme joy, ""Improvisaoren"" is tremendously well received, and Andersen almost cannot believe his success. ""People adore Improvisatoren, everything I say and speak they find terrific, everything I utter an urge for they give me. They ask me what dished I would like, if I want to drive on trips. You can very well believe that Oehlenschläger at his Prince is not being flattered more than me. It is the first time that I feel the comfort of being a poet."" (Letter to Edvard Collin 5 Juli 1835). Later in the same letter, he asks Collin, if he has heard about the German translation and what impressions that is making - ""I long to hear what kind of impression it is making on the Germans.""In April 1835, he writes to Henriette Wulff: ""My novel Improvisatoren has now been published in Danish and is being published in German as I write... Never before has any work by me caught the masses so vividly,... ""I am ""on a wave""" but my heart is full of gratitude towards the good God" from him I feel that it is all a gift, a blessing, he has allowed to flow through my soul."" (Letter to Henriette Wulff, April 29, 1835). BFN 264.‎

Bookseller reference : 57554

‎"ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎""At være eller ikke være."" Roman i tre Dele.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzels Bo og Arvinger, 1857. Indbundet i et pænt nyere halvmaroquinbind med blindtrykte rygdekorationer og forgyldt rygtitel. (Sign. Rigmor Birkedal Kragh). Enkelte spredte brunpletter ellers ren indvendig.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 762.Med smudstitelbladet, som ikke nævnes af BFN.‎

Bookseller reference : 57696

‎ANDERSEN, H.C.‎

‎En Skalds Lustvandringar i Tyskland, Italien, Grekland och Orienten" Öfversättning efter Danska originalet ""En Digters Bazar."" I tvenne Delar.‎

‎Norrköping, S. T. Durietz's Forlag, 1843. Bound in a contemporary half calf with richly gilt spine. Gilt title to spine. Hinges worn and some wear to spine. Minor brownspotting. Bound without half-titles.‎

‎First Swedish edition.‎

Bookseller reference : 57701

‎ANDERSEN, H. C.‎

‎I Spanien.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzels Forlag, 1863. Ubeskåret i det originale bogtrykte omslag. Foromslag og de første 11 blade løse. Tidligere ejers navnetræk på foromslaget. Ryggen slidt. Enkelte spredte brunpletter ellers ren og pæn indvendig.‎

‎Originaludgaven. BFN 869.‎

Bookseller reference : 57703

‎"RICHARDT, CHR. (udg.).‎

‎Vintergrønt. Nye Fortællinger og Digte, danske, norske og svenske.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel), 1866. Indbundet i det originale komponerede helshirtbind med rig rygforgyldning. Rig forgyldning på forpermen. Kapitæler og false en smule slidte. Indre false svage. Helt guldsnit. Samtidigt ejernavn på forsatsbladet. Indvendig ren og pæn.‎

‎Med originaltryk af adskillige nordiske digtere, bl.a. H.C. Andersen (""Danske Poeter i Bouquet"" og ""En Stemning"" - BFN 915 og 916).‎

Bookseller reference : 57709

‎ANDERSEN, H.C. - 15 ORIGINALTRYK.‎

‎15 førstetryk udgivet i tidsskriftet Valkyrien. Et Maanedsskrift for dannede Læsere. Udgivet af Ove thomsen. årgangene 1831 (3 Bd., det udk.) + 1832 (4 Bd., det udk.).‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Udgiverens Forlag, 1831-32. Indbundet i 7 samtidige ensartede hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Forgyldte rygtitler. Lettere spredte brunpletter.‎

‎BFN: 151, 152, 163, 164, 170, 175, 180, 181, 182, 189-93 og 198.‎

Bookseller reference : 57989

‎"ANDERSEN, H.C. (HANS CHRISTIAN).‎

‎Eventyr fortalte for Børn. (1.-3. Hefte) + Eventyr fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling (1.-3. Hefte). 2 Bind. [I.e. Fairy Tales Told for Children. 6 issues, divided into two volumes - all that was issued]. - [INAUGURANTING THE FAIRY TALE-GENRE]‎

‎Kjöbenhavn, 1837-1847. Bound in one nice contemporary half calf binding with blindstamped and gilt ornamentation to spine. Gilding vague, also the gilt title. Minor bumping to corners. Internally a bit of scattered brownspotting, but overall unusually nice, clean, and fresh. A truly excellent copy. See collation below.‎

‎A magnificent set - unusually nice and clean and bound together in a contemporary binding, which is almost never the case - of the first edition of this exceedingly rare collection of Andersen's earliest fairy tales. This legendary fairy tale-collection that created the fairy tale-genre and brought Andersen international fame, consists in six parts that together make up two volumes. As with most of the other few existing copies, the present set is a mixture of issues (though here, merely two of the parts are in second issue). ""With the passing of each year, Andersen's genious brought forth new ""wonder stories"", and the fame he had so desperately craved and striven for became a reality. Little did he know in the spring of 1835, when he all but had to beg his publisher to accept these remarkable tales, that one day they would make him immortal. And little did the critics, nearly all of whom advised him to give up his ""experiment"" and devote himself to his other writings, ever dream that they would live to see him gain world acclaim for these tales. For almost a hundred years now, generation after generation has been brought up on Andersen's stories. Take the English-speaking world, for instance. Since the first appearance of Andersen's Fairy Tales in London and New York, in 1846, over seven hundred different editions, including dozens of varied translations, illustrated by more than a hundred different artists, have been published in the United States alone. Indeed, Andersen's stories will live on as classics - as much part of our civilization as the two primary educational factors, reading and writing."" (Jean Hersholt, p. 27). Due to the fact that the six little pamphlets together, printed in different years, all have their own title-pages, half-titles, contents, etc. and that there were then also printed all of this for each volume of three (times two) together, the book binders almost always removed several of these ""extra"" leaves, as they seemed superfluous. It was never the intention of the publisher that the single half-titles, title-pages or tables of contents be preserved. However, due to the many different laves that were deemed ""superfluous"" or not, all existing sets of these two little volumes have their individual mix-up of half-titles, titles, and tables of contents. Thus, no copies are known to exist with all leaves present. ""During Andersen's lifetime 162 of his Fairy Tales were published, but the scarcest and most difficult to obtain are these six little pamphlets. We do not know exactly how many, or how few, copies were printed, but we do know that no copy with all the title pages and tables of contents has ever been offered for sale by any dealer or at any auction. To my knowledge, only five or six complete copies of the first printings (1835-1842) still exist. Even the second printing of the six pamphlets in their entirety (1842-1847) is exceedingly scarce and difficult to obtain."" (Jean Hersholt).Here follows a collation including mention of issues and lacunae: Vol. I: VIII pp. (joint title-page (dated 1837) for the three parts, contents-leaf for all three parts, and preface (""Til de ældre Læsere""). The joint half-title merely stating ""Eventyr for Børn"" has not been bound in.First Part: 61 (including the title-page), (3) (blank verso of p. 61 and the contents-leaf for part one) pp. The half-title has not been bound in. Second issue, 1842.Second Part: 76 (including half-title and title-page), 2 (contents-leaf for part two) pp. + 1 f. (blank). Second issue, 1844.Third Part: 60 (including half-title and title-page) pp., 2 (contents-leaf for part two) pp. + 1 f. (blank). First issue, 1837.Vol. II: 3 ff. (joint title-page, dedication-leaf (for Mrs. Heiberg), contents-leaf for all three parts). First Part: 58 (including title-page), (2) (contents-leaf for part one) pp. The half-title has not been bound in. First issue, 1838.Second Part: 53 (including title-page), (3) (verso of p. 53 and contents-leaf for part two) pp. The half-title has not been bound in. First issue, 1839.Third Part: 49 (including title-page), (3) (verso of p. 49 and contents-leaf for part three) pp. The half-title has not been bound in. First issue, 1842..This is one of the most complete copies we have ever seen, as the only leaves not withbound are some of the half-titles. Usually a lot more leaves have been left out by the binders, and it's even rare to find copies that have all title-pages. The separate contents-leaves are very rarely found preserved in copies that have the joint contents-leaves, and the blank leaves are almost never withbound. BFN: 266" Hersholt: 23 PMM: 299.‎

Bookseller reference : 58457

‎ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN.‎

‎A truly splendid and unique collection of 23 Hans Christian Andersen-items that together tell the true story of Andersen's life and sheds light on all aspects of his life and work. The collection is divided into the following (full descriptions belo... - [MAGNIFICENT HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN-COLLECTION]‎

‎(1822) - 1872.‎

‎With the present Hans Christian Andersen-collection, we have aimed not at an exhaustive collection of ALL of his many writings nor at a LARGE collection, but at an exquisite, chosen collection that tells us the true story of Andersen's life. A collection that enlightens us about both the author and the man Hans Christian Andersen and that sheds light on all aspects of his life and work. A collection that epitomizes quality, scope, and importance, not merely numbers of items nor works that are not particularly important in his life's work. Every one of the 23 items in the present collection has been carefully chosen to represent a certain Aspect of Hans Christian Andersen at a certain time of his life, in an attempt to get as close to the great fairy tale author as possible. The items basically span his entire career - from his first book, published at the age of 17 (and only known in about 10 copies) to an original manuscript poem by the ageing author at the age of 67. The 23 carefully chosen and unique items cover his earliest publications that are of extreme scarcity, his three seminal fairy tale cycles that catapulted him into fame and created the genre of the fairy tale, for which he is now famous world-wide, five magnificent presentation-copies (among them an absolutely magnificent copy of his very first fairy tale, one of the best presentation-copies known) that each give us an insight into the poet Andersen and into his circle of friends, six splendid original letters that are all different in style and content and written from all over the world (among them one of the extremely rare letters known by him written in English, in Latin hand), an original manuscript, which is an extreme scarcity on private hands and something one may never come by again, two books from Andersen's own library, which is extremely rare to find, as only 75 such books are known and almost all of them are in institutional holdings, and finally the three main translations that ensured his fame in the rest of the world: the most important translations into German, English, and French respectively. The collection is divided into the following seven categories, and below follows a short preview and introduction to each. Upon request, a document with full, elaborate descriptions of each item will be provided. 1. Debuts/earliest publications (see also 3.1.)2. The three fairy tale collections/cycles3. Presentation-copies (see also: 2.3.)4. Letters5. Manuscript6. Books from Andersen's library7. The three main translations1. Debuts/earliest publications1.1. Ungdoms-Forsøg / Gjenfærdet ved Palnatokes Grav, en Original Fortælling" og Alfsol, en original Tragoedie. Ungdoms=Forsøg. Kjöbenhavn, [1822]. The extremely rare first printing of Hans Christian Andersen's first book - with facsimiles of the title-page, the contents-leaf and a further four leaves. The book is exceedingly rare. A title-issue appeared in 1827. No more than about ten copies in all of both the first issue and the title-issue are known to exist - only a couple of them are known in private collections, and less than a handful of copies are known outside of Denmark. The present publication, his first book, is of immense importance to Andersen's life and work and is arguably THE most important piece of Anderseniana. 1.2. Ved min Velgører Provst Gutfelds Død. Slagelse, 1823.The extremely rare first printing of the 1823-issues of this slightly obscure newspaper, which contains Hans Christian Andersen's third publication. This exceedingly rare piece of Anderseniana was published when the master of the fairy tale genre was merely 17 years old, namely in February 1823. The present publication constitutes one of the two pieces of publication that are at the epicentre of the coming-to-be of the greatest poet and author to emerge from Danish soil. This little piece is a heartfelt, almost perfectly stylized poem that constitutes an obituary of Hans Christian Andersen's early benefactor, Gutfeld, who was responsible for Collin accepting to be Andersen's benefactor. It was due to Gutfeld and his belief in Andersen that he made it on into the world and was taken seriously enough - at the mere age of 17 - to later be allowed to follow his heart and his life dream - that of writing.1.3. Fodreise fra Holmens Canal til Østpynten af Amager i Aarene 1828 og 1829. Kjöbenhavn, 1829. The rare first edition of Hans Christian Andersen's debut novel, ""Journey on Foot"", here in the extremely scarce original printed wrappers. Andersen himself considered this book his debut and refers to it as ""my first publication"". It came to play a tremendous role in the development of his writing and constitutes one of his most important works. It is the first piece of Andersen that yields any success and the first work for which he gained any recognition. ""It is a well-known fact that Hans Christian Andersen made his début as a writer three times during his youth. The first time he published a book was in 1822, when ""Youthful Attempts"" came out... He was 17 years old, penniless and in need for help, but the main part of the circulation ended up in the paper mill... The second time he made his début was in 1829, when he published ""Journey on Foot from Holmen's Canal to the Eastern Point of Amager"", a book which can hardly be classified as a travel book.. it seems a subtle and humorous arabesque and a literary satire. This book was published in the year after he had left grammar-school and was qualifying for the entrance examination to academic studies at the university. It can rightly be regarded as a key, which enables us to understand the entire development of his later production...2. The three fairy tale-collections2.1. Eventyr fortalte for Børn. (1.-3. Hefte) + Eventyr fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling (1.-3. Hefte). 2 Bind. Kjöbenhavn, 1835-1847. A lovely set of this exceedingly rare collection of Andersen's earliest fairy tales. This legendary fairy tale-collection that created the fairy tale-genre and brought Andersen international fame, consists in six parts that together make up two volumes. As with most of the other few existing copies, the present set is a mixture of issues and likewise has certain wants concerning title-pages, half-titles and tables of contents. ""During Andersen's lifetime 162 of his Fairy Tales were published, but the scarcest and most difficult to obtain are these six little pamphlets. We do not know exactly how many, or how few, copies were printed, but we do know that no copy with all the title pages and tables of contents has ever been offered for sale.""2.2. Nye Eventyr. 2 Bind (5 samlinger). Kjøbenhavn, 1844 - 48.First edition of Hans Christian Andersen's seminal second collection of fairy tales - the publication that made him internationally famous - with all five collections in first issue, also the first, which is of the utmost rarity. It is in this legendary first collection that we find the first printing of ""The Ugly Duckling""(not as is indicated in PMM in his first). The rarity of the first issue of volume 1, collection 1 is legendary. It was published on November 11th 1843 (dated 1844 on the title-page) in a very small number, probably due to the poor sales of Andersen's first fairy tale collection. Against all belief, this first collection sold out within a few days, catapulting Andersen into worldwide fame, and a second issue was published already on December 21st 1843. Thus, only very few copies of the first issue exist, and almost all collections of the ""New fairy Tales"" are bound with the second issue or the third of 1847, meaning that they do not contain the actual first printing of ""The Ugly Duckling"", ""The Nightingale"", ""The Angel"", and ""The Sweethearts"". 2.3. Nye Eventyr og Historier. 3 Series, 10 collections. Kjøbenhavn, 1858-1872.A splendid fully complete copy of Andersen's third fairy tale collection, WITH ALL 10 ISSUES IN FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST ISSUES, ALL IN THE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS, AND ONE OF THEM WITH A SIGNED PRESENTATION-INSCRIPTION BY ANDERSEN - WITH 39 FAIRY TALES IN THEIR FIRST PRINTINGS. It is highly uncommon to find all ten issues of the series together, let alone in the original printed wrappers, each of which is a scarcity on their own. To our knowledge, only one other such set exists in a private collection, and that is in far from as fine condition as the present, where all but one of the issues (which does not have the back wrapper) are fully complete with the spines, exactly as issued. 3. Presentation-copies3.1. Digte. Kjöbenhavn, 1830.THE RARE FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION-COPY, IN THE EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS - OF ANDERSEN'S THIRD BOOK, CONTAINING HIS FIRST FAIRY TALE. The magnificent presentation-inscription - hitherto unknown and unregistered - is arguably one of the most important Andersen-presentations known to exist. It is inscribed to Henriette Collin, the then fiancée, later wife, of his closest and most important friend, who was more like a brother to him, Edvard Collin. It is one of the very early Andersen-presentations known. This first published collection of Andersen's poetry constitutes Andersen's third published book (at the age of 24) and contains, at the end, the first printing of any of his fairy tales, being also his very first fairy tale ""The Ghost"" (or ""The Spectre""). This is the first time that Andersen uses the term ""Eventyr"" (fairy tale), the term which came to denote the genre for which he received world-wide fame as one of the most important writers of all time. 3.2. Nye Eventyr. Tredie Samling. Kjøbenhavn, 1845.An excellent presentation-copy of the first edition of the third ""collection"" of Andersen's second fairy tale-collection, containing five of his best fairy tales in the first printing - among them the cherished tales ""The Red Shoes"" and ""The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep "". Inscribed copies of Andersen's fairy tales are very rare and extremely sought-after. But the present presentation-copy is even more interesting, as it is inscribed to a fellow author of tales for children - ""The poet Kaalund/ in kind remembrance/ of our first meeting/ the 29th of April 1845/ from the [NEW FAIRY TALES] (the printed half title) 's author."" -in the collection of Andersen's fairy tales that appeared almost simultaneously with Kaalund's renowned ""Tales for Children"" (""Fabler for Børn""). 3.3. Historier. Anden Samling. Kjøbenhavn, 1853.First edition, in splendid condition, with the original printed wrappers, of the second part of Andersen's ""Story""-collection, containing first printings of four of his famous fairy-tales. With a lovely, poetical presentation-inscription to Frederikke Larcher, signed ""H.C. Andersen"", translated as thus: ""I put my bouquet on the board of the stage/ you yourself make the impression of a fresh bouquet"". Frederikke Larcher was a stage actress, and Andersen might have given the little book as a gift upon her last performance.3.4. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række (første samling). Kjøbenhavn, 1861.An excellent copy, in the original printed, illustrated wrappers, of the separately published first part of the second series of ""Nye Eventyr og Historier"", with a lovely presentation-inscription to the title-page, translating thus ""The splendid, the spirited,/ Mrs. Agentinde Renck/ send this bouquet of stories/ from my garden of poetry this spring/ Most heartfelt and respectfully/ H.C. Andersen."" This splendid volume contains first printings of one of Andersen's most famous, most beloved and most frequently recounted fairy-tales/stories: ""What the Old Man does is Always Right"". Apart from that masterpiece of moral story-telling, the present publication contains five other of Andersen's great stories in first printings.3.5. Da Spanierne var her. Originalt romantisk Lystspil i tre Acter. Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), 1865. An excellent copy of the first edition of Andersen's famed play, in the scarce original binding and with a magnificent presentation-inscription to Rudolph Kranold, who at the time was director of the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. His short reign here (until 1866) coincides exactly with the work on and premiere of one of the plays that was very closest to Andersen's heart, namely ""When the Spanish were Here"", which premiered at the Royal Theatre on April 6, 1865. Reading Andersen's diaries allows us to actually follow the play the entire way through to the stage. It is evident, both from his diaries and from the present presentation-inscription, that the play meant a lot to Andersen. As the inscription indicates, he's anxious that the play not be taken down again and he clearly asks Kranold to take good care of this play that is close to his heart. 4. Letters4.1. Autographed letter, signed in full (""Hans Christian Andersen""), in English, for the Scottish author William Hurton. Dated ""Copenhagen 2 October 1851"".The present letter is of the utmost interest, as it is written in English (in Andersen's own hand!) and also in Latin letters, as opposed the gothic handwriting that Andersen usually uses. Letters and inscriptions in Andersen's Latin hand are of the utmost scarcity. Out of the few known letters in Andersen's hand, we have even fewer letters by him written in English. He made an exception for William Hurton, to whom a few letters have been preserved, demonstrating his reverence for this Scottishman so fascinated by Andersen himself. Almost all of these letters are in institutional holdings, and the present one on private hands is a true scarcity. 4.2. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated ""Basnæs ved Skjelskjør/ den 3 Juli 1862"". 4 pages.This very lengthy letter from Andersen to Frederik Bøgh is interesting in several respects. First of all, Andersen here mentions several of his works: new songs for the revised version of his opera ""The Raven"", proofreading and numerous comments for the ""new edition of Fairy Tales and Stories"", and a brand new fairy tale: ""Finally, I have written a new fairy tale: ""Snowdrop""."" Furthermore, Andersen talks about his health and problems he has with his eye as well as the weather and his impending travel plans. It is clear from the letter that he is very close to his young student friend Bøgh. 4.3. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated ""Tanger I Marokko/ den 8 Nov: 1862."".An absolutely splendid letter with rare observations about Moroccan culture, the people, how they dress and behave, the food, the landscape, etc. It is clear that Tanger, with its ""wild, romantic nature"", its palm trees, its wilderness, the wild boars and hyenas, is very far from the coldness of the North. Andersen's fascination with the ""half naked men"" and women in horrible dress, with the bare headed Moorish Jews in kaftans, ""the naked brown kids that screamed and roared"", and the slaves that carry goods, leaps from the pages of the letter and paint a picture of a place that to a Dane in 1862 must seem oddly fascinating and so different. There is no doubt that this rich culture served as direct inspiration for Andersen's story-writing. 4.4. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated ""Toledo den 6 December 1862"".A splendid letter from Toledo, which Andersen paints so clearly as only he can. ""Toledo is a dead city, but with the life of poetry"", he writes, after having described in detail, to his dear friend back home, the ruins and the melancholy that is Toledo. 4.5. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for ""Kjære William"" (i.e. William Melchior). Dated "" Frijsenborg den 27 August/ 1868. "". A lovely, cheerful birthday letter for the young birthday boy William Melchior, who was turning 7 years old. The letter is utterly charming and describes the journey of the birthday letter itself, flying over land and sea, from Jutland to Copenhagen. The letter not only portrays the ease with which Andersen communicates with children, it also constitutes a miniature version of beloved Andersen-stories such as ""Little Tuk"" and ""A Piece of Pearl String"". 4.6. Autographed letter, signed ""H. C. Andersen"", for Frederik Bøgh. Dated "" den 9 Maj 1873"".This Beautiful little letter for Nicolai Bøgh bears witness to the heartfelt bond that Andersen felt towards his young friend. This little gem of a letter is very poetical - most of it is almost like a poem, describing the sun coming through the clouds and liking the clouds to snow and the heaven to Paradise. Furthermore, Andersen mentions his friends' illness, liking him to a bird that needs to be free. Bøgh had fallen ill the previous year, from an illness that would eventually kill him 9 years later, at the mere age of 45. 5. Manuscript5.1. Original handwritten and signed manuscript for a poem entitled ""Stormfloden"" (i.e. The Storm or The Storm Surge). November (22nd), 1872. 1 1/2 handwritten pp.Original manuscripts by Andersen are of the utmost scarcity, and only very few are known on private hands. The present is the manuscript for a poem that Andersen wrote just a couple of years before he died and which was published as the preface to a ""Christmas Present"" by Vilhelm Gregersen in December 1872, just a few weeks after Andersen wrote it. The poem is very dramatic and doomsday-like, but has an uplifting an upbuilding ending. It is inspired by the dramatic storm or storm surge that hit Copenhagen on November 13th, 1872.6. Books from Andersen's Library6.1. F. ANDERSEN, C.J. HANSEN, J.P.E. HARTMANN, P. HEISE and A. WINDING. Ni Fleerstemmige Mandssange. Udgivne af Foreningen ""Fremtiden"". Kjöbenhavn, 1866.Hans Christian Andersen's own copy, with his ownership signature to the bottom of the front wrapper, of this pamphlet of ""Nine Polyphonic Male Songs"". The pamphlet contains nine lovely songs written by the greatest Danish authors of the period, set to music by the most famous Danish musicians of the period. Andersen's contribution is the song ""Hun har mig glemt"" (She Has me Forgotten), which he had printed for the first time in 1854, but in a different version, with different wording. Here, it is set to music by F. Andersen. 6.2. G.h. [GEORG EMIL BETZONICH]. En Kjærligheds-Historie. Fortælling. Kjøbenhavn, 1862.A truly rare example of a book that has belonged to Andersen, with a long presentation-inscription from the author to Hans Christian Andersen to front free end-paper, dated on Andersen's 58th birthday. The author of the novel Georg Emil Betzonich (1829 - 1901) is not a famous author today, nor was he very famous at the time. It is interesting, however, that Andersen kept his book in his library. The book passed to Edvard Collin, who inherited Andersen's entire estate, when Andersen died in 1875, and also Collin kept it. It was sold at the auction of his belongings in 1886.7. The three main Translations7.1. Jugendleben und Träume eines Italienischen Dichters. Nacch H.C. Andersens Dänischen Original: Improvisatoren. Ins Deutsche übertragen von L. Kruse. 2 Theile. Hamburg, August Campe, 1835.The very rare first edition of the first German translation of Andersen's first novel, ""Improvisatoren"", being the first of Andersen's books to be translated into any foreign language. It is fair to say that no other translation before or after was as important to Andersen as the present. Before the work even appeared, Andersen had a list of recipients for the German translation. Among these was Adalbert Chamisso, to whom he wrote in April 1835: ""Here I send you my Italian son" he speaks the German language, so your family can also understand him. I wish that in the great Germany people will be aware of my book and that I may deserve that awareness. That Kruse is introducing me as an author of novels should be somewhat of a recommendation"… For making such an effort of being known outside of little Denmark, I think, I cannot be blamed."" 7.2. Danish Fairy Legends and Tales. (Translated by Caroline Peachey). London, William Pickering (Chiswick), 1846.The very rare first edition - ANDERSEN'S CLOSE FRIEND HENRIETTE SCAVENIUS' (BORN MOLTKE) COPY - of this highly important Andersen-translation, which contains the very first appearance in English of some of Andersen's most famous and beloved fairy tales: ""The Emperor's New Clothes, ""The Nightingale"", ""The Wild Swans"", ""The Buck-Wheat"" and ""The Dustman"", and for the first time we here find the titles ""The Ugly Duckling"" (previously called ""The Ugly Duck"") and ""The Real Princess"" (previously called ""The Princess and the Peas"").7.3. Contes pour les enfants. Traduit du Danois par V. Caralp. Illustrations à deux teintes par Derancourt. Paris, Morizot, (1848).Extremely scarce first edition of the first translations of any of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales to appear in French. This first French Andersen-collection constitutes the introduction of Hans Christian Andersen's works in French literature, the introduction of the fairy-tale-genre in France, and a cornerstone in the history French children's literature.‎

Bookseller reference : 58519

‎"ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN.‎

‎Oldingen. (Julebog 1874. Udgivet af Karl Schmidt.) - [PRESENTATION-COPY]‎

‎Odense, Hempelske Boghandel, 1874. 8vo. Bound in the beautiful original green full cloth binding with gilt spine and gilt angel to front board. Blindstamped frames to boards. All edges gilt. Minor insignificant wear to extremeties. Inner hinges weak. Exlibris to pasted down front endpaper. Internally clean with a fully legible presentation-inscription to front free endpaper: ""Dr. Professor E. Hornemann / en hjertelig Hilsen ved Udgangen / af Aaret 1874 fra hans / taknemlige Ven / H. C. Andersen. (""Dr. Professor E. Hornemann a heartfelt greeting by the end of the year 1874 from his grateful friend H. C. Andersen."").‎

‎A lovely presentation-copy of the first printing of Andersen's poem Oldingen.The inscription is made for Andersen's doctor Claus Jacob Emil Hornemann (1810-90). On December 30, 1874 Andersen wrote in his diary: ""Sendt til Dr Hornemann i smagfuld Indbinding de tre Bind Eventyr illustrerede af Frøhlich, dernæst en ligesaa rig Udgave af Odense: Julebog og endeligt O T paa Engelsk, amerika Udgaven. Netop da Bydrengen var gaaet med Bogpakken kom Dr Hornemann i Besøg."" (""Sent Dr Hornemann a tasteful copy of the three volumes of fairy tales, illustrated by Frøhlich, then a likewise beautiful copy of Odense: Julebog and lastly, O T in English, the American edition. Just as the delivery boy had left with the books Dr Hornemann visited me."")BFN 1038.‎

Bookseller reference : 58590

‎"GRUNDTVIG, N. F. S., H. C. ANDERSEN, J. L. HEIBERG et al.‎

‎Adam Oehlenschläger. Et Mindeskrift om Festen den 14. November 1849. Udgivet af ""Festcomiteen"".‎

‎Kjöbenhavn, Bianco Luno, (1849). 8vo. Indbundet med det originale bogtrykte foromslag i et nydeligt mønstret papirbind med forgyldt titeletiket på forpermen (singeret Wilh. Gethers Eft.). Spredte brunpletter. Med Max Lesters exlibris på indersiden af forpermen og Mogens Kochs på forreste friblad. 36 pp. + 2 plancher.‎

‎Originaludgaven af festskriftet i forbindelse med Oehlenschlägers halvfjerdsindstyvende fødelsdag, som blev afholdt i den Kgl. Skydebanes store sal.‎

Bookseller reference : 58929

‎"EXNER, JULIUS & CHRISTIAN WINTHER - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN‎

‎Billeder og Vers. Billederne tegnede med Pen paa Steen af J. A. Kittendorff i Tegner & Kittendorffs lithographiske Institut. - [INSCRIBED BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN]‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, P. G. Philipsens Forlag, (1862). 8vo. Bound in the original cardboard binding. With minor wear to capitals, otherwise almost completely fresh. Neatly restored tear to title page. Small ink stain to outer right margin of the last leaves. With a long gift inscription by H. C. Andersen to front free endpaper. Internally clean.‎

‎A beautiful copy of Julius Exner's and Christian Winther's ""Billeder og Vers"" with a charming dated gift inscription from H. C. Andersen to a young boy, Jørgen: ""Til Tak for hvert Smiil jeg fik i det / gamle Aar af min lille Ven Jørgen, / bringer jeg ham her en Billedbog og den / vil han engang læse i og tænke paa / sin gamle Ven / H. C. Andersen / Kjøbenhavn Nytaars Ugen 1862."" (Translation: As thank for every smile I recieved in the old year from my small friend Jørgen, I bring him here a picture-book and in this he will in due time read and think of his old friend H. C. Andersen. Copenhagen new-year week 1862). Julius Exner (1825-1910) was a Danish painter known for his romantic paintings of the life of the peasants. Christian Winther (1796-1876) was one of the greatest Danish poets of the 19th century. Winther is best known for his poem ""Hjortens Flugt"" which is considered to be one of the classics of Danish literature. The inscription is written to Jørgen Hansen Koch (1861-1935). Jørgen, who was only 1 year old at the time the inscription was written, later became president of the Maritime and Commercial Court and Det Classenske Fideicommis. Jørgen and his family had a close relationship with H. C. Andersen and they are mentioned frequently in his diaries. H. C. Andersen wrote in his diary that he visited the Koch family January 2 1862. It was presumably during that visit that he gave Jørgen this copy. Works of other authors inscribed by H. C. Andersen are very rare.‎

Bookseller reference : 59791

‎ANDERSEN, H.C.‎

‎Eventyr. Med 125 Illustrationer efter Originaltegninger af V. Pedersen, skaarne i Træ af Ed. Kretzschmar. Andet oplag.‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, 1854. 8vo. Samtidigt halvlæderbind med forgyldt rygtitel og stregforgyldning på ryg. Hjørner noget slidt og bagerste fals revnet for neden. Rigt illustreret. Indimellem noget brunplettet.‎

Bookseller reference : 60275

‎"ANDERSEN, H.C.‎

‎I Oehlenschlægers Album - original handwritten poem, signed by Andersen - ""in Oehlenschläger's Album"". - [ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN POEM BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN]‎

‎(1842) 1 leaf 8vo. With a later note in tiny neat handwriting to lower blank margin stating that Andersen's original handwritten poem was printed in ""Hertha"" 1842, p. 5.‎

‎This excellent originally handwritten poem by the great fairy tale-author has the underlined headline ""I Øehlenschlægers Album"", but is also known under the title ""Paa Nordens Himmel i Stjernernes Flok"" (i.e. On the Sky of the North in the flock of the stars), which is also the first line of the poem. It was later printed, in the Swedish-Danish publication ""Hertha"", in January 1842, appeared again in ""Digte, gamle og nye"" in 1846, yet again in Andersen's collected works, vol XII, 252, 1879, as nr. 1 of the album leaves, and recently in a new modern Danish version by Johan de Mylius. This beautiful and treasured Andersen poem in full reads thus: Paa Nordens Himmel i Stjernernes Flok,Tycho Brahe har skrevet sit Minde,Og Thorvaldsen hug udi Fjeldets BlokSit Navn, det vil aldrig forsvinde"Du sang af dit Hjerte og Norden/ har hørtVed Dig sine største Bedrifter,Dybt Hjertets Gange har Hjerterne/ rørt,Din Storhed ei Tiden henvistner!Staaer Een i Stjernerne, Een i/ Steen,I Hjerterne veed jeg staaer ogsaa/ Een. We know that Andersen himself also treasured the poem and later also sent it to Zeise, who he hoped would translate it into German and have it published. BFN 413.‎

Bookseller reference : 60365