Hans Christian Andersen: The Story of his Life and Work 1805 - 75.
by Bredsdorff, Elias
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0714816361
- ISBN 13
- 9780714816364
- Seller
-
Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Phaidon Press, 1975. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, black & white drawings, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 376 pp. First edition. Biography of the controversial Danish author of children's fairy tales. Includes a detailed discussion of how his fairy tales have been mistranslated and bowdlerized by Victorian lady translators.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9154
- Title
- Hans Christian Andersen: The Story of his Life and Work 1805 - 75.
- Author
- Bredsdorff, Elias
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0714816361
- ISBN 13
- 9780714816364
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- biography, literature, authors, writers, children's literature, europe, denmark, first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...