Storken
by Hvass, Hans; Sikker Hansen, Aage (illustrator)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, 1938. First edition of this modern Danish children's book, featuring brilliant color lithographs by Aage Sikker Hansen. The narrative celebrates stork life around the world, from Scandinavia to Africa. Hansen's striking cover image would be adapted for use as an iconic travel poster, "Meet You in Denmark," the following year. Text in Danish. A very good copy of a stunning book. Square quarto, measuring 10 x 10.5 inches: [28]. Original tan linen spine, color lithographed boards, pictorial title page and twelve full-color lithographed plates throughout text. Light shelfwear and soiling to boards, occasional spotting to text. Front free endpaper glued to pastedown, upper hinge reinforced.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honey & Wax Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1003411
- Title
- Storken
- Author
- Hvass, Hans; Sikker Hansen, Aage (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag
- Place of Publication
- Copenhagen
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- literature, essay, illustrated, children
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Honey & Wax Booksellers
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Brooklyn, New York
About Honey & Wax Booksellers
Honey & Wax offers a mix of classics and surprises: rare first printings, original artwork, unexpected survivals, books with no downloadable equivalent. Founders of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Our bookroom is open by appointment in Brooklyn, NY.
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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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...