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MARY ENGELBREIT'S THE SNOW QUEEN; Hans Christian Andersen
by Andersen, Hans Christian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1563054388
- ISBN 13
- 9781563054389
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Workman Publishing, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Mary Engelbreit. 4to, blue cloth with gold spine lettering and an embossed gold seal with "ME" on the front cover, Mylar-protected colorful pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) illustrated by Mary Engelbreit and depicting the Snow Queen hugging Gerda, the heroine, illustrated throughout by Mary Engelbreit with numerous full-page color drawings & vignettes, [48] pages. This FIRST Children's book by Mary Engelbreit. She is "a renowned spinner of tales and an artist with an ever-growing and ever-more-adoring audience. Now in a perfect marriage of imaginations and sensibilities comes Mary Engelbreit's first children's book, a loving rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's THE SNOW QUEEN."--jacket blurb. We totally endorse the writer's enthusiastic description of Mary's warmhearted and perfectly appropriate style! This is a beautifully illustrated children's book by a top artist in near MINT condition!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1357
- Title
- MARY ENGELBREIT'S THE SNOW QUEEN; Hans Christian Andersen
- Author
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Illustrator
- Mary Engelbreit
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1563054388
- ISBN 13
- 9781563054389
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Fairy tales, imagination, illustrated, Andersen, watercolor, sketches, girl, queen
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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