The Little Mermaid and Other Stories
by Hans Christian Andersen (Author); R. Nisbet Bain (Translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York / London: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Lawrence & Bullen, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. 10" x 8" x 1.25. J. R. Weguelin. Published in 1893. Hardcover. Bound in half light brown leather and marbled paper. Rebacked spin is plain leather. Top edge gilt. Deckled foredge and foot. Marbled endpapers match the cover. Illustrations and plates throughout by J. R. Weguelin in black and white. Stories include: The Little Mermaid, The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, A Real Princess, Little Ida's Flowers, The Naughty Boy, The Travelling Companion, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Marsh King's Daughter, The Swineherd, "She's Good for Nothing", The Story of the Year, The Rose Elf, The Buckwheat, There's the Difference, Thumbelisa, The Wicked Prince, The Wild Swann, The Garden of Eden, The Flying Trunk, The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Matchgirl, IB and Little Christina, Oli Lockeye, Danish Holger. xxiii, 384 pp. <br><br>EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "Hans Christian Andersen was born at Odense in Funen on the 2nd of April, 1805. His father was a cobbler, a sensitive, dreamy, fanciful nature with a strong taste for reading and a passion for building castles in the air. Hans Christian was, in these respects, his father's own child, and his peculiarities, set off as they were by an odd gawkiness and an almost comical ugliness, made the morbidly self-conscious lad a fair butt for his humble comrades, whose natural impulse was to ridicule whatever they could not understand. Fortunately for his own happiness, his self-confidence was always in excess of his shyness, and in his fourteenth year, shortly after being confirmed, he set out to seek his fortune at the capital. Here, for a time, he led a sort of vagabond life, picking up a trifle here and there, as best he could, and sustained by the fixed idea that his universal genius was bound to succeed in the long run. [...]" <br><br>CONDITION: Overall VG. Spine has been professionally rebacked. Cover shows external wear. Some chipping within endpapers. Unmarked except for an inscription on the front flyleaf dated "Xmas 1900". Hinges are strong and binding is sound. Some foxing throughout, yet text is uncompromised. Illustrations are delightful. An enchanting copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 071138
- Title
- The Little Mermaid and Other Stories
- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen (Author); R. Nisbet Bain (Translator)
- Illustrator
- J. R. Weguelin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons / Lawrence & Bullen
- Place of Publication
- New York / London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 10" x 8" x 1.25
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Little Mermaid and Other Stories, Hans Christian Andersen, R. Nisbet Bain, J. R. Weguelin, Children's Stories, Fairy tales, The Little Mermaid, The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, A Real Princess, Little Ida's Flowers, The Naughty Boy,
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...