East Sun West Moon by Nielsen (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. A beautiful copy of this limited edition of 500 copies SIGNED by Kay Nielsen. The book is in wonderful shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy SIGNED by Kay Nielsen in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Nielsen books. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. East of the Sun West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. Limited First Signed Edition (signed by the illustrator, Kay Nielsen, under the numeration), 1914, Hodder & Stoughton, London. Often said to be the most important illustrated work from The Golden Age Era, and the best known work by Kay Nielsen, earning the artist international acclaim for his haunting visionary paintings and drawings. A beautiful bright copy, in bespoke full pictorial vellum gilt with new silk ties, the original black-and-gold pictorial endpapers retained at front and rear, 24 lithograph plates (with additional lithograph as frontispiece, hence 25 lithographs in total), protected by titled tissues, TEG, uncut. With modern bespoke white slipcase, protecting the book. An excellent copy in bright, tight, very NR FINE condition, one or two small occasional marginal spots near the uncut (deckled) page edges, occasional minute scattering of dust in the upper margin of some pages, the endpapers age darkened as is typical, all of the beautiful plates and tissues are in perfect condition, this copy is free from bookplates or previous gift inscriptions, the book appears entirely unread and untouched. Additional photos available, please enquire. Art Nouveau illustrated. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Signed limited editionÂof one of the most important and impressive books of the Golden Age of book illustration. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 41. Quarto, original vellum, gilt titles and decoration to spine and front cover gilt, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers. Signed by the illustrator Kay Nielsen. With 25 tipped in color plates. In near fine condition. A very nice example. Laid is the original notice for the Leicester Galleries exhibition held in November and December of 1914, where the watercolors for this book were offered for sale. â Kay Nielsen was a brilliant colorist and a highly decorative illustrator, able to introduce images that were sometimes strikingly fantasticâ ¦ [The style] was uniquely his own, and his depictions of fairyland less sombre than Rackhamâ sâ ¦ By general consent, Nielsenâ s most spectacular and celebrated book is East of the Sun and West of the Moon, old tales from the North, translated from the Norwegian of Peter C. Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe (devoted collectors of Scandinavian folk lore in the mid-19th century)â ¦ Nielsenâ s unique style and talent for combining the eerie and fantastic with beautiful decorative effect was at its peak with this set of illustrations. Drawing in pen and ink, enhanced by watercolour, with an immaculate technique, Nielsenâ s beautiful books were always embellished with his designs for endpapers, frieze-like patterns, initial letters, and other decorative motifsâ (Dalby, 90).