Paul Leyssac (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. X-library: card pocket inside rear cover, date sheet partly removed from rep. 305 pages, stamp on lower page #15, another on title page. Decorated endpapers. Corners worn through, fading & light soil to blue/green cloth cover. Size: 9 " X 6 1/2". Illustrated By Richard Bennett (illustrator). Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. green c. w/black titles; some wear at lower edge; ownr's name inside and out; illustrated end papers; 305 clean, unmarked pages. Richard Bennett (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 6.5 X 9 inches. 305 pages. Green cloth with black type and illustration. Signed and dated by the translator Paul Leyssac on the first blank page. Unmarked, with some light stains to flair edge. Weak back hinge. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. A fair condition exlibrary copy. Spine reinforced at rear hinge. General shelf and reading wear. A copy which remains in great reading condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover 8vo. 305pp. Interior clean; binding tight. Green cloth boards are clean. Dust jacket has wear and chipping at spine tips.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Boards have some wear. Content has light toning. No DJ.

Condition: Good. Boards have some edge wear and marks - faded at spine. Content has light toning with a previous owner printed detaisl sticker to ffep. Stable binding despite partial crack to rear hinge. No DJ. 338pp+ Ads.

Condition: FINE. First US printing. "An entirely new translation of a number of Hans Christian Andersen's best stories, including many of the short amusing ones which are not as well known as they deserve to be" although this also includes some of his most loved stories - The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Princess on the Pea, The Snow Queen and more. Translated from the Danish by Paul Leyssac, with a foreword by Hugh Walpole and illustrations by Richard Bennett. Translator's note. x, 305 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Near fine in green cloth (small indentation to spine), no dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Illustrated by Richard Bennett. Translated from the Danish by Paul Leyssac. Boards slightly bowed with bumped edges, faint dampstain on rear board, about very good in a very good edgeworn and torn dust jacket with spine toned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. French language. Hardcover in very good condition, 12mo. Modern 1/4 leather, paper-covered boards. Leaves tanned and brittle, some paper damage to top of block near spine (insect? see photo). Bookseller accession no.: 24045. Uncommon edition.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (fairy tales, denmark, children's stories, danish ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Owner's name. Vilhelm Pedersen (illustrator).

Condition: Very good. - Quarto, softcover self-wraps. A 4-page brochure measuring 10-3/4 inches high by 7-7/8 inches wide advertising a series of lectures by the Danish writer, stage and film actor Paul Leyssac. The cover is illustrated with a portrait of Leyssac from the chest up, attractively attired in a three-piece suit. The J.B. Pond Lyceum Bureau's credits are stamped in purple at the bottom of the front cover. A brief descriptive biography of the lecturer and the subjects of his lectures are printed inside with press reviews on the rear cover. The bottom edge of the brochure is creased and slightly chipped. Very good. A translator of the works of Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish writer and actor Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac (1881-1946) performed with the Civic Repertory theatrical group headed by Eva Le Gallienne. Leyssac had roles in a few films including "Victoria the Great" in 1937 and "Paris Calling" in 1941.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Translated from the Danish by Paul Leyssac. With original illustrations by Vilhelm Pedersen. The Little Mermaid ; The tinder-box b/w frontis ofHans Christian Andersen. 62pp23cm x 15cm VG in sl darkened and marked paper covers [sl tear to spine]. Vilhelm Pedersen (illustrator).…

HB. No Dustjacket. First Printing. VG- condition with slight wear on the corner edges. Very small ink name on title page in bottom right hand corner.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. The signed Stiikeman & Co binding is slightly rubbed and soiled, but the translator Paul Leyssac has boldly signed the ffep of this scarce French Canadian printing. Paul Leyssac was a well-known stage actor who appeared opposite Ethel Barrymore and Marie Tempest and whose recitals of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf were widely popular. Danish-born and French-accented, he was also an accomplished translator of Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. He also appeared in 7 films of the late 1930's and early 40's. Signed by Author.…

Softcover. Condition: vg. Fourth edition. 8vo. 224 pp. Decorative paper wrappers. Inscribed by translator on title page "Pour Stephen Green. En souvenir d'une matinee de l'alliance Americaine de Boston. Le 11 mars 1933." Illustrated with a number of lovely-quaint b/w facsimile drawings of scenes from the story line. Includes a b/w facsimile photograph of the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen at Odense, Denmark cut out from a newspaper that someone has laid in the book as well as a publisher's advertisement. In French, translated from the Dutch. Uneven pages. Some age wear to wrappers, otherwise book is in very good condition.…

Cloth. Condition: NEAR FINE +++. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD +. First Thus. EXCELLENT LIGHT GREEN BOARDS WITH BLACK LETTERING , A NIGHTINGALE AND SOME KIND OF BIRD SHELTER WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE BELLS. BLACK LETTERING WITH BIRDS ON SPINE. SUPER CLEAN, NO MARKINGS OF ANY KIND. TIGHT BINDING. HANDSOME BROWN PICTORIAL ENDPAPERS. DECKLE PAGES. PROFUSE UNIQUE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. FOREWORD BY; HUGH WALPOLE. 305 pp. D/J HAS 3 TINY TEARS. IT IS NOT PRICED CLIPPED. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS. RICHARD BENNETT (illustrator). …

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Softcover, guter Zustand mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, Genzyme 2003, Versand weltweit / international shipping. Paul P. Leyssac (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Paper cover with illustration on front, a few pencil lines and tanning. Cover folded in and back has map of access routes to Denmark. Spine broken top and bottom but pages intact. A few line illustrations. An unusual copy cantaining "The Little Mermaid" and "The Tinder Box".…

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO30318627: Non daté. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos satisfaisant, Pliures. 265 pages. Ex-libris à l'encre en page de garde. . . . Classification Dewey : 890-Littératures des autres langues.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Crimson Cloth Boards with gilt blocked title and gilt blocked illustration to upper board, 215 x 150 mm approx.Top edge gilt, xvi + 338 pp + 2 of publisher's adverts. Contains the illustrations by Vilhelm Pedersen done for the original illustrated edition published in Denmark. Fore Word by Hugh Walpole. First edition 1937. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Very Good (Book - mild general shelf wear to cloth - colour rubbing only, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- loss to head and tail of spine of up to 15 mm in depth, mild tanning and shelf soiling, non price clipped - cover 7s6d. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve to which pieces of manila paper have been inserted where loss to mask the stark white of the backing paper so as not to offend the eye on the bookshelf. No other defects to book or jacket). VILHELM PEDERSEN (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. N. Y.: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1968. 67 pages. Dust jacket has some edge wear some small chips and radiating creases. Looks great in new plastic cover. No former owner's name. Text is clean, unmarked, in lovely condition. By Author. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Richard Bennett. Richard Bennett (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. 4to., 305pp. Beautiful First US Edition with "1" on copyright page. Bound in green cloth with titles and illustration in black on spine and front board. End-papers and interior illustrations by Richard Bennett. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a touch at the spine ends but still quite well-preserved inside and out. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has mild wear to spine ends and tips but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a quite uncommon title, particularly in such nice condition, and quite scarce in dust-jacket. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in a Gorgeous Fine Jacket.Beautiful Copy of Retelling of Andersen Tales.First Edition.Stunning Copy.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1940. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR on 2nd front endpage -"to Will Hays with best regards Paul Leyssac April, 1941". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Paul Leyssac was a well-known stage actor who appeared opposite Ethel Barrymore and Marie Tempest and whose recitals of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf were widely popular. Danish-born and French-accented, he was also an accomplished translator of Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. He also appeared in 7 films of the late 1930's and early 40's. A unique Hollywood Association Copy ! Near Fine, minute rubs to tips of cloth, in a Very Good dustjacket, several small chips and closed edge tears. Roman numeral "I" on copyright page indicates a First Edition, First Printing. SCARCE in collectible condition. Hertha List (illustrator). SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR. Book.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. Language: French. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1916. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Pages:- 243, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 243 243.…