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    Westergaard, Waldemar (Editor, Translator); Andersen, Hans Christian; Scudder, Horace E.;

    Language: English

    Published by University of California Press, Berkeley/Los Angeles, California, 1949

    Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.

    Association Member: IOBA

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    Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First Edition First Printing. Correspondence in the form of letters written 1862-1874 between author Hans Christian Andersen & his American editor, Horace Elisha Scudder. Edited, with copious explanatory Notes, by Waldemar Westergaard, with an Introduction by Jean Hersholt (who made new translations of Andersen's famous fairy tales) & an Interpretive Essay by Helge Topsoe-Jensen. In 181 pages with Index, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1949. In publisher's aqua green cloth over boards lettered in gilt to spine, this hardcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with modest tanning. Foxing only in front matter, heaviest to verso of frontispiece. Mild pushing to both ends of spine & bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with a few small chips & mild paper loss at both end of spine, 2 tiny tears at top center of front cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.