Title: Hans Andersen's Story Book, 1849. First American Edition
Author: Hans Christian Anderson; Mary Howitt
Publisher: New York, C.S. Francis & Co
Condition: Good
An 1849 imprint of Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales, being the first collected American Edition containing his tales up to 1847. There are two full-page illustrated plates, and other illustrations throughout.
There are 27 stories in all, as follows: A Picture-book without Pictures; My Boots; Scenes on the Danube; Pegasus and the Post-Horses; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Swineherd; The Real Princess (better known as "The Princess and the Pea"); The Shoes of Fortune; The Fir Tree; The Snow Queen; The Leap-Frog; The Elder-Bush; The Bell; The Old House; The Drop of Water; The Happy Family; The Story of a Mother; The False Collar; The Shadow; The Old Street Lamp; The Dream of Little Tuk; The Naughty Boy; The Two Neighboring Families; The Darning Needle; The Little Match-Girl; The Red Shoes; To the Young Readers.
The volume is still present in the original cloth binding with gilt designs to the front and spine, the gilt to the rear cover having faded. A previous owner has crudely repaired the binding.
One volume in 12mo, (VI)+(II)+9-175, (III)+7-187, (III)+9-165+(IV) pages
This volume is in good shape, with some old tape repairs to the hinges. There is very light, scattered foxing throughout.