East of the Sun and West of the Moon - Old Tales From the North -
Kay Nielsen, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
1914 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - First Edition
A beautiful example of one of the twentieth centuries finest illustrated books by the Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen.
‘For I have a step-mother who has bewitched me, so that I am a White Bear by day, and a Man by night’ ‘She lives in a Castle which stands East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and there, too, is a Princess, with a nose three ells long.’ A marvellous collection of fifteen Norwegian folk tales ‘Norske Folkeeventyr’ gathered by legendary Norwegian folklorists Peter Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe on their journeys across Norway in the mid-nineteenth century, and translated into English, perfectly enhanced by Nielsen’s spectacular artwork, which is presented on twenty-five tipped in colour plates, twenty-two black and white illustrations, numerous decorations, borders, and gilt and black illustrated endpapers.  More Details
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