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east of the sun and west of the moon old tales from the northeast of the sun and west of the moon illustrated by kay nilsena brown folder with a red b logo on ita painting of a woman sitting on a bench in the woodseast of the sun and west of the moon, or tales from the moona drawing of a man riding a wave on a surfboarda painting of a woman riding a horse with a parasola drawing of a man riding a horse and a woman riding a horsea painting of a woman in a white dress and a man in a blue dress
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197 - NIELSEN, Kay. *East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tal…
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Estimate €100 - €180
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NIELSEN, Kay. *East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North*. New York, George H. Doran Company, n.d. (c. 1920) In-8 (23 x 16 cm), hardback, illustrated dust jacket. 204 pp. Spine of dust jacket sun-faded, slight rubbing to the corners. American edition of this collection of 15 Nordic tales compiled by Peter C. Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe (enthusiastic collectors of Scandinavian folklore in the mid-19th century). The illustrations are by the Danish artist Kay Nielsen (1886–1957) and include 24 colour plates on pasted-in inserts, as well as several black-and-white illustrations within the text. The original was published in London in 1914 (Hodder & Stoughton), illustrated by the same artist. A fine copy in the publisher’s binding, with the rare dust jacket still intact.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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