| FOREIGN LITERATURE |
| [ALGAROTTI, FRANCESCO]: Il Congresso di Citera. Amsterdam 1746. 198 + (2) pp. 12mo. Contp. half calf, spine richly gilt. Old names on title. #132837 | DKK1500 EUR201 |
| First edition. |
| ANDERSEN, H.C.: Nattergalen / The Nightingale in Hebraic language. No place 1935. Illustr. in colour by A. Narbitt. 12 pp. Bound with orig. wrappers in contp. boards wiht clothspine and coloured leatherlabel on frontboard. #155774 | DKK600 EUR80 |
| * * * SEE PICTURE * * * ANDERSEN, H.C.: Sprookjens en Verhalen. In Dichtmaat naverteld door J.J.L. Ten Kate. Eerste volledige Uitgaaf, met het photographisch afbeeldsel van Andersen. Leiden 1868. (4) + 181 + (2) pp. Publisher's (a little faded) pictorial cloth, very richly gilt on spine and boards. #48808 | DKK15000 EUR2010 |
| Med frontispice i form af original foto af H.C. Andersen, taget af fotografen Budtz-Müller (1837-1884) i 1867. Billedet, der er et kabinetfotografi, viser H.C. Andersen i hel figur, siddende i en stol med en avis mellem hænderne. (H.C. Andersen skriver i sine dagbøger, om dette portræt, 13. oktober 1867: "Smukt Solskins Veir; siddet for Budtz-Møller"). Dette er den første fotografiske gengivelse af H.C. Andersen i en bog. Yderst sjælden. At the front an original photograph of H.C. Andersen, taken by the photographer Budtz Müller (1837-1884) in 1867. The cabinet photograph shows Andersen in full-lenght, sitting in a chair with a newspaper in his hands. (H.C. Andersen writes in his diaries about this portrait October 13 1867: "Nice sunny weather, been sitting for Budtz-Møller". This is the first photographic reproduction of H.C. Andersen in a book. Very rare. |
| ARIOSTO, LUD.: Orlando Furioso. 4 vols. bound in 2. Birmingham: Da' Torchj di G. Baskerville: Per P. Molini Librajo dell' Accademia Reale, e G. Molini 1773. 4to. With errata leaf and list of subscribers. Contp. full calf, inner and outer borders gilt, spines richly gilt, slight wear to spines, hinges weak. #87054 | DKK5200 EUR697 |
| Gaskell 48. |
| ASEEV, NIKOLAI: Bol'shoi chi'tatel (Great reader). Moscow 1932. 134 pp. Orig wrappers, cover design by Boris Titov. #76592 | DKK3000 EUR402 |
| Collection of poetry. |
| ASEEV, NIKOLAI: Izbran'. Stikhi, 1912-1922. Moscow and St. Petersburg 1923. 132 pp. Orig. printed paper covers, corner of rear cover expertly repaired. #76422 | DKK7500 EUR1005 |
| With cover design by A. Rodchenko. Aseev, futurist poet and member of LEF. |
| * * * SEE PICTURE * * * BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI: Ameto, ouer comedia delle nimphe Fiorentine,... Venice: Melchiorre Sessa 1534. Small 8vo. 92 leaves. Title with woodcut printer's device, last page with fullpage woodcut printer's device. Contp. vellum, speckled edges, new inner doublures and endpapers. Title repaired on lower outer corner and with some foxing. With a Dutch bookplate. From the book collection of Harald Wedérus. #83112 | DKK10000 EUR1340 |
| COPLAS ESPAGNOLES. Transl. by Guy Lévis Mano. Paris: GLM 1949. Frontisp. by Vilato. Sm. 8vo. #82392 | DKK500 EUR67 |
| Text in Spanish and French. Edition GLM 294. |
| DICKENS, CHARLES: Kersgeschenk. Eene Geestverschijning. Amsterdam: C.F. Stemler 1844. With engr. frontisp., title-vignette & 3 plates. 149 + (2) pp. Contp. half calf. #126167 | DKK2500 EUR335 |
| HORNE, ALAN: The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Woodbridge: The antique collectors's club 1994. Richly illustr. in b/w and colour. 456 pp. Publisher's cloth with dustjackets. #160136 | DKK600 EUR80 |
| KIANTO, ILMARI: Punainen wiiwa. Seitsemäs painos. Helsingissä 1934. 181 pp. Uncut copy with top edge gilt bound in nice full leather richly decorated with gold on spine and boards and decoration on frontboard; inner goldline. On backboard is printed 'Otavan Sitamo 1934'. #160626 | DKK350 EUR47 |
| Copy no. 43. |
| MAGGI, GIAMPAOLO: Sannazaro. Poemetto. Parma: Bodoni 1794. Unpaginated. Contp. marbled boards, spine rubbed. #78892 | DKK2500 EUR335 |
| Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) var tilknyttet Hertug Ferdinand af Parmas Hofbogtrykker og hans bøger og skriftart er berømte for der skønhed. Brooks 557. |
| MATTIOLI, FRANCESCO: Il Fidalmo del dottore. Bologna: Carlo Zenero 1651. With printer's mark on titlepage. 12mo. (24) + 371 pp. Contp. boards, hinges weak, crack in paper on spine. #126047 | DKK7500 EUR1005 |
| Not in Graesse, Brunet, Donato, Enciclopedia Italiana. We have only been able to trace a copy in The British Library and one in Oxford. Very rare. |
| MILNE, A.A.: The House at Pooh Corner. 19th edition. London 1944. Illustr. by Ernest H. Shepard. XI + 180 pp. Publisher's pictorial cloth with dustjacket. #159157 | DKK500 EUR67 |
| MILNE, A.A.: Winnie the Pooh. 32nd edition. London 1945. Illustr. by Ernest H. Shepard. XI + 161 pp. Publisher's pictorial cloth with dustjacket. #159156 | DKK500 EUR67 |
| NARDINI, LEONARDO: Teatro Italiano Ossia Commedie e Tragedie degli Autori piu Celebri. Edizione seconda, riveduta da Romualdo Zotti. 3 vols. London: Dulau 1808 . Sm. 8vo. 252 + (6); 333 + (4); 264 + (6) pp. Contemporary full mottled calf, spines gilt, spines slightly rubbed. Old name on titles. #158252 | DKK1250 EUR168 |
| STEFFENS, H.: Die Revolution. Eine Novelle. 3 vols. Breslau: Josef Max 1837. Weakly browning copy bound in nice contemporary halfleather richly decorated on spine. #88744 | DKK3500 EUR469 |
| First edition. |
| TASSO, TORQUATO: Gerusalemme Liberata. Venice: Hertz 1673. With engr. titlepage & 20 woodcuts. (16) + 244 pp. Later half morocco, all edges gilt. Titlepage repaired without loss of text. #121266 | DKK8000 EUR1072 |
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