204 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, illustrated paste-down depicting princess riding on polar bear toward far-off castle, 204 pages, top edge green, green lettering on spine, monochrome illustrated endpapers, dozens of b/w illustrations in text, 7 beautiful full-color illustrations on glossy plates. ; Copyright 1914. This edition undated but we estimate 1930. Cover art by Victor Candell. ; A celebrated collection of fifteen fairy tales gathered by legendary Norwegian folklorists Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe on their journeys across Norway in the mid-nineteenth century. ; Exterior shows moderate wear. Interior shows a few foxmarks here and there, otherwise no marks. Main defect: portion (about one fourth) of front free endpaper ripped out and missing. Binding tight. Overall very nice.
Title: East of the Sun and West of the Moon : Old Tales from the North
Location Published: Garden City Publishing Company: 1914
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Item: 1.40 lbs
Categories: Children's Fiction
Seller ID: 21813
Keywords: children's books, classic literature, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, norway, norwegian
