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(Fine Bindings - Asprey) East of the Sun and West of the Moon Author: [Asbjornsen, P.C. and J.I. Moe] Place Published: [London] Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Date Published: [1914] Description: With 25 tipped-in color plates by Kay Nielsen, including frontispiece; black and white illustrations throughout. 27.5x21 cm (10¾x8¼"), bound by Asprey in full morocco lettered and illustrated in the style of Nielsen in gilt; all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, silk moire endpapers. First Nielsen Illustrated Edition, trade issue. Nicely bound copy, one of Nielsen's most important works, and only the second book he illustrated. The text comprises fifteen tales from the collection Norske Folkeeventyr. Condition: Faint scuffs to boards and gilt edges; else fine. Item#: 358327 Headline: East of the Sun by Nielsen, bound by Asprey