Hoffmann, E.T.A. — Nutcracker

Neptune City, New Jersey, Paganiniana Press, 1985. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Translated from the original French by Ascott R. Hope, and illustrated beautifully by Patricia Seminara, this being a First Edition thus and one of the three editions of Nutcracker, the original one here, the version by Alexander Dumas, and that by Tchaikowsky. Written originally by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,