Charles A. Dana (trans.) — Nutcracker and Sugardolly a Fairy Tale

Philadelphia, C. G. Henderson , 1853. Cloth. A very scarce and appealing edition of this illustrated fairy tale, translated from the original German by Charles A. Dana. A very scarce and appealing copy of this translation of Nutcracker and Sugardolly, a German fairy tale firstly published in 1852 following the adventures of a couple adopting two children, named Nut Cracker and Sugardolly. Charles A. Dana was an American journalist and author, who became editor and part-owner of the New York Sun in 1868.In the publisher's original cloth bind. Complete with frontispiece and eighteen full plates, as well as sixteen advertisements to rear leaves. In the publisher's original cloth bind. Externally some shelfwear and bumping to spine and extremities as well as slight rubbing to head and tail of spine. Spine has darkened due to age, however gilded titles still visible to spine as well as decorative gilt stamp to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Faint tidemarks throughout not affecting text and heavier to bottom right corner from page 38. Complete with frontispiece and eighteen full plates, as well as sixteen publisher's advertisements to rear leaves. Good . Ill.: Unnamed. Good .