H C Andersen; Louis Demouceaux — Nouveaux Contes
Versailles, Imprimerie de E Aubert, 1874. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, first French language edition of Hans Christian Andersen's tales. Translated into French by Louis Demouceaux. A very scarce edition of Hans Christian Andersen's tales, especially scarce in commerce. With an original photo portrait frontispiece taken in Versailles. Tales include 'Au Moulin', 'L'Aire', 'Le Petit Rudy' and 'Le Papillon&apos. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, sound. Chips to the spine. Small loss to the head of the spine. Patches of rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .