Hans Christian Andersen — The Ugly Duckling

Staat: Very Good. Title: The Ugly Duckling Author: Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator - Theo Hoytema First edition - London 1894!! only edition Condition: Very Good ( please consider the description ) Contents: The book block is in very neat condition ( truly beautiful ) the binding is loose ( see scan ) The title page has come loose from the book block but the prints the title page is very beautiful - The book deserves a nice repair but that is no problem with this price In 1893, the Dutch lithographer Theo van Hoytema (1863–1917) published a special edition of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling". This edition is distinguished by 31 life-like lithographs in atmospheric colors, with a characteristic art nouveau linework. Van Hoytema subtly integrated the text into the illustrations, making the story visually captivating. The book was originally published by C.M. van Gogh in Amsterdam and printed by S. Lankhout & Co. in The Hague. Due to its artistic value and rarity, copies of this first edition are now highly sought after by collectors. Theo van Hoytema (1863-1917) was a Dutch artist best known for his lithographic prints and illustrations of birds and plants. His work, influenced by the English illustrator Walter Crane and the Art Nouveau style, is characterized by detailed and elegant designs. Van Hoytema’s illustrations for fairy tale books and calendars, such as 'How the Birds Came to a King' from 1892, are particularly beloved. In addition, he designed furniture and ceramics, often incorporating motifs from nature. His work is represented in collections including the Rijksmuseum and the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. Van Hoytema’s artistic legacy remains an inspiration for lovers of life-like and decorative art. Our specialties: 🎵 Music: 78 rpm records, vinyl & pop magazines 📰 History: Newspapers and magazines from before 1970 (NL/EN/DE) ✍️ Literature & Art: Classics, topography and vintage posters 📦 Shipping & packaging: Items are carefully shipped flat with sturdy cardboard protection. Combined shipping is possible. Feel free to browse in the Verzamelaarskabinet — there is much more from the same collection: newspapers, magazines, records, posters and books. Everything is easy to combine in one shipment. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🐙 LISTOC — post once, sell everywhere. This advertisement is automatically placed with Listoc ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━