East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon Old Tales From The North
New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1930. Hardcover. 204 pages. 22 x 16.5 cm. Originally appeared in Sir G.W. Dasent's `Popular Tales from the Norse' by P.C. Asbjornsen and J.I. Moe. "Nielsen acknowledged that his work was influenced by the art of the early Italian Renaissance, but most of all by oriental art and the art of the Middle East." [see: JOHNSON p.78]. An unusual combination of full page color plates in offset lithography, and the small and more numberers color lithograph plates within the text. Owner inscription front cover pastedown. Orig. black cloth with illustrated color paper inset front cover, backstrip lettered in green. Near fine. Item #23441
Price: $200.00