Stories from Hans Andersen (1911)

Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

 

 

 

On the left, we show a rare copy of Stories from Hans Andersen - as

illustrated by Dulac and produced by Hodder & Stoughton (London)

in 1911.

 

This example retains the original gilt-stamped cream cloth cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the right, we show the Title Page

with decoration by Dulac.

 

 

The 1st Edition of Stories from Hans Andersen published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911 with illustrations by Dulac

included a sumptuous suite of 28 large format images.

 

Those illustrations accompanied 7 tales by the Danish author, including: "The Snow Queen"; "The Nightingale"; "The Real

Princess"; "The Garden of Paradise"; "The Mermaid"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; and "The Wind's Tale".

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

 

 

For connoisseurs of Dulac's work, we have prepared sets of 28 Greeting Cards displaying each of his colour images for Stories from Hans Andersen and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code: ED SHA CS(28)
Price: US$140.00

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-in plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished and and the images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each

card carries information about Edmund Dulac, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the interior

of the cards blank so that you may write your own personal message.

 

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below.

Each of these large format prints is also accompanied by information about Edmund Dulac, this suite and the profiled

illustration.

 

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart

secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Edmund Dulac.

 

 

The colour illustrations

 

The Snow Queen

One day he was in a high state of delight

because he had invented a mirror with

this peculiarity, that every good and

pretty thing reflected in it shrank

away to almost nothing

 

 

The Snow Queen

Many a winter's night she flies through

the streets and peeps in at the windows,

and then the ice freezes on the panes

into wonderful patterns like flowers

The Snow Queen

Then an old, old woman came out of

the house; she was leaning upon a big,

hooked stick, and she wore a big sun

hat, which was covered with beautiful

painted flowers

The Snow Queen

She has read all the newspapers in the

world, and forgotten them again, so

clever is she

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The Snow Queen

"It is gold, it is gold!" they cried

The Snow Queen

The reindeer did not dare to stop. It ran

till it came to the bush with the red berries.

There it put Gerda down, and kissed her

on the mouth, while big shining tears

trickled down its face

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen sat in the very middle

of it when she sat at home

The Nightingale

Among the trees lived a nightingale,

which sang so deliciously, that even the

poor fisherman, who had plenty of

other things to do, lay still to listen to

it, when he was out at night drawing

in his nets

 

 

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The Nightingale

"Is it possible?" said the gentleman-in-waiting.

"I should never have thought it was like that.

How common it looks. Seeing so many grand people must have frightened all its

colours away."

The Nightingale

Then it again burst into its sweet

heavenly song. "That is the most

delightful coquetting I have ever

seen!" said the ladies, and they took

some water into their mouths to try

and make the same gurgling, thinking

so to equal the nightingale.

 

 

The Nightingale

The music-master wrote five-and-twenty

volumes about the artificial bird; the

treatise was very long and written in

all the most difficult Chinese characters

The Nightingale

Even Death himself listened to the song

and said, "Go on, little nightingale,

go on!"

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The Real Princess

"I have hardly closed my eyes the whole

night! Heaven knows what was in the

bed. I seemed to be lying upon some

hard thing, and my whole body is black

and blue this morning. It is terrible!"

The Garden of Paradise

His grandmother had told him, when he

was quite a little fellow and was about to

begin his school life, that every flower in

the Garden of Paradise was a delicious

cake, and that the pistils were full of wine

 

 

The Garden of Paradise

The eagle in the great forest flew swiftly,

but the Eastwind flew more swiftly still

The Garden of Paradise

The Fairy of the Garden now advanced

to meet them; her garments shone like the

sun, and her face beamed like that of a

happy mother rejoicing over her child

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The Garden of Paradise

The Fairy dropped her shimmering garment,

drew back the branches, and a moment

after was hidden within their depths

The Mermaid

The Merman King had been for many years

a widower, but his old mother kept house

for him; she was a clever woman, but so

proud of her noble birth that she wore

twelve oysters on her tail, while the other

grandees were only allowed six

 

 

The Mermaid

His limbs were numbed, his beautiful eyes

were closing, and he must have died if the

little mermaid had not come to the rescue

The Mermaid

But the little mermaid had no need to

do this, for at the mere sight of the bright

liquid which sparkled in her hand like a

shining star, they drew back in terror

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The Mermaid

The prince asked who she was and how

she came there; she looked at him tenderly

and with a sad expression in her dark blue

eyes, but could not speak

 

 

The Mermaid

Once more she looked at the prince, with

her eyes already dimmed by death, then

dashed overboard and fell, her body

dissolving into foam

The Emperor's New Clothes

They pointed to the empty loom, and the

poor old minister stared as hard as he could,

but he could not see anything, for of

course there was nothing to see

The Emperor's New Clothes

Then the emperor walked along in the

procession under the gorgeous canopy,

and everybody in the streets and at the

windows exclaimed, "How beautiful the

Emperor's new clothes are!"

 

 

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The Wind's Tale

She played upon the ringing lute, and

sang to its tones

The Wind's Tale

I used to meet her in the garden, the ravine,

and in the manor fields. She was always

picking flowers and herbs, those she knew

her father could use for healing drinks

and potions

 

 

The Wind's Tale

He lifted it with a trembling hand and

shouted with a trembling voice:

"Gold! gold!"

The Wind's Tale

Waldemar Daa hid it in his bosom, took

his staff in his hand, and, with his three

daughters, the once wealthy gentleman

walked out of Borreby Hall for the

last time

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