Nye Eventyr
- Kjøbenhavn: C.A. Reitzel, 1845
Kjøbenhavn: C.A. Reitzel, 1845. First editions. First edition, complete, two volumes (collections) bound together, of Anderson's second series of fairy tales, the first issue of Collection Two, the second issue of Collection One. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 4 in; 157 x 103 mm). Collection One: 47, [1, blank]; 68; 52 pp. Collection Two: 72; 60 pp. Two leaves, comprised of table of contents and dedication page to Collection Two, have been misbound out of sequence. Otherwise, complete with half titles for each volume, both shared title pages, both shared contents leaves, all dedication leaves, all half titles for each fairy tale, and all five regular title pages. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, and marbled edges. Some light scattered foxing and toning, and an occasional inkspot. Otherwise a very nice copy. Housed in a quarter morocco clamshell case.
Nye Eventyr (trans. New Fairy Tales), Andersen’s second collection of stories, contains some of his most significant original texts including "The Nightingale," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," "The Red Shoes," and "The Little Match Girl." Unlike Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, who were primarily compilers, here Andersen “moved away from traditional folk material towards creating tales that came from his imagination. The words ‘told for children’ were omitted from the new title as Andersen sought to engage adults and children alike. He had found a genre in which he had a unique voice” (British Library Online Gallery). These brilliant and imaginative stories have become the cornerstones of Western children's literature, and the characters eternal psychological archetypes. Originally issued in parts; very few have survived in that state. The publisher, Reitzel, collected the individual parts in their original printings, added tables of contents, and published them in anthologies.
The Stories:
Volume One
1. The Angel
2. The Nightingale
3. The Sweethearts
4. The Ugly Duckling
5. The Fir Tree
6. The Snow Queen
7. Night Ghosts
8. The Red Shoes
9. The Jumpers
10. Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
11. Holger Danske
Volume Two
1. The Old Street Lamp
2. The Neighboring Family
3. The Darning Needle
4. Little Tuck
5. The Shadow
6. The Old House
7. The Drop of Water
8. The Little Match Girl
9. The Happy Family
10. The Story of a Mother
11. The Shirt Collar
Nielsen 467 & 529.
Nye Eventyr (trans. New Fairy Tales), Andersen’s second collection of stories, contains some of his most significant original texts including "The Nightingale," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," "The Red Shoes," and "The Little Match Girl." Unlike Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, who were primarily compilers, here Andersen “moved away from traditional folk material towards creating tales that came from his imagination. The words ‘told for children’ were omitted from the new title as Andersen sought to engage adults and children alike. He had found a genre in which he had a unique voice” (British Library Online Gallery). These brilliant and imaginative stories have become the cornerstones of Western children's literature, and the characters eternal psychological archetypes. Originally issued in parts; very few have survived in that state. The publisher, Reitzel, collected the individual parts in their original printings, added tables of contents, and published them in anthologies.
The Stories:
Volume One
1. The Angel
2. The Nightingale
3. The Sweethearts
4. The Ugly Duckling
5. The Fir Tree
6. The Snow Queen
7. Night Ghosts
8. The Red Shoes
9. The Jumpers
10. Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
11. Holger Danske
Volume Two
1. The Old Street Lamp
2. The Neighboring Family
3. The Darning Needle
4. Little Tuck
5. The Shadow
6. The Old House
7. The Drop of Water
8. The Little Match Girl
9. The Happy Family
10. The Story of a Mother
11. The Shirt Collar
Nielsen 467 & 529.