Kay Nielsen - East of the Sun and West of the Moon - 1914

A particularly beautiful version (considering its age) of this richly illustrated book. The cover is damaged here and there. The 206 pages have yellowed or stained over the years. The illustrations look fantastic and as good as new. Please look closely at the photos, as they are part of the description.

Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North, 1st edition, trade issue, [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914], 25 tipped-in colour plates, each with captioned tissue guard.

Considered Nielsen's best work during the 'Golden Age of Illustration'.

Fifteen wonderful stories selected from the volume of folk tales by Asbjörnsen and Moe entitled "Norske Folkeeventyr." Danish artist Kay Nielsen (1886–1957) studied in Paris and lived in England in the years before the First World War, and his magical illustrations show an innate understanding of these tales.