NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon, New York, [1922], 4to, 25 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THIS FORMAT.

NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1922]. 4to (228 x 160mm). Mounted coloured frontispiece, title with illustration, 24 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, illustrations, typographical ornaments at the head and foot of text throughout (one very short closed tear to mount of one plate, not affecting image). Original sunflower yellow buckram lettered in red, pictorial endpapers printed in orange, dust-jacket printed and illustrated in red (some very light rubbing to edges of dust-jacket). The mounted coloured frontispiece is not included in the list of plates. The tales were collected by Peter Cristen Asbjornsen and Jorgan Moe. Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration p.90: "... by general consent, Nielsen's most spectacular and celebrated book." A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION THUS, in an exceptional dust-jacket: it was preceded by a larger format limited edition in 1914, signed by the artist.