Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1858 [1857].
8vo. Bound in a beautiful contemporary half calf binding with richly gilt spine. Spine slightly faded. Wear to extremeties. Inscribed by Schack to flyleaf: "Til min egen snälla og kära ven W- / fra hendes hjertelig hengivne / gamle ven E. S." ('For my sweet and dear friend W[endela], from her loving old friend E. S.') An unusually clean copy. (4),470,(2) pp.
A beautiful copy of the first edition, inscribed by Schack to his wife Fanny Vendela Armida Hebbe (1833-1912). The copy previously belonged to the distinguished Danish librarian and H. C. Andersen collector Erik Dal (1922-2006).
Order-nr.: 61148