Michael Ende: Den uendelige Historie. Sommer & Sørensen, 1984. Originalt rødt hardcover med smudsomslag. 435 pp. Pænt rent eksemplar af den smukke og højst charmerende originaludgave fra Sommer og Sørensen
An early printing from Blackie & Son Limited, Glasgow.. 12mo hardcover, with jacket. Chequered design to the boards with color illustration pasted on. Twenty-four colour plates plus black & white line drawings. Some edgewear and small tears to jacket, that is now protected form further harm in acid-free see through,…
Der Struwwelpeter (“shock-headed Peter” or “Shaggy Peter”), originally published in German in 1845 by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book. Der Struwwelpeter is one of the earliest books for children that combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, and is considered a precursor to comic books. Der Struwwelpeter is known for introducing the character of the Tailor (or Scissorman) to Western literature. Some researchers now see the stories in the book as illustrations of modern child mental disorders
“Axel Salto was born in Copenhagen in 1889 and is known today as one of the finest masters of 20th century ceramic art. After studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and commencing an initial career in painting, the artist soon became intrigued by modernism and a progressive aesthetic. He visited Paris, mingled with Picasso and Matisse, and went on to publish the journal Klingen (The Blade), which became a forum for the modernist movement in Denmark between 1917 and 1920.” He made around a dozen of illustrated often very limited artists books or illustrated books of which this book is one of the most charming