Phantasterne. Fortælling. - [PRESENTATION COPY.]

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.

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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).