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Author	Andersen,Hans Christian translated by Mary Howitt
Title	IMPROVISATORE or, Life in Italy. From the Danish of Hans Christian Andersen translated by Mary Howitt
PlacePub	London
Publisher	Richard Bentley first 1st translation into English
Date	1845
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Description	Duodecimo half calf marbled boards (spine & hinges scuff but just holding/tips worn) TP + (1)-37 "The life of Hans Christian Andersen": -316pp Titlepage to volume II 331pp Pale foxing to first few and last page & endpapers. Coat of arms bookplate James Aylmer Paynter R.N. & Millicent Sarah Beck on FEP. A novel for adults woven from his own life and his travels in Italy. Andersen was much pleased with this translation and asked Mary Howitt to translate his fairy tales and so her translations are usually the first English editions of his work and proved justly popular in England.
Booknumber	V68486
Price	Price: GBP 50.00 or USD 74.00
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