A Christmas Greeting to My English Friends

68pp. Pictorial laminated light card covers with French flaps; titles to front and spine. Illustrated with numerous black and white line drawings. 8vo. Light chipping to edges and wear to covers, small tear at spine heel. Light tanning to endpapers. Internally a number of pages have small users folds to top corner, otherwise neat, clean, bright and tight. Translated from the Danish by Reginald Spink, introduction by Erik Dal. A delightful little book that was first published in 1847, seven short stories sent to Charles Dickens by Hans Christian Andersen.