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Kay Nielsen was a phenomenal illustrator! His style was definitely ahead of his time, so modern and stylized but delicately detailed. You can see that he had an emotional connection to these stories which are weird and wonderful. This book for me was pricey and it is difficult to find that's why. I feel it is completely worth the money and my edition from this seller was in very nice condition. You won't be sorry if you get it.
a few years ago, was greatly interested in the work of the illustrator Kay Nielsen ( who is, of course, the illustrator of this book ) so i bought a book about him.Nielsen's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color
Immediately fell in love with the illustrations , and was very curios to read the texts to which they refer.
Unfortunately - all of his books are books that have not been reprinted for many years and therefore are hard to find and extremely expensive.
However- a few weeks ago i bought "East of the sun and west of the moon" here on amazon from a used books store. The illustrations are beautiful, bright and very well printed. I'd say this book is worth buying for their sake alone. The stories will take you far away and back in time to "The Old Norse", the land of giants and trolls and princes under a curse waiting to be saved, told in a lovely and a bit archaic English that I found to be absolutely charming.
It was a joy to read and I look forward to the day my kids are old enough to enjoy it with me
On a more prosaic matter - the cost:
I hold a hardcover 1986 Omega edition of the book, and it is sold by some used book dealers at a very reasonable price. By reasonable I mean I don't think paying over 25$ is a good idea.
No need to go all crazy with the spending unless you're looking for a first edition, and that, naturally , is going to cost you.
But If , like i did, you're just looking to enjoy the stories and the illustration this is a great edition.
As a last resort- if you can't find a used book in a sane price, I recommend Nielsen's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color since the reproduction are very beautiful and high quolity.
There is a NEW edition of the book East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North (Calla Editions) but i have read bad reviews about the quolity of the art reproduction and binding of it, i guess you'll have to read the reviews and decide for yourself.
I have to say that buying a used book has it's own appeal to me since i feel that not only i have saved a tree, I have a little peace of history. Buying online Lacks the adventure of snooping for finds in flea markets and dusty book shelves, but when my copy arrived by mail it still had that much loved old book smell about him, and it felt as good as finding a treasure on your grandmother attic.
I absolutely love this book, the illustrations are amazing, this is a shortened version without all the stories or illustrations, but the quality of the illustrations is everything I had hoped for.
This is an amazing collection of Nordic fairy tales with beautiful illustrations. I used to practice my art by imitating these drawings. The stories are also inspiration-inspiring and, many years after my own childhood, I had to buy this book for my own grandkids. My grandchildren love this wonderful stories as much as I did. Love creating that tradition.
This is not a politically correct book with multicultural people and themes nor is it meant to be. Please don't expect that of a book of Nordic tales from over 50 years ago.
This was the most treasured book of my childhood. My copy was lost in a fire in the 1950s. I also want to see it reprinted, with a green cover, etc. Please!
PS - To the reviewer who complained that this book contains no one of color: It is an historical collection of northern European fairy tales, not a modern, politically correct manifesto. Although its setting in the northern forests it is timeless and placeless in its magic.
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