NIELSEN - Lot 385

NIELSEN GRIMM / EDMOND PILON - Meeting of 2 works illustrated by the Danish artist Kay NIELSEN. - GRIMM - Snow Flower and other tales. Illustrations by Kay Nielsen. Paris, L'Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1929. In-4, 300 x 230 mm, 117, [3] pp. paperback (small tear at head and tail of spine, very weakened seam). Edition illustrated with 12 off-text in colors, pastedown, and protected by a captioned serpente. Ornamentation (titles, headbands...) specially designed by Pierre Courtois? Translation by Ch. Guyot. - Edmond PILON - East of the sun and west of the moon. Ancient tales from the North. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Paris, Piazza, 1919. In-4, 305 x 230 mm, ix, 125 pp. (Cutting at bottom of title, 3 serpents replaced while keeping captions, serpents p. 118 missing). Blue half-chagrin, five-ribbed flowered spine, top cover only preserved). Edition illustrated with 24 full-page color illustrations; black vignettes in the text. Limited edition of 1500 copies (n° 1159). TOGETHER 2 VOLUMES.