Title: Svine-drengen
Danish movable book from 1907. (Undated, 1907 according to
Google Books and printed signed Carl Røgind ‘07)
Volume 266 of Alfred Jacobsens danske billedbøger
Author: Hans Christian
Andersen (1805-1875)
Illustrated by: Carl
Røgind
Publisher: Carl Larsens Forlag, 1907
Length: (8 pages + 4 half pages.) Softcover
Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale “The Pig Boy” presented
in a movable flap format.
Very Rare - As far as we know only "movable" in Jacobsens danske billedbøger series
4 half page flaps lift to change the scene.
Condition: Fine. Undamaged Book in fantastic condition. It is almost if we pulled this 110 year old book off the shelf yesterday. Tightly bound and complete, no tears, no
tape, no writng, no foxing. Covers and pages in excellent shape. See photos.
Story: A stuck up princess refuses the extravagant gifts of a
suitor prince, so he disguises himself as a pig boy and sets about to charm
her. She proves herself to be, indeed, snobby. The tale is amusing as the pig
boy gets the princess to kiss him
Collector’s corner:
Alfred Jacobsen was a 19th and 20th century Alfred
Jacobsen was a lithographic art printer and Danish publisher of paper theaters,
prints, and a series of picture books. Born in Copenhagen in 1853, he was
trained as a lithographer in art press. In 1874 he established his own
lithographic institution in Copenhagen and soon began to self-publish.
He started his popular Picture book series “Danske Billedbøger”
in 1890 to counteract the import of the popular German books. Each book
consisted of 8 small color pages with verses and a color printed cover. The
first four books called Nursery rhymes, child's play, How His guardian Geese
and Poor Puppy Lise. In 1905, he reached up to no. 200 in the series of Danish
picture books. In 1907 he created this one – Svine-drengen - number 266 with
movable flaps.
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy
tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The
Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little
Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and
"The Ugly Duckling." During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having
delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories
have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion
pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.” -wikipedia