Drachmann, Holger.

Troldtøj: Folkesagn I Nutidsliv [Translates: “Witchcraft: Folklore in Contemporary Life”]. Med Billed-Fantasier af Joachim Skovgaard, Aug. Jerndorff og Th. Bindesbøll.

Kjøbenhavn, Ernst Bojesens Kunstforlag, 1889-90. 27.5 cm x 33 cm. 202 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Poor condition. Gilt title and ornamental decoration on spine. Binding and spine weakening. Boards, corners and spine rubbed. Minor foxing throughout. Pages separating from bookblock. Tanned deckled edges. Previous owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

Includes for example the following chapters: Nissen / Helhesten / Basilisken / Aa-Manden / Elverfolket / Hexen / Maren / Lygtemaend etc.

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann was a Danish poet, dramatist and painter. He was a member of the Skagen artistic colony and became a figure of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough Movement. (Wikipedia)

[″Klunketidens nationalromantiske idealer omsat i så prægtig en bogform, som den altid entreprenante og stort tænkende forlægger Ernst Bojesen formåede, hvilket ikke siger så lidt. Bogen er stadig en klassiker inden for dansk illustrationskunst” (Dansk Bogkunst 32)].

• Keywords: Danish · Danish Folk Tales · Danish Literature · Danish Literature History · Erik Haugaard Scandinavia Collection · Esoteric · Folk Culture · Folk Stories · Folk Tales · Folklore · Library & Collection Building · Magic · Mysticism · occult · Occult and Paranormal · Scandinavian History · Scandinavian Literature Rare · Witch · Witchcraft
• Language: Dansk
• Inventory Number: 200275AB