Stepintoaworldofstar-crossedlovers,magicalwinds,mischievousgiants,andtrolls,throughsomeofthemostexquisiteillustrationsinpublishinghistory.Inthisgorgeousreprint,TASCHENrevivesthemostambitiouspublicationprojectofbelovedDanishartistKayNielsen,oneofthemostfamouschildren’sbookillustratorsofalltime.Firstpublishedin1914,EastoftheSunandWestoftheMoonisacelebratedcollectionoffifteenfairytales,gatheredbylegendaryNorwegianfolkloristsPeterChristenAsbj繪rnsenandJ繪rgenEngebretsenMoeontheirjourneysacrossNorwayinthemid-nineteenthcentury.Nielsen’sillustrationeditionofAsbj繪rnsenandMoe’stalesisconsideredajewelofearly20th-centurychildren’sliterature,highlysought-afterbyartandbookcollectorsworldwide.Anoriginalsignedcopyofthebooksoldatauctionin2008commandedthehighestpriceeverpaidforanillustratedchildren’sbook.ThisfinelycraftedreprintrestoresthestunningdetailandartistryofNielsen’simagestotheiroriginalsplendor.Featuring46illustrations,includingmanyenlargeddetailsfromNielsen’srareoriginalwatercolors,thebookisprintedinfivecolors.Threeaccompanyingessays,illustratedwithdozensofrareandpreviouslyunseenartworksbyNielsen,explorethehistoryofNorwegianfolktales,Nielsen’slifeandwork,andhowthismasterpiececametobe.
