The Emperor's New Clothes

Title

en_US The Emperor's New Clothes

Description

en_US First edition

Hans Christian Andersen; Translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas

Creator

en_US Andersen, Hans Christian See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Lagerfeld, Karl

Date

2020-01-23T19:30:38Z

2019-12

en_US 1992

Date Available

2020-01-23T19:30:38Z

Date Issued

en_US 1992

Abstract

en_US This is a lavish oversized (10 1/2" x 11") presentation by a famous clothes-designer. This book has style! And so it fits its story perfectly! Every picture of the Emperor emphasizes his 1600's style. The dress and hair presentation reminds me of La Fontaine's portraits. Do not miss these special treats: the guardian of the Emperor's dressing room; the Emperor's cape and walking outfit; and the white-haired aristocratic woman with a beauty mark just above her left breast! How "naked" does this Emperor get? When he ends up wearing nothing, he seems to have on a corset and a sheer kind of panty-hose. The book has two other special features: a key-hole through which we can watch him getting dressed before the first encounter with the swindlers, and a bookmark-ribbon that is a pair of golden scissors. The layout of the book allows for a page with nothing on it but the words "But he has got nothing on" before we turn the page to learn that a child says it. This Emperor thinks then that the procession still has to go on. Does he learn anything? The last image a page later is of the two swindlers sneaking away. Copyright 1992 by Coppenrath Verlag in Münster.

Identifier

en_US 12172 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/125868

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US The Atlantic Monthly Press

en_US New York

Subject

en_US Ovr. PZ8.A542Em 1992 See all items with this value

Emperor See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value