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Hans Christian Andersen Items Sold
From: AP Online
Date: 20000627
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AP Online
06-27-2000
Hans Christian Andersen Items Sold
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- A collection of handwritten manuscripts, poems and letters by Hans Christian Andersen and several first editions of his fairy tales have been acquired by the writer's museum.
The items totaling 600 pages were bought recently for $456,000, the museum said Tuesday.
The documents include the original manuscript of Andersen's tale ``The Bell'' from 1845, and the leather-bound first editions that all have dedications by the writer.
A Danish collector, Kay Hoeg, had gathered the items in what was the largest ...
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