Om genstanden
Die kleine seejungfer von H. Chr. Andersen.
Mit bildern von Charlotte Berend.
Bogen udkom ca. 1918.
Otte eksemplarer findes trykt på japanpapir med 23 håndkolorerede illustrationer alle signeret Charlotte Berend (1880-1967), hustru til den tyske maler Lovis Corinth, jf. e-mail fra Yavuz Köse, Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des Nahen Orients sowie Turkologie, Veterinärstr. 180539 München af den 31. maj 2006:
"Recently I came across the little picture book "Die kleine Seejungfer" von H.C. Andersen mit 20 farbigen Märchenbildern von Charlotte Berend (Verlag Reuß&Pollack, Berlin [about 1918]".
According to the imprint there were only 8 copies printed of this special editon. The paper is "papier du Japon", and, the pictures (total 23) are all hand signed and partially hand coulored by the artist/paintress Charlotte Berend (wife of Lovis Corinth). The latter is known to have prepared only 2 picture books."