The Emperor's New Clothes
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Andersen, Hans Christian
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1983
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Copyrights belong to both Ed. G. Malipiero, Bologna (1967) and Ottenheimer Publishers (1983). The artist seems to be signing each piece "Castellano." This is a 16-page large format (7¾" x 11") two-staple pamphlet with heavy cardstock covers and inside paper the consistency of old comic books. The booklet cost $1.29 in 1983. In this version, the Emperor declares himself ready to pay anything for the finest clothes ever made, so that he can wear them at an upcoming festival. All the tailors in the land come to offer their best, but he is not satisfied with any of them. Shortly before the festival, the court jester brings two unknown tailors before the Emperor. Their claim: only wise people who worked well would be able to see the clothes. To fools the clothes would be invisible. In this version, the Emperor comes with ministers and his daughters to inspect the clothes while they are being tailored. The Emperor is wearing full-body underwear for the "naked" scenes, starting with the mirror scene repeated on both covers. As the feast begins, the jester and swindlers run away, "never to be seen in the kingdom again." The boy shouts "The Emperor is wearing his underwear! He has no new clothes!" The Emperor now understands that clothes are not the most important things in the world. His vanity has cost him all his treasure of gold and jewels. There is a typo one page after the midpoint where a comma comes before "this" instead of after.
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Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc.
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11910 (Access ID)