Complex sentence: Difficulties with these projects made Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen" his first printed work, however, in 1916--a title that included 16 colour plates and more than 24 halftone illustrations.
Split into simpler sentences: Difficulties with these projects made "Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen" his first printed work, in 1916. It included 16 colour plates and more than 24 halftone illustrations.