EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations.
Dulac, Edmund
EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations.
Dulac, Edmund
Publisher: New York: George H. Doran, nd (ca 1920.)
Date published: 1920
Format: Hardcover
Hardcover first edition - First American edition. A collection of fairy tales from the nations allied with Britain in The Great War - that is, World War I. illustrated with sixteen tipped in water color illustrations and a decorative line drawing on the title page of each story. Includes Snegorotchka from Russia, The Buried Moon from England, The Serpent Prince from Italy; The Hind of the Wood from France, White Caroline and Black Caroline from Flanders, The Fire Bird from Russia; Urashima Taro from Japan; The Story of the Bird Feng from China, and others. Large format. 173 pp. POOR condition in the original black and gold elaborately illustrated boards. The front cover is detached, but present, one tipped in plate is missing (p 159), some fraying and wear to the edges of the boards and the corners. Other than the missing plate the contents are very good - and this is a still appealing copy of a beautiful book at a reasonable price.
Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book. Fairy Fairy tales of the Allied Nations
Edmund Dulac. (editor)
Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book. Fairy Fairy tales of the Allied Nations
Edmund Dulac. (editor)
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Date published: 1916
Format: Hardcover
This item has been rebacked at some point, the spine has been replaced entirely and new end papers added. The green boards with the black horse design is stained has some damp damage, the titles in gilt are still bright. There is some foxing to the prelims and a little spotting throughout and a there are a couple of closed tears to the a page or two. the colour plates are all extant and the text is clear and bright A Fair copy of a scarce book. scans on request.
Edmund Dulac’s Fairy-book. Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations.
DULAC, EDMUND:
Edmund Dulac’s Fairy-book. Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations.
DULAC, EDMUND:
Publisher: New York: Doran, No date Ca 1924 1st US trade edition
New York: Doran, No date Ca 1924 1st US trade edition. large 4to (11.5 x 8.5 inches), Bound in full black cloth with full size black paper stamped in gilt. In generally good condition. Some rubbing to corners, spine lightly sunned with hinges a little split. A few faint scuffs on rear board. Small faint inscription on front endpaper. Some mild foxing and handling marks to pages, with a very faint odour, else a clean and tight copy. Plates clean and bright. 16 mounted colour plates and title page 174 pp. Chapter heads by another hand (FRB). Contents: Snegorotchak (Russian) / The Buried Moon (English) / White Caroline and Black Caroline (Flemish) / The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of the Mississippi (Belgian) / The Serpent Prince ( Italian) / The Hind of the Wood (French) / Ivan and the Chestnut Horse (Russian) / The Queen of the many-coloured Bedchamber (Irish) / The Blue bird (French) / Bashtchelik (or, Real Steel) (Serbian) / The Friar and the Boy (English) / The Green Serpent (French) / Urashima Taro ( Japanese) / The Fire Bird (Russian).
Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations
Dulac, Edmund [illustrator]
Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations
Dulac, Edmund [illustrator]
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Date published: 1916
Format: Hardcover
[nd], 1916. Illustrated by Dulac with frontispiece and 14 additional illustration plates, tipped in; all plates present. Cream cloth with black titling, decoration in black and baby blue. Cloth rubbed to edges with fraying to spine ends, light age-soil, spine a little dulled. Spine square. Binding cracked to mull at pages 88 and 105, but intact, and else sound. Small chip from top fore-edge corner of FFEP. Pages foxed; illustration plates bright. Text else free of markings.
. Hodder & Stoughton 1st limited edition, numbered 343/350, signed by Dulac on end paper, with colour plates, light fading to decoartive boards, light age toning to end papers & pages, rought cut pages, no markings, binding tight, very slight bow to cover, Professional booksellers since 1981�x
Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations.
DULAC, Edmund.
Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations.
DULAC, Edmund.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London
Date published: 1916
Format: Hardcover
170 pp. Complete with color frontispiece and 14 tipped-in color plates. Folio, publisher's gilt-decorated cloth. First edition; No. 18 of 350 copies signed by Edmund Dulac. Hughey 47. The cloth is lightly dust-soiled but tight and sound. Pencil gift inscription on front free endpaper; and a bump at the top of the spine affects the inner marginal top corner throughout. The plates and text clean and fine.
"Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book. Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations" illustrated by Edmund Dulac. London, New York and Toronto: Hodder n& Stoughton, 1916 first UK edition, 15 tipped-in colour plates, occasional light spotting, original decorative cloth, in original publisher's dust jacket, spine faded with losses at ends, a few chips and tears to panel edges. Very rare Dulac title in original dustwrapper
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