The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales
London: Hodder & Stoughton. n.d. (c.1910). Binding: Full burgundy cloth boards decorated in gilt floral border with cherub motifs at corners. Spine with 4 slightly-raised bands and gilt cherub motifs.
, Notes: Edmund Dulac (1882 – 1953) was a French-British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Born in Toulouse, he studied law but later turned to the study of art at the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to London early in the 20th century and in 1905 received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books. After the war, the deluxe children's book market shrank, and he then turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures. He designed banknotes during World War II and postage stamps, most notably those that heralded the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II's reign., Size: Quarto.(285 x 230 mm), Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated with 30 tipped in colour plates. With publisher’s prospectus loosely inserted., Pages: 131 pp. , Category: Book Classics; Book Literature;. Upper board lightly bowed, interior clean and crisp. Item #B7332
Price: $450.00