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1910 First Trade Edition
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
From the Old French
Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
A handsome and complete example of the first trade edition of one of Edmund Dulac's most celebrated illustrated gift books, published by Hodder & Stoughton in [1910].
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French brings together a selection of classic fairy tales retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated with 30 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. This copy retains all 30 colour plates and all 30 accompanying tissue guards.
The volume is presented in the publisher's richly decorated red-brown morocco-grain cloth, elaborately blocked in gilt to the upper board and spine. Dulac's atmospheric illustrations, combining eighteenth-century-inspired costume and settings with his characteristic colour and decorative detail, make this one of the outstanding illustrated gift books of the Edwardian period.
By Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Format: Hardcover, quarto (4to 9 1⁄2 × 12 in 241 × 305 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Language: English
Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - An attractive and complete example in the original elaborately gilt publisher's binding. Boards with minor rubbing, bumping and scuffing consistent with age, with wear at the spine head and tail, more noticeable at the head, and lesser wear to corners and extremities. The gilt decoration remains attractive and gives the volume considerable shelf presence.
Internally, the illustrated contents are notably well preserved. All 30 tipped-in colour plates are present, together with all 30 original tissue guards. The colour plates remain bright and attractive.
A desirable copy of Dulac's celebrated 1910 fairy-tale book, particularly notable for retaining its complete complement of colour plates and tissue guards.
Collation: pp.129. 30 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac, complete, with 30 tissue guards, all present.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
References:
Hughey 23a
Hodder & Stoughton, London, [1910]
First Trade Edition
Author Bio: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (21 November 1863 – 12 May 1944), commonly known by his pen name Q, was a British writer, critic, anthologist and academic. A prolific novelist and essayist, he is especially remembered for editing the influential Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 and for his writings and lectures on English literature.
For The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, Quiller-Couch retold a selection of traditional tales from French sources, providing the literary framework for one of Edmund Dulac's most celebrated sequences of illustrations.
Illustrated By: Edmund Dulac
Illustrator Bio: Edmund Dulac (born Edmond Dulac; 22 October 1882 – 25 May 1953) was a French-born British illustrator and designer and one of the foremost artists of the Golden Age of book illustration.
After settling in London, Dulac developed important associations with the Leicester Galleries and Hodder & Stoughton. His watercolours were exhibited at the Galleries while Hodder & Stoughton reproduced them in a series of lavish illustrated gift books.
Among his best-known illustrated books are Stories from The Arabian Nights (1907), Shakespeare's The Tempest (1908), The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909), The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales (1910), Stories from Hans Andersen (1911), Poe's The Bells and Other Poems (1912), and Princess Badoura (1913).
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales is generally regarded as one of the defining works of this period of Dulac's career, combining richly coloured compositions with the decorative elegance for which his illustrated gift books are particularly admired.
Synopsis: Retold from traditional French sources, the volume presents some of the best-known stories of the European fairy-tale tradition, including The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast, accompanied throughout by Edmund Dulac's imaginative colour illustrations.
Dulac's 30 mounted plates transform the collection into a substantial illustrated gift book and provide an excellent example of the sumptuous book production associated with Hodder & Stoughton during the Golden Age of illustration.
SKU: BTETM0002204
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1910 First Trade Edition
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
From the Old French
Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
A handsome and complete example of the first trade edition of one of Edmund Dulac's most celebrated illustrated gift books, published by Hodder & Stoughton in [1910].
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French brings together a selection of classic fairy tales retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated with 30 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. This copy retains all 30 colour plates and all 30 accompanying tissue guards.
The volume is presented in the publisher's richly decorated red-brown morocco-grain cloth, elaborately blocked in gilt to the upper board and spine. Dulac's atmospheric illustrations, combining eighteenth-century-inspired costume and settings with his characteristic colour and decorative detail, make this one of the outstanding illustrated gift books of the Edwardian period.
By Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Format: Hardcover, quarto (4to 9 1⁄2 × 12 in 241 × 305 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Language: English
Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - An attractive and complete example in the original elaborately gilt publisher's binding. Boards with minor rubbing, bumping and scuffing consistent with age, with wear at the spine head and tail, more noticeable at the head, and lesser wear to corners and extremities. The gilt decoration remains attractive and gives the volume considerable shelf presence.
Internally, the illustrated contents are notably well preserved. All 30 tipped-in colour plates are present, together with all 30 original tissue guards. The colour plates remain bright and attractive.
A desirable copy of Dulac's celebrated 1910 fairy-tale book, particularly notable for retaining its complete complement of colour plates and tissue guards.
Collation: pp.129. 30 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac, complete, with 30 tissue guards, all present.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
References:
Hughey 23a
Hodder & Stoughton, London, [1910]
First Trade Edition
Author Bio: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (21 November 1863 – 12 May 1944), commonly known by his pen name Q, was a British writer, critic, anthologist and academic. A prolific novelist and essayist, he is especially remembered for editing the influential Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 and for his writings and lectures on English literature.
For The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, Quiller-Couch retold a selection of traditional tales from French sources, providing the literary framework for one of Edmund Dulac's most celebrated sequences of illustrations.
Illustrated By: Edmund Dulac
Illustrator Bio: Edmund Dulac (born Edmond Dulac; 22 October 1882 – 25 May 1953) was a French-born British illustrator and designer and one of the foremost artists of the Golden Age of book illustration.
After settling in London, Dulac developed important associations with the Leicester Galleries and Hodder & Stoughton. His watercolours were exhibited at the Galleries while Hodder & Stoughton reproduced them in a series of lavish illustrated gift books.
Among his best-known illustrated books are Stories from The Arabian Nights (1907), Shakespeare's The Tempest (1908), The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909), The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales (1910), Stories from Hans Andersen (1911), Poe's The Bells and Other Poems (1912), and Princess Badoura (1913).
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales is generally regarded as one of the defining works of this period of Dulac's career, combining richly coloured compositions with the decorative elegance for which his illustrated gift books are particularly admired.
Synopsis: Retold from traditional French sources, the volume presents some of the best-known stories of the European fairy-tale tradition, including The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast, accompanied throughout by Edmund Dulac's imaginative colour illustrations.
Dulac's 30 mounted plates transform the collection into a substantial illustrated gift book and provide an excellent example of the sumptuous book production associated with Hodder & Stoughton during the Golden Age of illustration.
SKU: BTETM0002204
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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