The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales From the Old French

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1910

About this Item

A very good copy of the limited edition of Sleeping Beauty signed by Edmund Dulac. No 598 of 1,000. In the original full morocco leather binding with gilt decoration to boards and spine, with tipped-in frontispiece and 29 further colour plates. Top page edges gilted. The binding has been rebacked, preserving the original spine which has some loss at the top. It is sound and tight with newer endpapers and initial and final blanks. There is slight colour variation to the front board and some scuffing to the middle of the back board. Edges and corners are lightly rubbed. There is a loose flyer for the exhibition of Dulac's art work for the book, which ran from November 19th to Christmas of 1910. Contents: half title; frontispiece with guard; title; preface; illustration list; preface; text 129 pp with 29 tissue-guarded plates. The original blanks are browned to one side. There is a small tear in the bottom edge of the tissue guard to the plate at p40; a mark to the guard, plate support and text page at p 48 in the bottom corner; and light marking to the side edge of p 56 which is also present on the side edge of the plate support. There is the occasional light mark, generally to margins or guards but the book is otherwise clean and sound. The plates are in very good clean condition. This is one of Dulac's finest works, produced at a time when book illustration had reached its peak. Please enquire if you would like to see further images. Seller Inventory # 032865

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales ...

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London

Publication Date: 1910

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Edition: 1st Edition