and Other Fairy Tales told by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.
A truly opulent gift book
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales told by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Hodder & Stoughton, 1910.
First Dulac edition. Large 4to. Red/ brown mock leather binding decorated with gilt stamped decoration to both covers and spine. Advertisement for the exhibition of Dulac's paintings loosely inserted. Thirty beautiful tipped in colour plates with captions below, under protective tissue guards. A near fine, bright and clean copy with a touch of light scuffing to the boards and small creases to plates facing pages 16 and 112. Two neat gift inscriptions to the front blank.
The colour illustrations in this book are very beautiful, with rich colours and plenty of Dulac's trade mark starry skies. Stories are The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast.
Stock ID: 45589
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