A Carol: Good King Wenceslas
Leopold Hill, 1920.
Second issue, first tipped in plate edition. Grey paper wrappers with illustration pasted onto the upper cover. This is a stunning representation of this popular Christmas Carol, containing a decorative title page, 11 full page colour plates and two music plates. Unlike the first issue the plates in this edition are tipped in and do seem slightly more striking as a result. A very good example of this ephemeral work. There is a little foxing to the upper cover plate and a small loss of paper to the top of the spine, otherwise an uncommonly nice copy.
These colour illustrations are probably amongst Jessie's most impressive. They use bold striking colours and lines, Colin White notes that "Jessie's hitherto Art Nouveau style was undergoing a metamorphosis into the strident new Art Deco."
White #117
Stock ID: 35257
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