Beautiful 1929 first edition,
in extremely scarce,original dustwrapper:
A FAIRY GARLAND,
being fairy tales from the old French,
illustrated by
EDMUND DULAC.
Published by
Charles Scribner's sons
New York,
1929 First edition,
Printed in Great Britain.
Publishers blue,cloth-covered boards (9.5" x 7.1") with gilt titles to spine.
Top edge dyed red-
251 numbered pages (as called for) of fairy tales from the old French by
CHARLES PERRAULT,
Mme.d'AULNOY
&
COUNT ANTHONY HAMILTON.
12 FULL-PAGE COLOR PLATES
(printed on one-side only)
by
EDMUND DULAC
plus b&w page & chapter/tail headings.
Original,complete dustwrapper in orange & gilt with paste-on titles to spine & upper cover.
Condition:
Boards:
sl.wear to cloth at corners & head/tail of spine-spine v.sl.darkenend.
Pages:
toned (sl.more-so to f.e.p.s.)-
good.
No soiling,creasing,inscriptions,tears,loss or coloring-in.
Dustwrapper:
periphereal wear with v.minor loss to head & tail of spine-spine has darkened-v.sl.soiling.
overall good-
A remarkable copy of this beautifully illustrated book.
Very scarce book,rarely found in such nice condition & in it's own original dustwrapper.