1906 Rare First Edition - The Enchanted Land Illustrated by KATHARINE CAMERON.
(Description)
Author: CHISHOLM, Louey, Katharine Cameron (Illustrator).
Title: The Enchanted Land. Tales Told Again. With Pictures by Katharine Cameron.
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, London: T.C & E.C. Jack, no date (circa 1906). First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9 " X 7 ".
Pages: xv-211 pages.
Binding: Very good gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, upper outer corner bumped and worn - as shown, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, gift note of a previous - 1906 - owner, rare foxing and staining).
Illustrations: Complete with all the full page illustrations by Katharine Cameron.
Estimate: (USD 200 - USD 350).
The book: Rare and attractive edition of Fairy tales by the Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen and Mary de Morgan and others, retold by Louey Chisholm and illustrated by Katharine Cameron.
The illustrator: Katharine Cameron RWS RE (26 February 1874 – 1965) was a Scottish artist. Born in Hillhead, she studied at the Glasgow School of Art, from 1890 to 1893. She studied at the Atelier Colarossi, with Gustave Courtois. In 1928 she married Arthur Kay. She was a member of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists. She exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, from 1894 to 1965. She also worked as a book illustrator.