{"product_id":"1920-rare-book-the-sleeping-beauty-and-other-fairy-tales-illustrated-by-dulac","title":"1920 Rare Book - The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales Illustrated by Dulac","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exceptionally attractive early twentieth-century edition of\u003c\/em\u003e The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, \u003cem\u003eretold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated by Edmund Dulac, complete with fifteen richly atmospheric tipped-in colour plates and numerous decorative drawings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e QUILLER-COUCH, Sir Arthur; retold by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton Limited, undated [circa 1920s].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Later illustrated edition, following the celebrated Dulac edition originally issued by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 165 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5\" x 6.5\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near fine original red cloth, with gilt lettering to the spine and a gilt sleeping cherub vignette to the front board. Top edge gilt. Binding bright, clean and firm, with only very slight rubbing and minimal age wear. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near fine content, remarkably clean and fresh throughout, with only occasional faint age-toning or minor spotting. Hinges sound and pages firmly held. A particularly well-preserved copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated throughout by Edmund Dulac, with fifteen tipped-in colour plates, including the frontispiece, together with numerous black-and-white decorative illustrations, headpieces and ornaments within the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 300–350.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e brings together several of the best-loved traditional fairy stories, including \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e and other tales, retold in the elegant prose of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. The combination of classic storytelling and Edmund Dulac’s dreamlike imagery made the work one of the most enduring illustrated fairy books of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present edition retains fifteen of Dulac’s celebrated colour compositions, printed separately and tipped onto heavier mounts. His nocturnal blues, muted jewel tones, elaborate costumes and theatrical settings give the volume the unmistakable atmosphere that has made Dulac’s illustrated books highly sought after by collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863–1944), widely known by his pen name “Q,” was a British writer, critic, anthologist and professor of English literature at Cambridge. He published fiction, criticism and poetry, but became especially influential through his literary anthologies and his ability to retell traditional stories with clarity and elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis versions of these fairy tales preserve their old-world character while giving them a polished literary form suitable for the lavishly illustrated gift books of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmund Dulac (1882–1953) was one of the foremost illustrators of the Golden Age of book illustration. Born in Toulouse and later established in London, he became particularly associated with deluxe gift books issued by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, creating celebrated illustrations for works including \u003cem\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e and the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDulac’s work is admired for its sophisticated colour, decorative composition and atmospheric sense of fantasy. His illustrations for \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e rank among his most recognizable fairy-tale images and remain especially desirable to collectors of illustrated books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49044102775033,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260911sleeping_01_cdf3da43-8b3b-4727-af11-3787412fe510.jpg?v=1789139767","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1920-rare-book-the-sleeping-beauty-and-other-fairy-tales-illustrated-by-dulac","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}