1927 Rare Book - Rainbow Gold by Sara Teasdale Illustrated by Dugald Walker
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Author: Selected by Sara Teasdale. Illustrated by Dugald Walker.
Title: Rainbow Gold. Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls.
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1927.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" x 6".
Pages: 267 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine publisher's original blue cloth binding with gilt title and pictorial vignette to upper board and spine (hinges fine). Housed in a good original color pictorial dust jacket (some chips and tears - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Near fine content (bright, tight and clean, minimal age-toning to the edges - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated by Dugald Walker with one color frontispiece and multiple black and white full page and in-text illustrations. The Art Nouveau style is delicately rendered, and all illustrations are complete.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies in the original dust jacket available for sale worldwide).
The book: A beautiful edition of Rainbow Gold, a poetic anthology curated by celebrated poet Sara Teasdale and exquisitely illustrated by Dugald Walker. This 1927 edition features a selection of classic and modern verse for children, with contributions by literary greats such as Shakespeare, Poe, Keats, Yeats, and Stevenson. The balance of visual and poetic artistry makes this an exceptional example of early 20th-century children's book design and publishing. A particularly desirable copy with its original dust jacket present.
The author: Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) was an American lyric poet known for the delicate musicality of her verse. Winner of the first Columbia Poetry Prize (which would later become the Pulitzer), her works often explored themes of love, beauty, and sorrow. Her sensitivity and talent made her a natural editor for this collection aimed at young readers.
The illustrator: Dugald Stewart Walker (1883–1937) was a renowned American illustrator associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. Known for his elaborate pen-and-ink style and dreamlike compositions, Walker brought a sense of wonder and refinement to children's books. His illustrations in Rainbow Gold reflect a fusion of Art Nouveau elegance with imaginative whimsy, perfectly complementing the poetry within.