The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales From the Old French

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Sale 502: Fine Literature - Children's & Illustrated Books & Artwork - Books in All Fields (#502) 03/14/2013 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #200The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales From the Old French

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$468.75

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

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Sale 502: Fine Literature - Children's & Illustrated Books & Artwork - Books in All Fields (#502) 03/14/2013 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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zzc(Dulac, Edmund)

Title:

The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales From the Old French

Author:

Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur

Place Published:

New York and London

Publisher:

Hodder and Stoughton

Date Published:

[c.1910]

Description:

30 tipped in color plates by Edmund Dulac, tissue guards. 31x25 cm (12¼x9¾"), full reddish-brown morocco, with gilt-decorated covers, and decorated and lettered spines, including illustrations of cherubs, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. No. 143 of 150 copies of this Edition de Luxe, for sale in the United States.

The scarce American de luxe edition out of 150 copies. Last offered at auction over 25 years ago. The original publisher's binding with nice cherub and floral gilt decorations. Fairy tales include Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast.

Condition:

Rubbed and a bit bumped at spine ends and corners, a bit of black marker to gilt cherubs on spine; internally fine.

Item#:

235116

Headline:

The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales 1/150
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