1915 ART NOUVEAU Picture Book EDMUND DULAC French Red Cross COLOUR PLATES
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Edmund Dulac's Picture Book
for the French Red Cross
By Edmund Dulac
1915
Illustrated with 19 full-page tipped-in colour plates and a full-page portrait
Original Yellow Cloth Binding with Dark Blue Decoration and Title
With Stunning Art Nouveau Colour Plates by Dulac
**28.2cm x 22.3...cm [8] 134 [2]pp. Mustard coloured cloth with spine and pictorial cover stamped in dark blue. With 19 mounted colour plates and a mounted photographic portrait of Dulac.**
Stories include: Sindbad the Sailor, Cinderella, Blue Beard, The Real Princess etc. Many of the drawings had been used before in Dulac's gift book, but others are seen here for the first time. This book was conceived during the first world war to raise funds for the French Red Cross. Dulac's message reads, " If any reader of my picture book would like to make a direct contribution to the French Red Cross, I should be very proud to receive it and acknowledge it. France bled of treasure and supplies is giving all she can. Can you not spare something towards this work of mercy and healing among our most gallant Allies?"
Author: Edmund Dulac
Publisher: The Daily Telegraph By Hodder and Stoughton
Edition: 1915
Attributes: Scarce, in the original binding and blue stamped illustrated front board, all 19 of Dulac plates present. We offer with no reserve.
Condition: Please see photographs as part of the condition report: Original mustard binding. Corners of the boards lightly bumped, the lower spine a little rubbed. binding remains firm, all pages and plates present, bookplate to the front pastedown, endpapers heavily foxed. with ink inscription to FFEP. text block firm, Smatterings of foxing and spotting throughout.
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