1915 THE DREAMER OF DREAMS BY THE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA ILLUSTRATED BY EDMUND DULAC
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"Eric had risen before the crowned figure that bent towards him a stern face of inquiry, but to all the King's questions, to all his persuasions, flatteries, threats, and entreaties Eric had replied with a sad gesture of resignation, that never again could he take up his brush till he had found those eyes which had haunted his dream." THE DREAMER OF DREAMS, By THE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA. Queen Marie of Romania. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. London: HODDER & STOUGHTON, [1...915]. First Edition. Not dated, as issued, with the original error listing the frontispiece illustration as page 17. NF. 4to. 181 pages + [1] page publisher's ad; frontispiece + 5 tipped-in color plates by Dulac, each accompanied by tissue-guard with descriptive letterpress. Original gray cloth, blue Art Nouveau style design with gilt-stamped lettering to upper board and spine. Scarce dustjacket present: recent conservation at edges, corners; bit of creasing, toning, else very good. Near contemporary label affixed to upper pastedown: A. KROCH & CO., BOOKSELLERS, CHICAGO. Binding tight, textblock clear and unmarked. A romantic fairy tale about the wanderings of Eric Gundian, an artist to the Court of the great Northern King, Wanda, after he has been enchanted by a dream. Through the course of his wanderings, Eric finds his enchantress, Stella, only to lose her in the moment of their first embrace. Heartbroken, but still enchanted, Eric returns to the Court of King Wanda to finalize his masterpiece with his own final breath. Miracles follow and Stella's final resting place becomes venerated as Holy Ground. OCLC#4051201
