Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book (1916)
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
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On the left, we show a rare copy of the 1st Edition of Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book produced by Hodder & Stoughton (London) in 1916.
This example retains the wonderful blue and gold decorated cloth cover from a design by Dulac.
On the right, the Title Page is shown with the decorative design prepared by Dulac. |
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Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book is another of Dulac's wonderful war-time productions. In this case, Dulac personally selected
the tales and prepared the text - in addition to his wonderful illustrations. For the French Edition later published by Piazza,
he also prepared the French translation.
Tales included in Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book are: "Snegorotchka: A Russian Fairy Tale"; "The Buried Moon: An English
Fairy Tale"; "White Caroline and Black Caroline: A Flemish Fairy Tale"; "The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of the
Mississippi: A Belgian Fairy Tale"; "The Serpent Prince: An Italian Fairy Tale"; "The Hind of the Wood: A French Fairy Tale";
"Ivan and the Chestnut Horse: A Russian Fairy Tale"; "The Queen of the Many-Coloured Bedchamber: An Irish Fairy Tale";
"The Blue Bird: A French Fairy Tale"; "Bashtchelik; or, Real Steel: A Serbian Fairy Tale"; "The Friar and the Boy: An English
Fairy Tale"; "The Green Serpent: A French Fairy Tale"; "Urashima Taro: A Japanese Fairy Tale"; and "The Fire Bird: A
Russian Fairy Tale".
Dulac's text and 15 colour illustrations appearing in the 1st Edition are wonderful.
Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints
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For connoisseurs of Dulac's work, we have prepared sets of 15 Greeting Cards displaying each of his colour images for Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.
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When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-in plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted
approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is
hand-finished and and the images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each
card carries information about Edmund Dulac, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the interior
of the cards blank so that you may write your own personal message.
Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below.
Each of these large format prints is also accompanied by information about Edmund Dulac, this suite and the profiled
illustration.
To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart
secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any
destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.
Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through
ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.
In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Edmund Dulac.
The colour illustrations
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Snegorotchka A Russian Fairy Tale The daintiest, prettiest little maiden they had ever seen (Frontispiece) |
The Buried Moon An English Fairy Tale In her frantic struggles, the hood of her cloak fell back from her dazzling golden hair, and immediately the whole place was flooded with light
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White Caroline and Black Caroline A Flemish Fairy Tale And, when he saw White Caroline, he started to play on his organ the most beautiful airs that it was possible to hear, and the three little dogs commenced to dance together |
The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of the Mississippi A Belgian Fairy Tale "Hi! friend, take the whole castle with the Queen and all that it contains on your shoulders!" |
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The Serpent Prince An Italian Fairy Tale When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous |
The Hind of the Wood A French Fairy Tale Girofleé thanked the Fairy and went far into the wood; and there, sure enough, she saw a hut and an old woman sitting outside
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Ivan and the Chestnut Horse A Russian Fairy Tale The Chestnut Horse seemed to linger in the air at the top of its leap while that kiss endured |
The Blue Bird A French Fairy Tale The Prince took a carriage drawn by three great frogs with great big wings ... Truitonne came out mysteriously by a little door |
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Bashtchelik; or, True Steel A Serbian Fairy Tale The Prince, looking out, saw him snatch up the Princess ... and soar rapidly away |
Bashtchelik; or, True Steel A Serbian Fairy Tale The Palace of the Dragon King |
The Friar and the Boy An English Fairy Tale The Friar, bound fast to the post, squirmed and wriggled, slowing plainly that he would foot it if he could
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The Green Serpent A French Fairy Tale Laideronnette kissed and embraced the good Fairy Protectress |
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Reproduction on 12x18" sheet
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Urashima Taro A Japanese Fairy Tale Urashima was so enchanted that he could not speak a word |
The Fire Bird A Russian Fairy Tale There he found the Princess asleep and saw that her face was the face he had seen in the portrait
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The Fire Bird A Russian Fairy Tale With a scream the Princess rushed forward, and, before her wicked sister could prevent her, she had upset the cauldron with a crash |
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Reproduction on 12x18" sheet
Code: ED EDFB 13 (12x18) |
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Code: ED EDFB 14 (12x18) |
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