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These are original prints from 1916 and are now more than a century old. Age-related imperfections including foxing, toning, spotting, marks and other signs of age may be present. Please examine the photographs carefully as these form an important part of the condition description and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWider Description of the Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, London, in 1916, \u003cem\u003eEdmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most distinctive illustrated gift books of the Golden Age of Illustration. The first edition contained only fifteen colour plates, each presenting Dulac's interpretation of a fairy tale drawn from the traditions of the Allied nations during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDulac worked principally in watercolour, building luminous colour over carefully drawn pencil foundations. His celebrated gift-book illustrations were reproduced using the sophisticated colour half-tone photomechanical process then transforming illustrated publishing. The method used colour photography and separate screened printing elements to translate the subtle washes, jewel-like colour and tonal gradations of the original paintings into print with remarkable fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese illustrations were produced separately on smooth art paper rather than printed directly onto the text leaves. They were then mounted onto substantial cream backing leaves and framed by a wide gold-printed border, giving each image the appearance of a small work of art within the book. Each example offered here is therefore an original component of the 1916 first edition, not a modern reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Dulac (1882-1953), born in Toulouse and established in London from 1905, became one of the defining artists of the Golden Age of book illustration. Alongside Arthur Rackham and Kay Nielsen, he transformed the illustrated gift book into an art form. His atmospheric watercolours, influenced by Persian and Indian miniature painting as well as European decorative art, are admired for their extraordinary colour, pattern and dreamlike theatricality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only fifteen colour plates originally issued in the volume, these surviving antique illustrations offer a particularly evocative way to collect Dulac's work and are ideally suited to framing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edmund Dulac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53325894975755,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/7848\/9355\/files\/Plate_01_-_Snegarotchka.jpg?v=1787825366"},{"product_id":"the-buried-moon","title":"The Buried Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1916\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEdmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations\u003c\/em\u003e, First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original Colour Plate - Photomechanical Colour Half-Tone Process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall Mount Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 11\" x 8.5\" or 27.9 x 21.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 6\" x 6.5\" or 15.2 x 16.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The original colour print is attached to its original cream backing mount and surrounded by the gold-printed border as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Caption:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique condition. These are original prints from 1916 and are now more than a century old. Age-related imperfections including foxing, toning, spotting, marks and other signs of age may be present. Please examine the photographs carefully as these form an important part of the condition description and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWider Description of the Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, London, in 1916, \u003cem\u003eEdmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most distinctive illustrated gift books of the Golden Age of Illustration. The first edition contained only fifteen colour plates, each presenting Dulac's interpretation of a fairy tale drawn from the traditions of the Allied nations during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDulac worked principally in watercolour, building luminous colour over carefully drawn pencil foundations. His celebrated gift-book illustrations were reproduced using the sophisticated colour half-tone photomechanical process then transforming illustrated publishing. The method used colour photography and separate screened printing elements to translate the subtle washes, jewel-like colour and tonal gradations of the original paintings into print with remarkable fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese illustrations were produced separately on smooth art paper rather than printed directly onto the text leaves. They were then mounted onto substantial cream backing leaves and framed by a wide gold-printed border, giving each image the appearance of a small work of art within the book. Each example offered here is therefore an original component of the 1916 first edition, not a modern reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Dulac (1882-1953), born in Toulouse and established in London from 1905, became one of the defining artists of the Golden Age of book illustration. Alongside Arthur Rackham and Kay Nielsen, he transformed the illustrated gift book into an art form. His atmospheric watercolours, influenced by Persian and Indian miniature painting as well as European decorative art, are admired for their extraordinary colour, pattern and dreamlike theatricality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only fifteen colour plates originally issued in the volume, these surviving antique illustrations offer a particularly evocative way to collect Dulac's work and are ideally suited to framing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edmund Dulac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53325895008523,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/7848\/9355\/files\/Plate_02_-_The_Buried_Moon.jpg?v=1787825367"},{"product_id":"white-caroline-and-black-caroline","title":"White Caroline And Black Caroline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edmund Dulac (1882-1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1916\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eEdmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations\u003c\/em\u003e, First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original Colour Plate - Photomechanical Colour Half-Tone Process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall Mount Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 11\" x 8.5\" or 27.9 x 21.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 6\" x 6.5\" or 15.2 x 16.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The original colour print is attached to its original cream backing mount and surrounded by the gold-printed border as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Caption:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique condition. These are original prints from 1916 and are now more than a century old. Age-related imperfections including foxing, toning, spotting, marks and other signs of age may be present. Please examine the photographs carefully as these form an important part of the condition description and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWider Description of the Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, London, in 1916, \u003cem\u003eEdmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most distinctive illustrated gift books of the Golden Age of Illustration. 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They were then mounted onto substantial cream backing leaves and framed by a wide gold-printed border, giving each image the appearance of a small work of art within the book. Each example offered here is therefore an original component of the 1916 first edition, not a modern reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Dulac (1882-1953), born in Toulouse and established in London from 1905, became one of the defining artists of the Golden Age of book illustration. Alongside Arthur Rackham and Kay Nielsen, he transformed the illustrated gift book into an art form. 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They were then mounted onto substantial cream backing leaves and framed by a wide gold-printed border, giving each image the appearance of a small work of art within the book. Each example offered here is therefore an original component of the 1916 first edition, not a modern reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Dulac (1882-1953), born in Toulouse and established in London from 1905, became one of the defining artists of the Golden Age of book illustration. Alongside Arthur Rackham and Kay Nielsen, he transformed the illustrated gift book into an art form. 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The first edition contained only fifteen colour plates, each presenting Dulac's interpretation of a fairy tale drawn from the traditions of the Allied nations during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDulac worked principally in watercolour, building luminous colour over carefully drawn pencil foundations. His celebrated gift-book illustrations were reproduced using the sophisticated colour half-tone photomechanical process then transforming illustrated publishing. The method used colour photography and separate screened printing elements to translate the subtle washes, jewel-like colour and tonal gradations of the original paintings into print with remarkable fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese illustrations were produced separately on smooth art paper rather than printed directly onto the text leaves. They were then mounted onto substantial cream backing leaves and framed by a wide gold-printed border, giving each image the appearance of a small work of art within the book. Each example offered here is therefore an original component of the 1916 first edition, not a modern reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Dulac (1882-1953), born in Toulouse and established in London from 1905, became one of the defining artists of the Golden Age of book illustration. Alongside Arthur Rackham and Kay Nielsen, he transformed the illustrated gift book into an art form. 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