Edmund Dulac Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915

Edition: First Edition

Binding: Publisher's Original tan cloth, pictorially stamped and lettered in black to front board and spine.

Pagination: pp135. Complete with 20 tipped-in plates (19 in full colour, 1 black-and-white photographic portrait frontispiece of the artist).

Exterior: Fair to Good. The original cloth boards show noticeable age-toning, surface grubbiness and light staining consistent with age. Minor shelf wear to the edges and spine ends. Black stamped decorative motifs and lettering remain legible.

Interior: Very good. Crucially, all 19 tipped-in illustration plates are present, securely attached and in excellent, undamaged condition. Black-and-white artist photograph is coming loose on one side.

Provenance/Markings: Clean interior. No previous owner inscriptions, bookplates or library stamps. Hinges remain structurally sound and holding well.