Author: Anonymous
Title: Beauty and the Beast
Description: London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1914 . Paperback. Henry Matthew Brock's very scarce illustrated edition of the classic fairy tale, vibrantly illustrated with colour plates. Brock's first illustrated edition was initially published the year prior, in an edition alongside 'Hop-o-my-Thumb', in the 'Old Fairy Tales' series.This very scarce copy is an example of the first single volume edition, dated 1914 via the Victoria and Albert Museum, from C.M. Kelly, "The Brocks: a family of Cambridge artists and illustrators".Illustrated with eight vibrant colour plates and further vignettes, all the work of British illustrator and landscape painter Henry Matthew Brock. Collated, complete.In this rendition of the tale, the Beast is depicted as a lion in a powdered wig and frock coat, and is described as both 'the Beast' and 'the Lion' in the text.In the publisher's original paper wraps. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps tenderly held to heads only. Internally, binding tender throughout. Plates vibrant. Significant handling marks to text leaves, with significant closed tear to tail of first text leaf. Good Only . Ill.: H. M. Brock. Good Only .
Keywords: The Old Fairy Tales Henry Matthew Brock Beauty and the Beast fairy tale Henry Matthew Brock H. M. Brock
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Title: Beauty and the Beast
Description: London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1914 . Paperback. Henry Matthew Brock's very scarce illustrated edition of the classic fairy tale, vibrantly illustrated with colour plates. Brock's first illustrated edition was initially published the year prior, in an edition alongside 'Hop-o-my-Thumb', in the 'Old Fairy Tales' series.This very scarce copy is an example of the first single volume edition, dated 1914 via the Victoria and Albert Museum, from C.M. Kelly, "The Brocks: a family of Cambridge artists and illustrators".Illustrated with eight vibrant colour plates and further vignettes, all the work of British illustrator and landscape painter Henry Matthew Brock. Collated, complete.In this rendition of the tale, the Beast is depicted as a lion in a powdered wig and frock coat, and is described as both 'the Beast' and 'the Lion' in the text.In the publisher's original paper wraps. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps tenderly held to heads only. Internally, binding tender throughout. Plates vibrant. Significant handling marks to text leaves, with significant closed tear to tail of first text leaf. Good Only . Ill.: H. M. Brock. Good Only .
Keywords: The Old Fairy Tales Henry Matthew Brock Beauty and the Beast fairy tale Henry Matthew Brock H. M. Brock
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 936F59
- Book number: 936F59
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