Laurence Housman, Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
Princess Badoura
London, C. 1913
₹54,000
A Tale from the Arabian Nights Retold by Laurence Housman illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The book contains a single tale from the famous Arabian Nights or One Thousand and One Nights collection, retold by Laurence Housman. The story is a romance of Princess Badoura.
Dulac adopted an Oriental art style for the illustrations, using flattened perspectives and intricate patterning reminiscent of Chinese and Persian miniatures.
First trade edition. Contains 10 mounted color plates with captioned tissue guards.Â
Binding: The cover and spine feature elaborate decorative stamping in gilt (gold) and a light blue/teal color on a cream or white cloth binding.
Condition: Soiling to the cover. Minor yellowing on the pages, not affecting the plates. The spine is faded from the bottom. A fairly used copy.
This item is non-exportable.
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