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1dlphcoracl
#2: The Arabian Nights. Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. Illustrated by E.J. Detmold. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1924.
This is the Deluxe Edition limited to 100 copies, quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches; 280 x 222 mm), 240 pages, with twelves tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guard. Binding is full pictorial gilt vellum.
This book is a splendid example of the deluxe illustrated books published in the Golden Age of Illustration, the first quarter of the twentieth century. Fabled artists include Sir W. Russell Flint, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Willy Pogany, W. Heath Robinson, Kay Nielsen, Edward J. Detmold and William Timlin. The deluxe editions were usually limited to between 300 to 500 copies, bound in full vellum with gilt titling and cover illustrations or designs, and a colophon page signed by the artist.
Edward Detmold, one of a pair of twins (Maurice and Edward) with similar talent and artistic interests, exhibited precocious artistic talent at the age of five, often visiting museums and zoos for subject matter to hone his skills on. Along with the stunning 1903 edition of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', illustrated jointly by Maurice and Edward, E.J. Detmold is best known for his work in The Arabian Nights and the Fables of Aesop. Photos follow below with the tissue paper caption for each illustration given above.
"Drawing his scimitar aimed at him a blow which, had it found him, must there and then have ended the fight."
"Sought safety for himself in the lower branches of a large tree."
"One day there came to him SINDBAD THE LANDSMAN>"
"The rukh which fed its young on elephants."
"The next day he sat me behind him on an elephant."
"Whilst they were yet devouring the meat, he hastily filled his flagon."
"She was wrapped in a long veil of gold-embroidered silk."
"The wolf changed into a cock which began picking up the grains."
"On this dome is a brazen horseman mounted on a horse."
"A magnificent steed as black as night."
"He turned away driving the treasure-laden camels before him, and in my despair I cast myself upon the ground."
This is the Deluxe Edition limited to 100 copies, quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches; 280 x 222 mm), 240 pages, with twelves tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guard. Binding is full pictorial gilt vellum.
This book is a splendid example of the deluxe illustrated books published in the Golden Age of Illustration, the first quarter of the twentieth century. Fabled artists include Sir W. Russell Flint, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Willy Pogany, W. Heath Robinson, Kay Nielsen, Edward J. Detmold and William Timlin. The deluxe editions were usually limited to between 300 to 500 copies, bound in full vellum with gilt titling and cover illustrations or designs, and a colophon page signed by the artist.
Edward Detmold, one of a pair of twins (Maurice and Edward) with similar talent and artistic interests, exhibited precocious artistic talent at the age of five, often visiting museums and zoos for subject matter to hone his skills on. Along with the stunning 1903 edition of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', illustrated jointly by Maurice and Edward, E.J. Detmold is best known for his work in The Arabian Nights and the Fables of Aesop. Photos follow below with the tissue paper caption for each illustration given above.
"Drawing his scimitar aimed at him a blow which, had it found him, must there and then have ended the fight."
"Sought safety for himself in the lower branches of a large tree."
"One day there came to him SINDBAD THE LANDSMAN>"
"The rukh which fed its young on elephants."
"The next day he sat me behind him on an elephant."
"Whilst they were yet devouring the meat, he hastily filled his flagon."
"She was wrapped in a long veil of gold-embroidered silk."
"The wolf changed into a cock which began picking up the grains."
"On this dome is a brazen horseman mounted on a horse."
"A magnificent steed as black as night."
"He turned away driving the treasure-laden camels before him, and in my despair I cast myself upon the ground."
2ironjaw
I must say this is on my wishlist but I never seen it in such an immaculate condition. Congratulations
3dlphcoracl
>2 ironjaw:
This edition is notorious for foxing and it is impossible to find a copy without it. In my copy, I have faint foxing on the endpapers and free endplates but the interior text pages and illustrations are not affected. Additionally, the majority of copies were given a white cloth buckram binding, a notorious dirt magnet which always exhibits some degree of soiling and grime, especially in a book of this age (nearly one-hundred years old). The few copies with vellum bindings are almost always in nicer condition.
This edition is notorious for foxing and it is impossible to find a copy without it. In my copy, I have faint foxing on the endpapers and free endplates but the interior text pages and illustrations are not affected. Additionally, the majority of copies were given a white cloth buckram binding, a notorious dirt magnet which always exhibits some degree of soiling and grime, especially in a book of this age (nearly one-hundred years old). The few copies with vellum bindings are almost always in nicer condition.
4ultrarightist
Fantastic illustrations with gorgeous colors. Looks like a treasure of a book. I must say that the veil has a curious form.
