Edmund Dulac JONKERS RARE BOOKS EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 1. Stories From The Arabian Nights Retold by Laurence Housman DULAC, Edmund Hodder and Stoughton, 1907. First Dulac edition, Edition de Luxe. Number 188 of 350 deluxe copies signed by Edmund Dulac. 4to. Full white vellum with gilt lettering and vignettes in blue and gold. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Printed on hand made paper. Colour frontis and 49 other colour plates all mounted onto grey art paper and protected by captioned tissue guards. A near fine, bright copy of Dulac’s first major gift book. Vellum uncommonly clean, occasional spots of foxing to the tissue guards. [39778] £2,750 This book is Dulac’s first major commission. It is an impressive volume, including stories from the Arabian Nights, such as Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The King of the Ebony Isles. The publishers commis- sioned Dulac with the aim of competing for market share with the books illustrated by Arthur Rackham. This deluxe version of the Christmas Gift Book showed what a good choice they made. Dulac’s colour palette of deep blue shades is a triumph, transporting the reader to the sultry evenings of the Middle East. EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 2. Stories From The Arabian Nights Retold by Laurence Housman DULAC, Edmund Hodder and Stoughton, 1907. First edition. 4to. Brown buckram with embossed decoration in gilt and blue. Colour frontis and 49 other colour plates all mounted onto grey art paper and protected by captioned tissue guards. The pates are fresh and crisp, not creasing, although one has a tiny corner scuff. An uncommonly nice copy, in very good condition indeed. The text block is uncommonly clean and free from foxing, or finger marks. [40917] £975 This magnificent volume was Dulac’s first major book commission. His 50 watercolour illustrations perfectly capture the mood of these Arabian Tales. Well known stories such as Ali Baba and the King of the Ebony Isle lend themselves to his rich colours, atmospheric scenes and dark starry skies. EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 3. Shakespeare’s Comedy Of The Tempest DULAC, Edmund ; SHAKESPEARE, William Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition illustrated by Dulac, deluxe issue. 4to. Specially bound in a publish- er’s binding of dark green crushed morocco with decorations and lettering embossed in gilt. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers and 40 colour plates mounted onto Japon and set within a printed olive green border, under captioned tissue guards. In near fine condition with a slightly faded spine and bookplate on front past- edown. A very handsome book. [29732] £950 This unrecorded deluxe edition differs from the trade edition in a number of ways, from the sumptuous leather binding to the mounting of the plates on japon rather than green art paper. It also introduces the use of a galleon motif to the endpapers, which does not appear in the trade edition. EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 4. Lyrics Pathetic And Humorous From A-Z An Alphabet Book DULAC, Edmund Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. First edition. 4to. Cloth spine and paper covered bevelled boards with illustration to the upper cover, in original glassine. Pictorial endpapers and 24 colour plates by Dulac, there are accom- panying verses and limericks by Dulac. An alphabet with a verse for each letter, XYZ are combined on one page. A fine copy, in chipped glassine. [40119] £750 EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 5. The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. DULAC, Edmund; POE, Edgar Allan Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. First edition illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Large 4to. Edition de Luxe, number 244 of 750 copies signed by the illustrator. Publisher’s full white vellum elaborately embossed with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Twenty-eight mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards. A near fine, bright copy. Lacks silk ties and with bookplate of the only previous owner on the front pastedown. The Leicester Galleries exhibition leaflet laid in. [34103] £1,750 EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 6. The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe. DULAC, Edmund; POE, Edgar Allan Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. First edition illustrated by Edmund Dulac. 4to. Olive green cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and lettering. Pictorial endpapers. Complete with the scarce, original publisher’s box with pictorial onlay to upper cover. Twenty eight beautiful colour plates and a number of chapter headings print- ed in brown and cream accompany Poe’s poetry. A fine, bright copy, very clean throughout. The box is in very good condition, though one flap is detached from the lid. [36490] £850 EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 7. Sindbad The Sailor & Other Stories From The Arabian Nights DULAC, Edmund Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. First edition, first issue. 4to. Tan cloth with blue floral decoration to background and gilt titles and gilt embossed design of a ship in full sail passing before a Persian Palace. Decorative end- papers. This is a beautifully designed book with twenty three lovely colour plates mounted within a decora- tive border and protected by a captioned tissue guard. Each page of text has the same decorative border. A near fine copy, none of the usual foxing, light bump to one corner. [40918] £950 Stories included are Sindbad the Sailor, Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp, The Story of Three Calendars and The Sleeper Awakened. PROVENANCE: Prize bookplate, awarded to E.A. Mason. EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 8. Edmund Dulac’s Fairy Book DULAC, Edmund Hodder & Stoughton, [1916]. First edition, Deluxe issue. Number 97 of 350 copies, signed by Dulac. 4to. White buckram decorated in blue and gilt. Decorative title page and 15 mounted colour plates. The illustrations in this book are in deep and vibrant colours. A very near fine copy, endpapers browned as usual but beautifully clean and bright. [38596] £1,750 The fairy stories in this book are gathered from various parts of the world, including Italy, Russia and France. EDMUND DULAC JONKERS RARE BOOKS 9. Treasure Island DULAC, Edmund; STEVENSON, Robert Louis Benn, 1927. First edition, Edition de Luxe. Number 4 of only 50 copies, signed by Edmund Dulac. Publisher’s creamy vellum with leather title label. Top edge gilt. Twelve colour plates and numerous black and white drawings in the text. A very good copy indeed, vellum a little bowed with a couple of minor marks. Page edges slightly browned and some foxing to the preliminaries and occasionally to a plate mount. [29794] £6,000 The tiny print run makes this one of the rarest of all the illustrated gift books. The illustrations for this book mark a new departure in Dulac’s work. He enters a phase of greens and blues, views the scenes from above and afar. Hughey says, “The detailing and design of the pictures present some of Dulac’s most careful and superb painting.” In fact, the watercolours he produced for this book were his own favourites. EDMUND DULAC.