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This book is in good condition. There are no signatures, bookplates, or markings of any kind. There is some darkening to the spine. There is some light wear to the outside boards. This book contains all 10 of Dulac's original tipped-in color plates, with none missing or removed. They are all in excellent condition. There is some light foxing. All the illustrations have tissue guards. This is #193 of only 750 copies signed by Edmund Dulac. The book comes with an exhibition notice for the display of Dulac's Illustrations for the book. These early Dulac's are often split up and sold separately for their prints. A rare find in any condition.
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One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of folk tales and other stories.The main frame story concerns a Persian king and his new bride. The king, Shahryar, upon discovering his wife's infidelity has her executed and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning. Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, offers herself as the next bride and her father reluctantly agrees. On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale, but does not end it. The king is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion. The next night, as soon as she finishes the tale, she begins a new one, and the king, eager to hear the conclusion, postpones her execution once again. So it goes on for 1,001 nights.
Badoura, a Chinese princess; is the heroine of the story of Camaralzaman and Badoura in the Arabian Nights, described as reputedly 'the most beautiful woman ever seen upon earth'.
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Edmund Dulac (1882–1953) was a French book illustrator prominent during the so called "Golden Age of Illustration." Born in Toulouse, France, he began his career by studying law at the University of Toulouse, but also followed classes in the Ecole des Beaux Arts, eventually switching full time to art. In London, the 22-year old Frenchman was picked up by J.M. Dent and given a commission to illustrate the collected works of the Brontë sisters. He then began an association with the Leicester Gallery and Hodder & Stoughton; the gallery would commission paintings from Dulac and then sell the rights to Hodder & Stoughton, who would publish the books while the gallery would sell the paintings. Books produced under this arrangement by Dulac include Stories from The Arabian Nights (1907), Shakespeare's The Tempest (1908), The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909), The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales (1910), Stories from Hans Christian Andersen (1911), and Princess Badoura (1913). After the war, the deluxe edition illustrated book became a rarity and Dulac's career in this field was over. His last such books were Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book (1916), the Tanglewood Tales (1918) and The Kingdom of the Pearl (1920). His career continued in other areas, including newspaper caricatures, portraiture, theatre costume and set design, bookplates, chocolate boxes, medals, and various graphics.
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