ONE OF THE SCARCEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER ILLUSTRATED BOOKS TO BE SOLD ON EBAY

CLAIR DE LUNE
and other
TROUBADOUR ROMANCES

RARE ORIGINAL SIGNED VELLUM 1ST EDITION
DATED 1913!!

Limited to 75 Signed Copies

(This one # 43/75)

Illustrated by the inimitable

Evelyn Paul

1913

This is a beautiful and very rare original 1st Signed Limited edition of the classic Evelyn Paul illustrated book

Clair De Lune by Michael West

The last similar signed limited edition in the full vellum I saw for sale was priced at the New York ABAA Bookfair in April 2006 at $3500.00! This one is reserved at much. much less!

It is probable that in your lifetime, you will never have this opportunity again to obtain this rare book!

Classic Medieval Stories and Music with Illuminated and Historiated Initials and Illustrations in Gold and Silver!



THESE BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION ARE JUST CLASSIC Art Nouveau/Pre-Raphaelite style artwork - WONDERFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS!!

 


Limited to Just 75 copies, Signed by the Illustrator and Printed on Japon Vellum!


Classic Medieval Romances, including the Arthurian Topics which are so popular, including the rare

Quest of the Saint Graal

Classic Holy Grail/Graal literature presented in its most beautiful form!



Very difficult to find in any condition - This one is Wonderful!

I have just photographed a few of the images in close up just to give you a feel for the amazing quality of these illustrations

So many of these books are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete!

Evelyn Paul of course is as popular with connoisseurs of quality book artwork as

Evelyn Paul of course was contemporary with Arthur Rackham, Jessie M. King, Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Ricketts, Edward Burne Jones, William Morris and the Kelmscott Press, James McNeill Whistler, Will Bradley, Walter Crane, Loius Rhead, Paul Berthon, Privat Livemont, Alphonse Mucha and others who illustrated posters printed by Maitres de L'Affiche,  Laurence Housman, Charles Rene Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art, Talwin Morris, Katherine Cameron, C.R. Ashbee, Laurence Housman, Charles Robinson, Edmund Sullivan, Anning Bell, Harry Clarke, Eric Gill and many other!!!!

Of Course Paul was also linked to the Pre-Raphaelites - Christina Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti,  John Everett Millais,  William Holman Hunt, Ford Madox Brown, Edward Burne Jones, Arthur Hughes,  Frederick Sandys, Lawrence Alma Tadema, George Frederick Watts,  John William Waterhouse, and many, many others!

So Very Rare - Excellent Condition - Just a little rubbed  - EXTREMELY RARE- with slip case - Covers and Illustrations in Great Condition!!!


LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER QUALITY ILLUSTRATED ART NOUVEAU, ART DECO AND ARTS AND CRAFTS BOOKS!!!



Very Important Book! Excellent Condition!!
and many others - and is regarded by many as one of the classic illustrators of Children's books and cards

This very rare book is in very good condition - the book covers are just little rubbed to the vellum - See Photo's - Internally in fantastic condition - Plates are wonderful! What an amazing Opportunity!!

 

A wonderful addition to the quality illustrated book collection. Overall a great opportunity to obtain one of the rarest books from one of the hardest to find and the most collected illustrators of the 20th Century!


The successful bidder to pay $24.95 shipping  - International extra. 

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