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“a voyage of the artist’s fancy” 7. CLARKE, Harry; AN- DERSEN, Hans Christian FAIRY TALES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Harrap, [1916]. First edition in publisher’s deluxe limp suede bind- ing. 4to. Purple suede with yapp edges, gilt lettering and blind stamped decora- tion. Top edge gilt. Sixteen tipped in colour plates and twenty-four full page black and white plates, plus nu- merous smaller black and white drawings. A very
large advertisement in the 1919 Bookman, “whose work will certainly command extreme admiration. Mr Clarke brings to Hans Andersen an entirely fresh interpretation and he appeals to the intellectual emotions of art lovers.” Contemporary reviews made comment on the influence of Beardsley upon Clarke’s illustration, and it is true that the black and white drawings are very reminiscent of the intricacy of Beardsley’s work. Clarke, however, has a very distinctive style of his own which is most marked in his colour illustrations, some of which have a delicate colour palette and a distinctly Art Nouveau feel, while others use the deep, bold colours seen in the artist’s stained-glass designs. This deluxe binding is very uncommon, due to the nature of the soft suede which perishes easily and the fact that the book is slightly too heavy for its binding it rarely survives in original condition. 8. DICKENS, Charles; MICHAEL, A. C. A CHRISTMAS CAR- OL [1911]. First edition illustrated by A.C. Michael. Small 4to. Publisher’s deluxe leather binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers, eight mounted colour plates and six line drawings. A very good copy indeed, with a little wear to extremities, but gilt still very bright and clean. [46508] £850 A beautifully produced edition of Dickens’s Christmas tale, in the un-
good copy, bright and attractive, with just light wear to the suede top of the spine. Lacks front free endpaper, there is occa- sional looseness between gatherings and some of the early pages have been carelessly opened. Plates are all fine and pages clean. [46547] £950 Clarke’s first Gift Book and one of the rarest and most sought after books of this Golden Age period. “A new Irish artist” announced Harrap’s
common publisher’s deluxe binding. Michael’s illus- trations are very evocative, portraying the spirit of a Victorian Christmas.
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