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ONE OF 125 DELUXE COPIES CLARKE, Harry; ANDERSEN, Hans Christian FAIRY TALES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN London, Harrap, [1916] [46491] First edition. Large 4to. Number 21 of 125 copies, signed by the artist. Publisher’s white vellum with gilt lettering on the spine and upper cover. The upper cover has a Clarke design stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Sixteen colour plates mounted onto Japanese vellum and protected by printed tissue guards. Twenty four black and white plates printed on thick glossy paper, plus numerous vignettes. A near fine copy, the vel - lum remains exceptionally clean with just a tiny scratch to the upper cover, bright gilt and all plates perfect. Seemingly unread as some pages remain unopened. Spine is slightly uneven and as usual there is some light spotting throughout. Previous owner’s neat blind-stamp on the half title page. Rare, but especially so in such lovely condition. $11,000 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
[BLYTON, Enid]; TYNDALL, Robert “GONE OUT. BACK TO- NIGHT.” An Original Watercolour from “Noddy Has An Ad- venture” [1958] [46614] Original ink and watercolour on paper. 130x80mm. Fine condi - tion, a page number sticker to lower edge. $950 Noddy parked outside of the toadstool house, finding Big-Ears is not home. LITERATURE: “Noddy Has An Adventure” (Sampson Low, 1958) p.19 [BLYTON, Enid]; TYNDALL, Robert “ NODDY HAD A VERY BUSY DAY” An Original Watercolour from “Noddy Has An Ad- venture” [1958] [46613] Original ink and watercolour on paper. 140x80mm. Fine condi - tion. $1,150 A fine image of Noddy driving through Toytown surrounded by onlook - ing toys. LITERATURE: “Noddy Has An Adventure” (Sampson Low, 1958) p.14 [BLYTON, Enid]; WIENK, Peter “A VISIT FROM MR PLOD.” An Original Watercolour from “Noddy Has An Adventure” [1958] [46615] Original ink and watercolour on paper. 130x80mm. Fine condi - tion. $950 A fine image of Noddy talking to Mr Plod while washing his car. LITERATURE: “Noddy Has An Adventure” (Sampson Low, 1958) p.21
large advertisement in the 1919 Bookman, “whose work will certainly command ex- treme admiration. Mr Clarke brings to Hans Andersen an entirely fresh interpretation and he appeals to the intellec- tual emotions of art lovers.” Contemporary reviews made comment on the influence of Beardsley upon Clarke’s il- lustration and it is true that the black and whites draw- ings 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 co - lour palette and a distinctly Art Nouveau feel, while oth - ers use the deep, bold colours seen in the artist’s stained glass designs.
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