Fairyland Of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Verses by Annie R. Rentoul, stories by Grenbry Outhwaite and Annie R. Rentoul .
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. First American edition. Hardcover. The first trade edition, published in New York, preceding the London edition by 2 years.(This edition also includes 2 stories (The Crystal Gazer & The Wave) and 3 color plates (The Fairy Ring, The Crystal Gazer & The Lost Playmate) and 1 b&w plate (The Wave) not included in the London edition) The true first was a deluxe edition published in Melbourne in 1926 and limited to 1000 copies.
Sml. folio, 166pp, frontis & 15 color plates & 31 intricate b&w full page plates and decorations in text by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Orig. red decorated cloth with gilt title and tipped on color illustration. Spine a little sunned, and the gilt a trifle oxidized, but very nice overall. Text is supremely clean, crisp & tight. Muir 5602 for this famous children's book, whose illustrations of fairies, mermaids, kookaburras, frogs, koalas, lizards & brownies draw inspiration from the Australian wildlife of Outhwaite's youth. The fabulous illustrations by Outhwaite are very sought after. OCLC: 291838. Very good overall. Item #15327
Price: $1,250.00