Item #25758 The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania. Edmund Dulac, Marie of Romania.
The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania.
The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania.
The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania.

The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. Hardcover. A romantic fairy tale about a king's beloved painter and his enchanted wanderings, beautifully illustrated with 6 tipped in color plates by Edmund Dulac and written by the last Queen of Romania. Bound in an elegant Art Nouveau inspired binding, this book was chosen as the publisher's "New art gift book" when it was published.

Marie (1875 - 1938), an English woman and daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was a writer, nurse, and wife of Ferdinand I, King of Romania. She was also a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, who along with her daughters, cared for Romanian soldiers during WWI.

4to, 181 pp, 6 tipped in color plates on brown card, publisher's advertisement for "The Lily of Life". Gray gilt cloth with gilt stamped titles to cover and spine, and blue Art Nouveau style decorations. Not dated, as issued; with the original error listing the frontispiece illustration as page 17. Spine slightly rubbed, sunned; illustrations bright and clean. OCLC: 4051201. Very good condition. Item #25758

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