1904 The Surprising Adventures of Tuppy and Tue

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

A scarce and early work from famed illustrator Arthur Rackham.

The work of Maggie Browne, author of a number of works of fiction and non-fiction aimed at young audiences.

The scarce first edition thus of this work, the first edition to be printed under this title; the same work was published in 1897 under the title 'Two Old Ladies, Two Foolish Fairies and a Tom Cat', and is famous for being the first book to feature colour illustrations from Arthur Rackham.

This edition is brightly illustrated by Arthur Rackham, one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of British book illustration. With four colour plates from Rackham, and nineteen further illustrations, both vignette and full plate. Collated, complete.

'The Scotsman' reviewed this work as 'a charming story of the fantastical adventures of some very fantastical children'.


With eight pages of contemporary advertisements to the rear.