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    By Pamela Colman Smith; Rev. A. Baring-Gould; Rev. H. Fleetwood Sheppard
    London   Elkin Mathews, Vigo Street
    14.5" by 11.5" [30 leaves]
    A signed presentation copy of Pamela Colman Smith's beautifully illustrated children's work, complete with original ink illustrations from the illustrator.
    By Pamela Colman Smith; Rev. A. Baring-Gould; Rev. H. Fleetwood Sheppard

    1903 Golden Vanity and the Green Bed

    London   Elkin Mathews, Vigo Street
    14.5" by 11.5" [30 leaves]
    A signed presentation copy of Pamela Colman Smith's beautifully illustrated children's work, complete with original ink illustrations from the illustrator.
    £2,950.00
    : 1kgs / : 915F19
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    Author's Presentation Copy, Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, Very Scarce

    A 1903 copy of this very scarce work, the vanishingly scarce first edition of which was published in 1899.

    Inscribed 'for Mrs Strange with good wishes from Pamela, Pixie, New Year 1909'.

    Accompanying the presentation inscription are eight small illustrations of baby and child faces, accompanied by the inscription 'this is my god daughter Pamela May'.

    Pamela Colman Smith - nicknamed Pixie - was an artist, illustrator, and writer known for her contributions to the world of tarot, particularly the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, which she illustrated under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite.

    Her illustrations are association with the Symbolist and Art Nouveau movements.

    Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated, complete.

    The work consists of two tales, with the words and music of these two songs are taken from the records of Rev. A. Baring-Gould and Rev. H. Fleetwood Sheppard

    Condition

    In the publisher's original paper covered boards, with pictorial onlay to front board, and tail of rear board. Losses of paper to back strip at head, tail and centre. Joints starting, with boards firmly held. Author's inscription and original drawings to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd handling mark. Small former owner's ink illustration to tail of one plate.

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