Undine Limited. Signed Edition, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

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Limited and Signed Edition of Undine, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Written by Friedrich de la Motte

The early German fairy tale romance, written in 1811 by Friedrich de la Motte, describes a water spirit named Undine who marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. Adapted from the German by W. L. Courtney

Bound in full cream velum with gilt illustrations on the front and spine. Moderate markings on the boards and missing ribbon. Small presentation inscription on the verso of the front piece. All pages bright and clean with age toning on front and rear pages.  Bindings tight. Uncut pages on two sides slightly browned with age. 15 full colour plates with the original printed tissue guards. Quarto 136 printed pages.

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