Charles Robert-Dumas — Contes D"or de Ma Mãâ¨Re-Grand
Paris, Boivin & Cie, Editeurs, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated first edition of Robert-Dumas"s Grandmother"s Golden Fairy Tales, illustrated with numerous tipped-in coloured plates by prominent French illustrators. A first edition of this charming collection of fairy tales by Charles Robert-Dumas. Bound in the original publisher"s pictorial cloth with gilt detailing. Cover illustration by Jean de la Fontinelle. With seven, tipped-in coloured plates and numerous further in-text vignette illustrations. Collated, complete. Charles Robert-Dumas was a French novelist, better known for his popular war themed spy novels. Robert-Dumas"s captivating tales include ; La Chatte du Brodeur, Le Moulin Enchanté and L"Or du Chat. This work appeared as part of a series of French tales by Robert-Dumas entitled, Blue Pink, Mauve and Green Tales of my Grandmother. Bound in the original publisher"s pictorial cloth. Externally, very smart. Slight bumping to extremities. Some minor handling marks to boards. Light off-setting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound with the occasional light strain to hinge. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Félix Lorioux; André Mariy ; J. Duché ; Maurice Berty ; Jean de la Fontinelle. Very Good Indeed .
