Leather effect cloth binding, with embossed and gilt decoration on front cover and spine, blind embossed on back cover. Corners bumped, spine worn at head and foot. Binding loose and cracked; all of the plates are present but most are detached and have been reattached with sticky tape. Plates still have tissue guards but edges are scuffed, and some have tears up to 1cm. However these only affect the plate borders; images are fresh and clean. Marks of sticky tape and foxing on pages, foxing on title and final page. See photos for details. Undated, but research suggests circa 1909/10. Gift inscription dated 1921 on front flyleaf. This is the deluxe edition of an iconic version of Perrault's fairy tales with images by Dulac that unite Art Nouveau fantasy with references to Persian miniatures and a sensibility that looks forwards to Art Deco. Quiller-Couch's translations of Charles Perrault's Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast keep the lightness and wit of t