Legends of Charlemagne
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1924. N. C. Wyeth. First Wyeth Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. 4to. [4], v-vii, [5], 1-273, [3] pp. Maroon cloth with a mounted pictorial illustration by Wyeth on the front board, gold lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. Illustrated with color pictorial endpapers, an illustrated title-page, and eight color plates by N.C. Wyeth. Allen & Allen 200. N.C. Wyeth was a student of Howard Pyle's and left an indelible influence on American book illustration and painting, with his signature style still recognizable and of great interest to collectors of books and works of art. An attractive copy of Bullfinch's classic 19th century stories of Charlemagne and his paladdins, beautifully decorated by one of the principal American illustrators of the twentieth century. Near Fine. Item #000017587
Near Fine with slight rubbing to the illustration on the front board and mild age toning with occasional tiny spots of foxing to the leaves.
Price: $150.00