Fairyland of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Stories by G. Outhwaite and A.R. Rentoul.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Melbourne: Ramsay Publishing Pty. Ltd. 1926. Folio. Orig. gilt decorated cloth (spine discoloured and slightly rubbed).(2166pp.). With 19 full-page tipped-in coloured plates 32 full-page tipped-in b/w plates numerous text-illusts and illust. endpapers. 1st edition. A fine clean copy uncommonly so in its as issued state. Complete and scarce. Only 1000 numbered copies of this first edition were printed this being No. 716 but unsigned by the author. At the end list of subscribers. NOTE: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite was the first Australian to have her artwork printed as lavish full-page full colour plates.