Lothar Meggendorfer
La Princesse Rose des Bois, (c. 1901)
Paris: Félix Juven
First edition in French.
429
Further images
Oblong quarto. (8)ff. Six fantastical pop-ups depict the titular princess encountering all sorts of magic among toys, before she is eventually led to a divine fairy, Prudence, by a leaf-chariot...
Oblong quarto. (8)ff. Six fantastical pop-ups depict the titular princess encountering all sorts of magic among toys, before she is eventually led to a divine fairy, Prudence, by a leaf-chariot pulled by moths. Line drawings throughout add to the wonder of the fairy story. One scene shows the princess protagonist meeting with sage Chinese mentors, who are depicted in racially stereotypical aspect. All movable elements in smooth working order, with evidence of minimal restorative intervention. Bound in pictorial boards backed in red cloth. Faint overall exterior soiling and slight rubbing to corners, else near fine. This French edition of Prinzessin Rosenhold is unrecorded in OCLC, with no known auction records as well. (Not in Wegehaupt).
