Elves & Fairies of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Verses by Annie R. Rentoul. Edited by Grenbry Outhwaite. Melbourne & Sydney : Lothian, 1916. Folio, gilt-illustrated boards (gilt dulled as usual on spine), early gift inscription to front free endpaper, 118 pp., with 45 colour and black and white plates tipped-in, illustrated endpapers, lettered tissue-guards (creased), the occasional spot of foxing. Limited to 1500 copies. A very good copy.

‘… the most magnificent showcase of Ida’s illustrations ever to appear … Its lavish presentation was virtually without parallel in the history of Australian book production and certainly unique in the history of Australian children’s book production’ (Muir and Holden, p. 110).

Muir 5592.