UNDINE By De La Motte Fouque Adapted from the German By W.L. Courtney And Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [FIRST Edition 15 Tipped in Plates The Ti

London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1909, FIRST Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by or for The Times Book Club in half crushed morocco with vellum covered boards, gilt titles to the spine, five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, lined leather to boards, marbled end papers, with the binder s stamp to the front end paper, with 15 tipped in plates. Pagination: viii, 136pp. Provenance inscription David Fife Anderson to the front end paper. Approximately 10 ¼ inches tall (26cm). Condition Report Externally Spine fine condition bright and well preserved. Joints fine condition minor rubbing. Corners fine condition. Boards fine condition with gilt filet to the leather, minor marks, bowed to the front board as is often the case with vellum bound books. Page edges good condition top edge gilt, others tanned and untrimmed. Binding fine condition attractive. See above and photos. Internally Hinges fine condition sound. Paste downs very good condition marbled paper. End papers very good condition marbled paper, sellotape marks to the paper. Title very good condition tanned. Pages very good condition 15 tipped in plates, tanned, minor foxing. See photos.