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1911 - The Blue Bird
By Maurice Maeterlinck
Translated By Alexander Teixeira De Mattos
Illustrated By Cayley Robinson
Published 1911
Dodd, Mead and Company, Publishers/ New York
Twenty-Five Tipped-In Illustrations in Colour on Tan/Paper Pages.
"The Blue Bird" by Maurice Maeterlinck, first published in 1909, is a timeless and enchanting fairy tale. The play follows the adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl, siblings on a quest to find the elusive Blue Bird of Happiness. Guided by the fairy Bérylune and accompanied by anthropomorphized characters such as Light, Bread, and Water, the children embark on a journey through the magical realms of the past, present, and future. Maeterlinck's work is a poetic exploration of profound themes such as the pursuit of happiness, the nature of wisdom, and the appreciation of life's simple joys. Its universal messages and whimsical narrative reminds of the importance of gratitude and the beauty found in everyday life.
Teal blue with highly decorative gilt detail to front board with teal lettering to spine, gilt to top edges, deckled edges to side and bottom, binding tight, clean pages, on right side of front board has 1/8” divet(per photo from a possible bumping to the board edge-per photo), very faint rubbing to corners, bumping to spine edges, 211pp.
Overall Very Good condition.
Size: 8” x 10 1/2”
A highly collectible edition!
