1916 First Edition - Jataka Tales on lives of the Buddha by Francis and ThomasAuthor: H. T. Francis and E. J. Thomas. Title: Jataka Tales. Selected and Edited with Introduction and Notes. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press, 1916. First Edition. Language: Text in English (with references to Pali source material). Size: 9 x 6. 5 inches. Pages: xiv, 488 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good half morocco leather binding over marbled boards. The spine features raised bands with gilt stamped titles and fleurons; the boards and

and What Alice Found There

The illustrator: Léon Benett (born Hippolyte Léon Benet

Illustrations: Complete with the two frontispieces

His works are known for their macabre and mysterious themes

The Goose-Girl

The back cover features an ornate emblem

and expressive illustrations

The illustrators: Rather than traditional illustrations

A collector’s gem and a visual feast for any admirer of early 20th-century illustration

originally inspired by his son

Defender of the Faith

whose forest escapades are told with delightful humor and visual enchantment