Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire / MAGIC RUG Signed 1st Edition 1931

By Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. Inscribed first edition, first printing of the d'Aulaires' first work together. Young John is whisked away to North Africa on an enchanted flying rug, which draws him into a magical adventure. The d'Aulaires spent a winter in Africa researching this work, producing over 2,000 study sketches and paintings. While the villain falls into cultural caricature, the story overall is a beautiful and fantastical adventure with a young Bedouin girl guiding the journey. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Original cloth backed color pictorial boards. Lacks dust jacket, but with clippings from dust jacket flaps laid in. Color illustrated title page, with numerous color and black-and-red illustrations throughout. Some light rubbing to edges, corners and spine lightly bumped, very light spotting to dedication page. A lovely copy of a scarce work. Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade.

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