Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

Originally published in 1915 to raise funds for the French Red Cross, this charity gift book pairs 20 full-color illustrations by Golden Age master Edmund Dulac with fairy tales drawn from French, Arabian, Persian, Chinese, and Danish traditions. Dulac's work is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the multicultural story range is genuinely broad. One honest content note: the Bluebeard story involves a villain who murders wives, making this unsuitable for the youngest readers despite the picture-book format. Reprint quality (this is a 2012 Pook Press facsimile) can vary, and original color fidelity is not guaranteed. Best suited as a collector's art volume or a gift for illustration enthusiasts rather than a straightforward children's read.