1919 Elves & Fairies Of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Antique Australian Childrens Book

1919 Elves & Fairies Of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Antique Australian Childrens BookElves & Fairies Of Ida Rentoul OuthwaiteIllustrated by Ida Rentoul OuthwaiteVerses by Annie R. RentoulEdited by Grenbry OuthwaitePublished by Lothian Book Publishing Co Pty Ltd: Melbourne & Sydney 1919 (Selected Edition October 1919)Scarce/Uncommon Edition"Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (9 June 1888 - 25 June 1960), was an Australian illustrator of children's books. Her work mostly depicted magical creatures, such as elves and fairies. Outhwaite worked predominantly with pen and ink, and watercolour. Her first illustration was published by New Idea magazine in 1903 when she was just 15 years of age - it accompanied a story written by her older sister, Annie Rattray Rentoul. In the years that followed, the sisters collaborated on a number of stories. In 1907 the important Australian Exhibition of Women's Work took place for five weeks in Melbourne. She and her sister showed their Australian Songs for Young and Old which included music by Georgette Peterson. Following her marriage, she also collaborated with her husband - most notably for The Enchanted Forest (1921), The Little Fairy Sister (1923) and Fairyland (1926). In a number of cases, her children - Robert, Anne, Wendy and William - served as models for her illustrations."Light wear and minor staining to covers as shown. Original outer spine cloth in good condition. Inside hinges split and a couple of pages wobbly but nothing completely loose. All 21 full page plate illustrations are present. Inscription as shown. Pages typically clean and well presented. A nice, complete and clean copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 25.5cm x 19cm x 0.75cm - 88 Pages