Princess Belle Etoile

London & New York: John Lane, 1895. Stiff Wraps. Orig. stiff wrappers, front cover in decorated frame illustrated in red and black against a delft blue background. Near fine. Crane, Walter. 6 pages of text. 27 x 23 cm. Five full-page color wood engraved plates printed by Edmund Evans. Walter Crane's Picture Books, Large Series. SPENCER, p.39, notes, "Walter Crane's reputation as a children's book illustrator is founded on colour work for sixpenny and shilling picture books printed by Edmund Evans and published by Routledge between 1865 and 1875." Minor wear at lower spine.