Book: Undine by F. de la Motte, W. L. Courtney and Illustrator Arthur Rackham

DETAILS An antique novella book originally written in the early 19th century in Germany as a magazine story. It tells the story of Undine, a water spirit who marries a knight named Hulbrand in order to gain a soul. TITLE Undine PUBLISHER William Heinemann (London) | Doubleday Page & Co. (New York) BINDING Hardcover with suede wrapper ILLUSTRATED Color plates | Artist: Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939) LANGUAGE English EDITION Originally published 1811. Edition originally published: 1909. Second impression: 1911 SUBJECT(S) Fairy tale | Romance AUTHOR(S) Friedrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte, Baron Fouqué (German, 1777-1843) | Adapted from the German by William Leonard Courtney (British, 1850-1928) PERIOD George V (1910-36) | Early 20th century DATE Copyright 1911 DIMENSIONS Width 7.5 Depth 1.25 Height 9.75 inches CONDITION Note: foxing.