First edition of Knave of Hearts, by Louise Saunders,
Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, a fine copy

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to hear the truth of an old legend that has persisted wrongly through the ages; the truth, until now hid behind the embroidered curtain of a rhyme, about the Knave of Hearts, who was no knave but a very hero indeed..."

(PARRISH, Maxfield, illust.); SAUNDERS, Louise.  Knave of Hearts. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Oblong quarto, original cloth with color pictorial label on front cover. $3000. 

First edition. Vibrant, well preserved copy of this lovely collaboration by Parrish and Saunders.  Very minimal wear to  color pictorial label (see above); inoffensive 1/4 inch closed tear to front free endaper.  A tight, bright, near-fine copy of this splendid book.