Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (1920)

Illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie

 

 

On the left, we show a rare copy of Ransome's Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme - as illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie - printed by K. & S. (St John's Square, London), in or

about 1920. That printing was published under the banner of Nisbet & Co. Ltd. (London)

for the British market and Brentano's (New York) for the American market.

 

This example retains the original decoratively stamped and coloured mustard cloth cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The traditional Persian tale of Aladdin is brought to life with stunningly sumptuous imagery by Mackenzie in his

contributions to Ransome's version: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme. Interestingly, Mackenzie has applied an

Oriental - rather than Orientalist - perspective to the imagery which is more reminiscent of the Far East than a more

typical treatment that may have placed the story in an Arabian setting.

 

That approach is reflected in the marginal illustrations too, with distinct influences from then-contemporary Meiji-era

Japanese woodblock artists most apparent.

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

 

 

For connoisseurs of Mackenzie's work, we have prepared sets of 12 Greeting Cards displaying each of his colour images for Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme and

on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code: TM AHWLR CS(12)
Price: US$60.00

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is

hand-finished and and the images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each

card carries information about Thomas Mackenzie, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the

interior of the cards blank so that you may write your own personal message.

 

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below.

Each of these large format prints is also accompanied by information about Thomas Mackenzie, this suite and the profiled

illustration.

 

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart

secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Thomas Mackenzie.

 

 

The colour illustrations

 

His only thought was love and pride

In Princess Bedrelbood, his bride

 

 

The man was dressed in yellow and black

And sobbing he sat under the tree

The Slave of the Lamp

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

The Sultan's daughter, Bedrelbood

And twelve tall negroes, black as coals,

And twelve tall slaves, Circassian, white

 

 

... A crowd

Of pig-tailed Chinamen who bowed

Of miraculous surprises

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C8 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

New lamps for old do I supply

... Tis little good to chase

The deeds of magic with a horse

 

 

The Magician struck but

his blows fell wide

He flung far out the talisman

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C9 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C10 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C11 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: TM AHWLR C12 12x18
Price: US$60.00