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Lot 108
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,500 -
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$1,386
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Lot Description
[RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939)]. IRVING, Washington (1783-1859). Rip Van Winkle. London: William Heinemann, 1905.
8vo. 51 color-printed plates tipped onto mounts by Rackham. Original vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (silk ribbons and endpapers replaced, light soiling); custom white morocco-tipped slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 22 of 250 copies of the “Deluxe Edition,” SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Rip Van Winkle proved to be a turning point in Rackham's career, as it is the first Rackham-illustrated work to be issued in a limited edition and the first of his works to feature illustrations exclusively in color. Latimore & Haskell, 26; Ray 328.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection