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Lot 115

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$1,500 - 2,500
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$3,150
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[RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator]. [GRIMM BROTHERS]. The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Mrs. Edgar Lucas, translator. London: Constable & Company Ltd., 1909.


4to. Title printed in red and black, 40 color-printed plates by Rackham tipped to mounts, numerous illustrations. (Some minor soiling.) Original vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, original yellow silk ties (ties detached and laid in, slight soiling); custom white morocco-tipped slipcase.

LIMITED EDITION, number 679 of 750 copies for sale in Great Britain and Ireland of the “Deluxe edition,” SIGNED BY RACKHAM. One of Rackham's best-known works, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm was reprinted from the 1900 edition with additional illustrations and larger pages. Latimore & Haskell, p. 34; Riall, p. 97.


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