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Lot 116
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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[RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator]. FOUQUÉ, Friedrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte (1777-1843). Undine. London and New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday Page & Co., 1909.
4to. 15 color-printed plates by Rackham tipped to mounts. (Light toning throughout.) Original vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (light soiling, lacking silk ties); custom white morocco-tipped slipcase.
LIMITED EDITION, one of 1000 copies, SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Undine was an immediate success upon its first publication in 1811, with a highly successful operatic adaptation produced five years later; key thematic elements influenced Hans Christian Andersen during his writing of The Little Mermaid. Latimore & Haskell, 34-35; Riall, 93.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection