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Lot 126
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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Live / Chicago
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[RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator.]. STEPHENS, James (1880-1950). Irish Fairy Tales. London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd., 1920.
4to. 16 color-printed plates by Rackham tipped to mounts with numerous in-text illustrations. Original half vellum, vellum-paper-covered boards gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (one corner bumped, light toning to spine); custom white morocco-tipped slipcase. Provenance: bookplates.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 520 copies of the “Deluxe Edition,” SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Irish Fairy Tales comprises ten classic Irish tales, including "The Birth of Bran," as retold by Irish author James Stephens. Latimore & Haskell, 52; Riall, 138.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection