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Lot 139
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, A Book of Old Favorites with New Illustrations. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933.
8vo. 8 color-printed plates by Rackham tipped to mounts with numerous in-text illustrations. (Light spotting throughout.) Original vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut and some partially unopened, silk bookmark (rubbing, light toning); custom white morocco-tipped slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 186 of 460 copies, SIGNED BY RACKHAM. A collection of fairy tales retold by Arthur Rackham and one of the last of his projects published in his lifetime. Riall, 183.
Property from the Dorros Family Collection