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Sale 2635 - Books and Manuscripts
May 3, 2023 7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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[Children's & Illustrated] [Rackham, Arthur] Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures

London: William Heinemann, (1913). First and limited edition, #692/1,000 numbered copies, signed by Rackham (from a total edition of 1,030). 4to. (vi), (44) pp. Illustrated with color frontispiece and 43 color plates, all mounted and all with captioned tissue guards, and numerous in-text black and white illustrations. Publisher's white cloth, decorated in gilt; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; scattered light foxing throughout although mostly affecting text and some tissue guards, not plates; spine slightly darkened; in quarter green levant box; Latimore and Haskell, pp. 41-42; Riall, p. 118

This volume consists entirely of Rackham illustrations, preceded by a wonderful introduction and analysis of Rackham’s work by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

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