Rackham, Arthur--Grimm, [J.L.C. and W.C.]

Grimm, [J.L.C. and W.C.] The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Constable & Co., 1909, number 499 of 750 copies, 40 coloured plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham, original pictorial vellum gilt, [Riall, p.97], lacking silk ties--Rackham, A. Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. Heinemann, 1913, number 736, 40 coloured plates and other illustrations, original pictorial buckram gilt, [Riall, p.118]--both 4to, signed by the artist, top edges gilt, slight soiling to bindings, some spotting and browning (2)

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