- 78
(Rackham, Arthur. Illus)
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- ink and paper
Aesop. Fables. Trans by V.S. Vernon Jones. London: William Heinemann, 1912
4to (11 3/8 x 9 in; 289 x 228 mm). 13 color plates mounted on brown paper with descriptive tissue guards and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout; minor offsetting on verso of tissue guards as usual; margins of title page offset. Original white gilt stamped cloth; darkening to spine, upper and lower cover lightly soiled, light rubbing to spine edges. Modern gray half morocco box.
With:
Andersen, Hans. Fairy Tales. London: [R. & R. Clark for] George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd [1932]. 4to (9 2/3 x 7 1/2 in; 246 x 191 mm). 12 full page color illustrations with black and white illustrations throughout. Red gilt-lettered cloth with pictoral endpapers.
4to (11 3/8 x 9 in; 289 x 228 mm). 13 color plates mounted on brown paper with descriptive tissue guards and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout; minor offsetting on verso of tissue guards as usual; margins of title page offset. Original white gilt stamped cloth; darkening to spine, upper and lower cover lightly soiled, light rubbing to spine edges. Modern gray half morocco box.
With:
Andersen, Hans. Fairy Tales. London: [R. & R. Clark for] George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd [1932]. 4to (9 2/3 x 7 1/2 in; 246 x 191 mm). 12 full page color illustrations with black and white illustrations throughout. Red gilt-lettered cloth with pictoral endpapers.
Literature
Latimore & Haskell, p. 39; Riall, p. 111
Condition
condition as noted in the cataloguing.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The deluxe edition of the Aesop. Number 605 of 1450 copies numbered and signed by Rackham. Exhibition notice for 16 November 1912 showing at The Leicester Galleries (Leicester Square, London) laid in.
The Andersen is the first trade edition, American issue, bearing the name of the New York publisher George McKay on the spine.
The Andersen is the first trade edition, American issue, bearing the name of the New York publisher George McKay on the spine.