Lot 218
  • 218

Rackham, Arthur

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Rackham, Arthur
  • Collection of 19 volumes illustrated by Arthur Rackham, including three limited editions, comprising:
  • paper
i) Carroll, L. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Heinemann, [1907], number 77 of 1130 copies, number 13 coloured plates and other illustrations, binding slightly soiled--ii) Jones, V.S.V. Aesop’s Fables. Heinemann, 1912, number 475 of 1450 copies signed by the author, 13 coloured plates and other illustrations, binding soiled, minor abrasion to 1 plate--iii) Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures. Heinemann, 1913, number 105 of 1030 copies signed by the author, 44 coloured plates and other illustrations, binding soiled--iv) Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Hodder & Stoughton, 1906, 50 coloured plates and other illustrations, minor abrasions to 2 plates--v) Grimm, J. and W.G. The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Constable, 1909, first edition, 40 coloured plates and other illustrations, creases to 3 plates, minor tears to head and foot of spine--vi) Wagner, R. The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. Heinemann, 1910, first edition, 34 coloured plates and other illustrations, minor crease to 1 plate, minor abrasions to 2 plates; vii) Wagner, R. Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods. Heinemann, 1911, first edition, 30 coloured plates and other illustrations--viii) Dickens, C. A Christmas Carol. Heinemann, 1915, first edition, 12 coloured plates and other illustrations--ix) Swinburne, A.C. The Springtide of Life. Heinemann, 1918, first edition, 8 coloured plates and other illustrations--x) Phillpotts, E. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, [1921], first edition, 3 coloured plates and other illustrations--together with 9 reprint volumes, all 4to or small 4to, original bindings, occasional spotting and browning, occasional soiling, occasional creases (19)

Condition

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