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(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrick Ibsen. Lond: Harrap (1936). 4to (8 x 10 3/4"), full vellum decorated in gold, top edge gilt VERY FINE. LIMITED TO ONLY 460 COPIES SIGNED BY RACKHAM! lllustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates, plus numerous fanciful black and whites. With this copy is THE ORIGINAL PEN AND INK DRAWING THAT APPEARS ON PAGE 78 OF THE TEXT! The drawing is actually larger than the printed version, it measures 5 1/2 x 5", depicting a bevy of wierd and fancif... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrick Ibsen. Lond: Harrap (1936). 4to, full vellum decorated in gold, top edge gilt, some natural discoloration of vellum, small areas on ep darkened from offsetting else VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE (case soiled and rubbed some). LIMITED TO ONLY 460 COPIES SIGNED BY RACKHAM! Illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates, plus numerous fanciful black and whites. A beautiful copy of a very scarce Rackham limited edition. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrick Ibsen. Phil: Lipp. nd [1936]. 4to, orange cloth, [256]p., Fine in dw with 2" piece off top panel and smaller chips to spine ends. 1st American ed. of one of Rackham's last books, illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates, numerous black and whites and a fabulous pictorial wrapper. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrick Ibsen. Lond: Harrap (1936). 4to, full vellum decorated in gold, top edge gilt, some discoloration of vellum else near Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 460 COPIES SIGNED BY RACKHAM! llustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates, plus numerous fanciful black and whites. A beautiful copy of a very scarce Rackham limited edition. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrick Ibsen. Lond:Harrap. (1936). 4to, orange-brown cloth, 255+[1]p., Fine in dw lacking flaps. 1st trade ed. of one of Rackham's last books, illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates and numerous black and whites plus fabulous pictorial dw. Riall p. 192. ... more information

(LE MAIR,H. WILLEBEEK)illus. TWENTY JAKATA TALES retold by Noor Inayat. Phil:McKay (1939). 4to, blue cloth, 138p., spine faded, occas fox spot, VG. 1st ed. 20 legends and fairy tales from India, illustrated by Le Mair with full color frontispiece plus 19 other beautiful b&w plates in her delicate hand. Quite an uncommon Le Mair title. ... more information

[INGELOW,JEAN]. STORIES TOLD TO A CHILD by Lond: Alex. Strahan 1867. Sq. 12mo, gilt cloth, aeg, 424p., light wear, VG. 3rd ed. of this scarce little children's book by the author of Mopsa The Fairy. Illus. by ARTHUR HOUGHTON, JOHN LAWSON AND F. ELTZE with 14 charming plates. Osborne p.358. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. INGOLDSBY LEGENDS by Thomas Ingoldsby. Lond:Dent 1907. Large thick 4to, beautifully bound in a contemporary full morocco binding with gilt dentelles, aeg, near fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 560 SIGNED BY RACKHAM (500 for sale). Featuring 24 beautiful tipped-in color plates mounted on dark paper, 12 full page tinted illus. and 66 b&w drawings plus pictorial endpapers. A nice copy of a beautiful book. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS by Thomas Ingoldsby. Lond & NY: Dent & Dutton, 1907. Thick 4to, green gilt cloth, some fading of covers else VG+. First edition. Illustrated by Rackham with 24 mounted color plates, 12 full page tinted illustrations plus 66 b&w's and pictorial endpapers. A beautiful book. ... more information

INGOLDSBY,THOMAS. INGOLDSBY LEGENDS or myths and marvels. London: Richard Bentley & Son 1887. Thick 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 1/2"), 546p., the Carmine Edition. Finely bound in full black hard-grain morocco with with seven characters from the book inlaid in multi-color leather (includes central figure of a devil, a witch, a friar and others). Raised bands on spine with an additional 4 inlaid color pictures in the compartments (witch's hat, candlestick, urn, miter), decorative gilt dentelles, silk doubl... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. INGOLDSBY LEGENDS by Thomas Ingoldsby. Lond: Dent / Aldine House 1898. Thick 8vo, green cloth decorated in gold, teg, light wear, VG+. 1st ed. Illus. with 12 color plates and 90 b&w's plus pictorial title and ep's. Quite scarce in this first edition with the 1907 edition for which Rackham did new illustrations being more common. ... more information

INGOLDSBY,THOMAS. THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS. Lond: Tuck ca 1890. 4to, stiff pictorial wraps, spine neatly repaired VG. Illustrated with full page lithographs in shades of brown and also in brown line on text pages. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. INGOLDSBY LEGENDS by Thomas Ingoldsby. Lond:Dent 1907. Large thick 4to, full gilt pictorial vellum, silk ties, top edge gilt, near Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 560 SIGNED BY RACKHAM (500 for sale). Featuring 24 beautiful tipped-in color plates mounted on dark paper, 12 full page tinted illus. and 66 b&w drawings plus pictorial endpapers. A nice copy of a beautiful book. ... more information

LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. JOURNEYS AMONG THE DEAD a play with lithographs by Eugene Ionesco. NY: LEC (1987). Folio, wraps, fine in cloth and leather slipcase. LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY IONESCO. Written by Ionesco and illustrated by him with 4 striking and primitive color lithographs. ... more information

IPCAR,DAHLOV. WHISPERINGS AND OTHER THINGS. NY: Knopf 1967. 4to, cloth, fine in frayed dw. 1st ed. Wonderful poems for the small child with magnificent full color illustrations by Ipcar. ... more information

IPCAR,DAHLOV. ANIMAL HIDE & SEEK. NY: Wm. R. Scott 1947. 4to, pict. bds, loose sheets as issued to editors, corner of rear top sheet torn else VG. This is an ADVANCE PRE-PUBLICATION COPY with a publication sheet stapled to the endpaper giving the specifics of the forthcoming book. The text offers introduction for the very young child to nature's camouflage. The animal is presented without background and on the facing page it is drawn against its natural setting so the child can see how nature p... more information

IPCAR,DAHLOV. BROWN COW FARM. NY: Doub. & Co. 1959. Obl. 4to, cloth, endpaper rubbed else fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. A counting book with rhythmical text, boldly illustrated by Ipcar in color on every page. ... more information

HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (STUMP BOOK). Lond:Treherne nd ca 1900. Obl. 8vo (only 1 1/2" tall). Pict. cloth, VG+ with ivory clasp. Illus. by THE PILGRIMS with marvelous full page color illus. (one opposite each page of text) printed on thick paper on one side of the page only, all depicting the adventures described in this classic rhyme. An unusual format fit for little hands and quite scarce. ... more information

STUMP BOOK. FIVE LITTLE PIXIES [NO. 1 & THE OTHERS] by J.H. Irvine. Chic.: Donohue ca 1900. Obl. 8vo (only 1 1/2" tall). Pict. cloth, 42p., near fine with the original ivory clasp. Illus. by JEAN ARCHER with 20 marvelous full page color illus. (one opposite each page of text) printed on one side of page only, all depicting the adventures of elves at Christmas time. Published in U.K. as No. 1 And the Others. Quite scarce. ... more information

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. TALES OF A TRAVELLER by Washington Irving. NY:Putnam 1895 (1895). 2 volumes, large 8vo, white cloth with extensive gilt pictorial bindings signed GWE (George Wharton Edwards), top edges gilt, Fine in original printed cloth dust wrappers. 1st ed. The Buckthorne edition with 5 illus. in half-tone by Rackham (and also illustrated by others). An early and uncommon Rackham item rarely found in such lovely condition with the wrappers. ... more information