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1932. A Superb Original Arthur Rackham Watercolor Drawing for Hans Andersen’s “Fairy Tales”RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). “Just as the swineherd was taking the eighty-sixth kiss.” [N.p.: n.d., ca. 1932]. Original pen-and-ink and watercolor drawing for the color plate facing p. 84, illustrating the fairy tale “The Swineherd” in Arthur Rackham’s Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen (London: [1932]). Signed at lower left. Image size: 11 13/16 x 9 1/16 inches; 300 x 231 mm. Matte... more information

1935. One of Ten Special Copies with anOriginal Watercolor Drawing[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. POE, Edgar Allan. Tales of Mystery & Imagination. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1935].Limited to 460 numbered copies (of which 450 are for sale), signed by the artist. One of ten special copies (this copy being No. 5) containing an original watercolor drawing (on an inserted leaf between the half-title and the frontispiece), signed and dated at lower right: “Arthu... more information

1923. Julia Ellsworth Ford’s “Imagina” with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. FORD, Julia Ellsworth. Imagina. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham and Lauren Ford. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, [1923].Second edition (first published in New York in 1914 by Duffield & Company). Quarto (9 9/16 x 7 3/16 inches; x 243 x 184 mm.) [12], 178, [1], [1, blank] pp. Two color plates by Arthur Rackham (including frontispiece) and numerous black and white drawings i... more information

1925. first edition. First English Trade Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who was the Jolliest Toy in the House until He Went out to Explore the World. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Chatto & Windus, 1925.First English trade edition (no English limited edition was issued). Quarto (10 1/16 x 7 7/16 inches; 251 x 189 mm.). 175, [1] pp. Seven mounted color plates and twenty-four drawings in black and white. ... more information

1912. Extremely Scarce 1912 Deluxe Editionof Arthur Rackham’s “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens”[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From The Little White Bird by J.M. Barrie. A New Edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1912].Deluxe edition, one of fifty (?) copies. Large quarto (10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 279 x 219 mm.). [2], viii, [2], [1, illustration], [1, blank], 122, [1], [1, printer’s imprint] pp. Fift... more information

1934. first edition. Signed Limited Edition[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1934]. Limited to 410 numbered copies of which 400 copies are for sale (this copy being No. 202), signed by the artist. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 152 mm.). 44, [1], [3, blank] pp. Four color plates and fourteen drawings in black and white (including one double-page). Original full limp vellum lettered in gilt on fro... more information

1922. A Superb Original Arthur Rackham Watercolor Drawingfor Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “A Wonder Book” RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). “The Paradise of Children.” London: 1922. Original pen-and-ink and watercolor drawing for the tinted line drawing illustrating “The Paradise of Children” (“Pandora’s Box”) in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s A Wonder Book (London: [n.d., 1922]). Signed and dated at lower right. Image size: 15 x 11 inches (381 x 279 mm.). Matted, framed,... more information

1932. first edition. The First Trade Edition of Arthur Rackham’s “King of the Golden River”[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George Harrap & Co., [1932]. First trade edition. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 222 x 146 mm.). 47, [1] pp. Four color plates and fifteen drawings in black and white. Original color pictorial wrappers. Pictorial endpapers in green and white. Covers a little bit foxed. A very good copy.... more information

1898. first edition. The Rare First EditionIllustrated by Arthur Rackham[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. [BARHAM, Richard Harris]. The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels. By Thomas Ingoldsby Esquire. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham A.R.W.S. London: J.M. Dent & Co. Aldine House, 1898. First Rackham edition. Octavo ( 7 3/4 x 5 in; 197 x 128 mm). xxiii, (1), 638, (2) pp. Twelve color plates with captions(including frontispiece) and tissue guards, and ninety black and white illustrations (twenty-five f... more information

1918. first edition. First Trade Edition RACKHAM, Arthur. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, (1918). First trade edition. Octavo (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in; 248 x 183 mm). Sixteen color plates with tissue guards. Forty-one black and white text illustrations.Publisher's green cloth. Lettered and decorated in gilt. Pictorial endpapers. A bright and fine copy... more information

1925. first edition. A Man's Best Friend[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MORLEY, Christopher. Where the Blue Begins. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday Page & Co., [1925]. Edition de Luxe, limited to 175 numbered and signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy No. 30. Quarto (11 x 7 3/4 in; 281 x 200 mm.). x, [2,], 227, [1, blank] pp. With four color-plates including frontispiece, and sixteen line drawings. Quarter black buckram over cream paper board... more information

1917. First American Trade Edition[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MALORY, Sir Thomas. The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. Abridged From Malory's Morte D'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in; 218 x 160 mm). xxiv, [2], 517, [1, blank], [5, adv], [3, blank] pp. Sixteen color plates with captioned tissue guards, including frontispiece. Seventy black and white illustrations.Publisher's g... more information

1934. Signed Limited Edition[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1934]. Limited to 410 numbered copies of which 400 copies are for sale (this copy being No. 89), signed by the artist. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 152 mm.). 44, [1], [3, blank] pp. Four color plates and fourteen drawings in black and white (including one double-page). Original full limp vellum lettered in gilt on front cover. Top ed... more information

1932. One of 575 Copies Signed by Arthur Rackham[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George Harrap & Co., [1932]. One of 575 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy No. 421. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 222 x 146 mm.). 47, [1] pp. Four color plates and fifteen drawings in black and white. Original limp vellum. Pictorial endpapers in green and white. Top edge gilt, others uncut. A fine copy. In the original slipcase ... more information

1909. One of 750 Copies, Signed by Arthur Rackham[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. LAMB, Charles and Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1909.Limited to 750 numbered copies (this copy being No. 728), signed by the artist. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 8 5/16 inches; 286 x 211 mm.). [2, limitation leaf], xii, 304 pp. Thirteen mounted color plates, including frontispiece (with tissue guard) and the additional plate not present in the trade edition. Two full-page i... more information

1919. One of the Rarest of all the Books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Snickerty Nick. By Julia Ellsworth Ford. Rhymes by Witter Bynner. New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1919.First edition. Quarto. Three full-page color plates and ten full-page black and white drawings. Original light blue cloth with pictorial stamping on the front cover in black, spine lettered in black. Original pictorial dustwrapper reproducing the color-plate opposite page 30 (Dance of Winter and Gnomes)... more information

1904. first edition. With Eight Half-Tone Plates by Arthur RackhamRACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. CHOLMONDELEY, Mary. Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley, Author of "Diana Tempest." Illustrated by A. Rackham. London: George Newnes, Limited, [1904]. First edition. Octavo. [2] ads; 206 pp. [16]. advertisements. Wrappers with advertisements on inside front cover, inside back cover and back. Eight half-tone full page plates by Rackham. Original front tan wrapper lettered in red, original spine lettered i... more information

1931. Rackham Rings Dickens' Chimes[RACKHAM, Arthur], DICKENS, Charles. The Chimes. Illustrated by Arthur Rackhem. Introduction by Edward Wagenkecht. London: Printed by George W. Jones for Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1931. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the artist, this being copy number 493. Small folio ( 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in; 293 x 190 mm). xxxii, [4], 128, [2] pp. Six full page illustrations and fourteen drawings in black and white. Publisher's original pictorial buckram. Top edge gilt.... more information

1903. first edition. Pretty In Pink[RACKHAM, Arthur]. GREEN, [Louisa Lelias], The Hon. Mrs. The Grey House on the Hill. London, Edinburgh and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1903].First Rackham-illustrated edition, first issue, printed on pink paper. Octavo (7 3/16 x 4 5/8 in; 182 x 117 mm). 205, [1, blank], [2, adv.] pp. Eight full page color plates by Arthur Rackham. Publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth, a color variant not noted by Latimore and Haskell, with added gilt prize supra-libros ... more information

1928. first edition. The Rackham-Illustrated Edition"A Difficult Title To Find in Good Condition"[RACKHAM, Arthur]. BROWN, Abbie Farwell. The Lonesomest Doll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. First edition illustrated by Rackham, published only in America. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in; 209 x 150 mm). [8]. 80, [1], [3, blank] pp. Title page, frontispiece and two full page illustrations in rose and greenish-blue, twenty-six black and white drawings. Original tan, pictori... more information