signed
1932 · London
by Ruskin, John; Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).
8vo. London: George Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1932. 8vo, 48 pp. With 4 color plates and 15 black and white illustrations. Original full limp vellum, titles and decoration to upper board gilt, top edge gilt. Half title and title page lightly foxed, slight discoloration to vellum as usual, small repaired hole on the upper cover. A very good copy without slipcase. § Deluxe limited edition of 570 copies signed by Rackham, this copy is number 534. The fable of three fortune-seeking brothers and a golden dwarf was written by Ruskin in 1841 for his future wife, the then twelve year old Effie Gray. Ninety years later it proved the perfect subject matter for Rackham’s fantastical illustration. Latimore & Haskell p. 67.
(Inventory #: 124039)