The Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch

London: J.M. Dent & Co., Alpine House E.C., 1896. First Edition. Arthur RACKHAM. [JUVENILE] [ILLUSTRATED]. Arthur RACKHAM, illustrator. First edition. 12mo (7 7/8" x 5 7/8"); xii, [1-3], 188pp; smooth green cloth over board, gilt-stamped title in a decorative vignette with children sitting atop the title; gilt-stamped lettering on spine; top edge gilt, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom; glue burn on eps; half-title "An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza"; 16 plates (1 uncut), 3 uncut pages; line drawings in text; some buckling of front board cloth, front board lightly warped, light scattered foxing; very good. (Latimore & Haskel p. 8; Baumgarten; Riall, p. 15). Arthur Rackham's debut as the sole illustrator listed on a title page, and his first set of illustrations commissioned for a specific book. A trip to fairyland with fantastical illustrations.