The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
- SIGNED Hardcover
- London: Constable and COmpany Ltd, 1909
London: Constable and COmpany Ltd, 1909. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Large 4to. xvi, (1), 325, )1_ pp. Nicely bound in full crimson morocco, spine in six compartments with raised bands, intricately gilt, black lettering labels, gilt; gilt rules on the boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Color frontispiece and 39 color plates tipped in as issued, with captioned tissue guards; black and white illustrations in text. A fine copy, with the original vellum spine and cover bound in at the rear. The binding is unsigned, but appears to be from the Chelsea Bindery, London.
This is a revised and enlarged edition of the work originally published in 1900, with some new illustrations, as well as others redrawn and colored.
One of 750 numbered copies signed by Rackham, This is No. 92.
Latimore & Haskell, p.34.
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Details
Title
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Author
Grimm Brothers; Mrs. Edgar Lucas; Arthur Rackham
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Constable and COmpany Ltd: London
Date
1909
Edition
Limited edition