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See below our stock of Arthur Rackham First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1932. [Fairy tales] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED deluxe issue. Large octavo (26 x 19cm), pp.288. With twelve full-page coloured plates with tissue guards and many full page and in-text black and white illustrations. Publisher's gilt-stamped parchment over boards, top edge gilt, others..... More
London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1932. [Fairy tales] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.288. With twelve full-page coloured plates with tissue guards and many full page and in-text black and white illustrations. Publisher's russet cloth blocked in gilt, illustrated dust-wrapper in original card gift box..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, no date [1912]. [Children's Illustrated] REVISED 'BEST' EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.[8] 126 [2]. With 50 chromolithographic plates by Rackham, including a frontispiece, as well as further occasional wood engravings. Recently rebound in green half morocco with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. [Children's illustrated classic] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Quarto. With 50 mounted colour plates with captioned tissues bound at rear, decorative map to front. Attractively bound in half brown morocco with gilt titles and gilt to spine, publisher's original gilt-stamped boards. Plates and captions all present, edges..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1919, 1920. [Children's] FIRST EDITIONS THUS. 2 volumes, large octavos (26 x 20cm). Tipped-in colour frontispiece to each volume and numerous black and white silhouettes and three-tone illustrations. Publisher's red and yellow pictorial covers, cloth spines lettered in black, illustrated green endpapers to first volume, pictorial dust-wrappers..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1919, 1920. [Children's] FIRST EDITIONS THUS. 2 volumes, large octavos (26 x 20cm). Tipped-in colour frontispiece to each volume and numerous black and white silhouettes and three-tone illustrations. Publisher's red and yellow pictorial covers, cloth spines lettered in black, illustrated green endpapers to first volume. A very..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1919 and 1920. FIRST EDITIONS thus. 2 volumes, large octavos. Publisher's red and yellow pictorial covers, cloth spines, in red and grey illustrated dust-wrappers. Tipped-in colour frontispiece to each volume and numerous black and white silhouettes and three-toned illustrations. Owner name to 'Cinderella', some edge spotting to..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1920. [Children's illustrated classic] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), pp.110; [1], imprint; [1], blank. Tipped-in colour plate to first chapter; illustrated throughout with Rackham's silhouettes. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards with cloth spine; titles and decoration in black and pink, illustrated green endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1920. [Children's illustrated classic] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), pp.110; [1], imprint; [1], blank. Tipped-in colour plate to first chapter; illustrated throughout with Rackham's silhouettes. Attractively bound in later full red morocco, gilt, with marbled endpapers, original decorative covers bound in at rear Some..... More
London: George G. Harrap and Company, Limited, 1929. [Illustrated Literature] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.232. With 12 plates in colour and several black and white illustrations by Rackham. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles and floral decoration to spine and upper. Top edge gilt, and illustrated..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1898. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.xxiv; 638. With 12 colour plates, including a frontispiece, by Rackham, as well as numerous in-text black illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. Top edge gilt, others..... More
London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1907. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST THUS, second Rackham illustrated edition. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.xx; 549 [3]. With twenty-four mounted coloured plates, captioned tissue guards, twelve illustrations with tint, and sixty-six line drawings. Publisher's mid-green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, with illustrated dark green endpapers, top..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1905. [Children's Illustrated] FINELY BOUND FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), with 51 mounted colour plates bound together after the text. Bound in dark green morocco over original green cloth boards with gilt design to upper. Very light spotting, plates clean without creases. Near fine. Set..... More
London: William Heinemann, February 1907. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, the trade issue, second impression. Small quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.viii; 62. With 51 mounted colour plates by Rackham, including a frontispiece, each with a captioned tissue guard. Elegantly rebound in half dark green oasis morocco, tooled in gilt to..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1905. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, the trade issue. Small quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.viii; 62. With 51 mounted colour plates by Rackham, including a frontispiece, each with a captioned tissue guard. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. All edges blue;..... More
London: William Heinemann, December 1910. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, the trade issue, fifth impression. Small quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.viii; 62. With 51 mounted colour plates by Rackham, including a frontispiece, each with a captioned tissue guard. Elegantly rebound in half dark green oasis morocco, tooled in gilt to..... More
London: George C. Harrap and Co., Ltd., 1931. First Rackham Edition. Large octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.224. With 12 colour plates plus black and white illustrations in text. Finely bound in recent blue half morocco with gilt titles and decorative fish to spine, original publisher's boards with decorative titles stamped..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1913. FIRST US EDITION, with larger plates and format than the UK edition. Contains 13 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations. Publisher's dark blue cloth, colour illustration pasted down to upper, gilt titles to spine. A fine copy, in chipped but bright dustwrapper..... More
London: John Murray, 1936. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.xvi, 525 [3]. With six photographic plates, a map, and a frontispiece and title-page vignette by Arthur Rackham.In publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. Light spotting to prelims and edges. Spine sunned and rubbed. Good overall. More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1918. [Fairy Tales] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (22 x 17cm), pp.[4] x; 341 [5]. With 16 colour plates including a frontispiece, and numerous black and white illustrations within the text. Recently rebound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1910. [Norse Saga] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE. Quarto (30 x 24cm). Illustrated with tipped-in colour plates. Publisher's full parchment over boards pictorially blocked in gilt, top edge gilt. A lightly used copy with very gentle spotting, and little marking to covers, silk ties wanting..... More
London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1931. [Illustrated] First Rackham Edition. Large octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.224. With 12 colour plates plus black and white illustrations in text. Finely bound in later blue half morocco with gilt titles and decoration to spine, original publisher's boards with decorative titles stamped..... More
London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1931. FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.224. Publisher's blue-green cloth, gilt to spine and upper board, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated dustwrapper. With twelve tissue-guarded colour plate illustrations. Internally clean and fine. Jacket with a short creased tear to upper..... More