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Some British Ballads. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939).

London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1909. LIMITED EDITION of 575 copies of which this is No 133, SIGNED by Rackham. Large octavo (29 x 23cm), pp.136. Illustrated with 16 mounted colour plates with captioned tissues plus numerous black and white line-drawings within the text. Bound in recent dark blue full morocco, gilt titles and decoration to spine, gilt border to boards, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, marbled end-papers, original covers preserved at the rear. A clean copy, inside and out. Item #49860

Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.

Price: £750.00

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