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London: Macmillan and Co., 1917. [Illustrated British Legends] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Square octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.xxiv; 509 [1]. With 16 colour plates and seven black and white, illustrated by Rackham. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. An ink ownership to fly-leaf dated 1917. Some spotting to edges and endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Cloth to spine toned and gilt dulled, with some rubbing to joints. Very good. Item #75174
Riall p.130. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.
Price: £250.00
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