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London: George G. Harrap, 1936. [Illustrated Drama] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, first impression. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.[2] 256 [2]. With 12 colour illustrations by Rackham, including a frontispiece, and occasional in-text vignettes. In publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Top edge brown, with illustrated endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 15s. Black ink ownership to front pastedown and title page, and a black ink gift inscription to first blank dated 1937; otherwise internally crisp and clean. Jacket shows some toning to spine, and moderate general wear to edges. Very good. Item #76479
Price: £250.00
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