IRISH FAIRY TALES
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1829037
Published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. 1st IRELAND 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of the 1924 edition. A book in which Rackham broke new ground in the illustration of Irish literature. Stephens had attempted to create an Irish equivalent of The Arabian Nights in his own poetic retelling of the stories which existed in the oral tradition. 16 in full colour plates. Dusky pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 318 pages. Top edge maroon. ISBN: 0717109526. Lower edges of boards rubbed. Text block browned and a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, remains of old price label to rear panel.

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IRISH FAIRY TALES
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1828994
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

A book in which Rackham broke new ground in the illustration of Irish literature. Stephens had attempted to create an Irish equivalent of The Arabian Nights in his own poetic retelling of the stories which existed in the oral tradition. Rackham rose to the occasion and produced 37 memorable illustrations including 16 in full colour. Green cloth, gilt decoration to front cover and spine. 318 pages. Spine browned and thus gilt to spine is faded. Corners rubbed and a little worn, lower rear corner has tiny nibble to cloth at edge. Text block and endpapers browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present, pale foxing to plate edges, tissue guards browned. Plate facing page 214 has slight surface paper damage to margins where tissue-guard was stuck. Contents clean.

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FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328536
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

To collect Danish atmosphere for this classic, Harrap's sent Rackham to Denmark for a week in November 1931 where he took "notes & notes for dear life". The resulting studies of cottages, architectural details, courtyards, farm machinery and so on appear in the 12 magnificent colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations in this book. Brick red cloth, gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Peach and white pictorial endpapers. 288 pages.Large format. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Scuffing to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper and inscription in ink to verso of same. Small margin tear to one page (23) and also to lower margin of plate opposite page 48 (does not affect the illustration at all). Foxing to textblock. A few small fingermarks to some pages.

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THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG
Written by Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328450
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st thus 1939. Good condition.

A Trilogy With A Prelude By Richard Wagner. 2 Volumes in 1: The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie; Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, originally published in 1910 and 1911. 48 dramatic colour plates and b/w decorations. Blue cloth, black titles. Green/white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly rubbed. Damp spotting to cover edges. Small splash mark to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to contents.

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PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
Written by J.M. Barrie; May Byron. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328361
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1943. Good condition.

Retold by Byron for little people. Brown boards, black titles and vignette. 6 colour plates plus some b/w illustrations. 123 pages. Covers are worn, faded and marked. Tear to lower 2" of inner margin of title-page. Foxing.

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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Written by Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328269
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Childrens Illustrated Classics Series. Beige and blue decorated cloth. 304 pages. 8 colour plates. Spine bumped. A few tiny marks to textblock but contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned to spine with very slight loss.

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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Written by Clement Clarke Moore. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328267
Published by J. P. Lippincott Co. Circa 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt titles. 4 Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine. Light fading to edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge worn.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328252
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, with black title label and gilt title to spine. 12 Colour plates. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0416532608. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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DE SPROOKJES KOETS
Written by Donald Betlem; Guus Betlam. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac; Arthur Rackham; Gustave Dore.
Stock no. 1328232
Published by Letteren & Kunst. Almost very good condition.

Well-known fairy-tales told in Dutch. Brown leather binding with gilt decoration and pictorial onlays to both covers. 26 tipped-in colour plates and 23 tipped-in b/w plates. Spine slightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to rear pastedown. Pale page edge browning.

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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327987
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Decorated card wraps. 4 colour plates and a few b/w text illustrations. 47 pages. Covers are clean but edge creased. Foxing to endpapers and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and slightly grubby.

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POOR CECCO
Written by Margery Williams Bianco. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327890
Published by George H. Doran Company. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt title and vignette to front cover. Tipped-in colour frontis plus 6 other colour plates. B/w chapter tailpieces. 2nd printing with 'B' to the colophon page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. A nice, clean copy.

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MOTHER GOOSE - THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327889
Published by Heinemann. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One volume edition. Green cloth covers, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Illustrated endpapers. 13 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 159 pages. 8 x 6". Spine slightly faded and bumped at top and tail. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Pale foxing to endpapers. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby, edge chipped/torn with slight loss to top and tail of spine.

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