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Price: US$54.14 + shipping
Description: 77 S. mit viel. Abb. Einb. etw. berieb. u. bestoß. Sprache: Englisch
Seller: Antiquariat Kunsthaus-Adlerstrasse, Stuttgart, Germany
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$57.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A nice copy, illustrated by Arthur Rackman, in black and white with 3 tipped in coloured plates wit tissue guards. Name and date '21 on the first blank occasional light spotting, light fade to spine
Seller: A.O'Neill, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Eden Phillpotts. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$57.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition of this collection illustrated by the iconic illustrator. Internally very good in original grey boards with red vignette and titles to boards. which are a trifle rubbed and marked. Rear hinge a little shaken.
Seller: Chris Phillips, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
PHILLPOTTS, Eden (1862-1960) | RACKHAM, Arthur. A DISH OF APPLES. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Description: First trade edition. Original dark purple illustrated boards, slightly rubbed at extremities with top hinge slightly tender, lettering on spine faded, boards just beginning to splay. Illustrated with three tipped-in colour illustrations, by Rackham, with tissue guards, and twenty-three drawings in black and white, many full-page Grey pictorial endpapers, illustrated titlepage. A VG copy. Phillpotts was a friend of Agatha Christie, who was an admirer of his work and a regular visitor to his home. In her autobiography she expressed gratitude for his early advice on fiction writing and quoted some of it. (Wikipedia)
Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
Eden Phillpotts; Arthur Rackham. A Dish of Apples. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original vintage first trade edition of "A Dish of Apples," which is beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 3 tipped in color plates (as called for) as well as some other black and white illustrations. The book is undated but circa about 1921. There is a neat period gift inscription to front flyleaf dated 1922. The book is overall in very good condition with just some minor signs of wear and age. The covers only have some light wear with a very faint pinkish hue to the back cover. The binding is good and sound. The interior is generally nice and clean, though there may be the very occasional page with a light bit of foxing or grubbiness. Along with that there may be the very occasional page with some kind of other minor imperfection such as a creased page corner, minor interior crack, tiny chip or tear, etc. Generally though, it's a nice copy. The book measures approximately 8 3/8 inches by 6 7/8 inches and is 75 pages long.
Seller: Nevermore Bookstore, Wallingford, CT, U.S.A.
Eden Phillpotts. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lavender decorated cloth. 75pp. Three beautiful full page color tipped in illustrations with tissue guards preceding plates by Arthur Rackham. As well as numerous black and white illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. Some light wear tail of spine. A shadow of a removed paper clip on front free endpaper. A lovely copy in a mylar protecitve cover.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hoddr & Stoughton, 1921.
Price: US$103.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton [1921[. No date given, but British Library catalogue gives 1921. First trade edition. 75[3]p. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With 3 coloured tipped-in plates with tissue guards, 7 full-page black and white illustrations, and 16 smaller black and white illustrations in and around the poems. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in rose grey cloth with darker mauve lettering, and illustration to upper board. Some toning to paper and page edges, boards clean and bright with minimal wear and marking. A very good copy.
Seller: Leabeck Books, Steventon, OXON, United Kingdom
Price: US$121.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Undated, 1921 first edition; three full page colour tipped-in and seven black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Minor shelf wear to spine and boards. Please see photos as part of condition report 1921 1st Edition (Thus) , A DISH OF APPLES By Eden Phillpotts Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 – 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, India, was educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for ten years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer. Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London Crown octavo (8vo 5+3?8 × 8 137 × 203),Pages 76 ISBN: This charming collection of poems written by Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) is written on a theme of nature and harvest, with the greater part of the collection being poems in homage to varieties of orchard fruits. SKU: BTETM0002214 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Seller: Books That Expand The Mind, Margate, KENT, United Kingdom
Eden Phillpotts; Arthur Rackham [illus.]. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. First Trade Edition. Octavo. 75 pp. 3 full-page mounted color illustrations with tissue guards; numerous black and white illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Rose-gray cloth stamped in brown. Illustrated endpapers. Dust jacket chipped and creased, with largest patch of loss along top edge near spine. Boards lightly edgeworn with some bumping. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
PHILLPOTTS, Eden, Arthur Rackham. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Small quarto. octavo. Color frontispiece illustration and three additional plates in color. Illustrated cloth. Decorated papercovered boards. Near fine in a chipped and internally repaired, fair only dust jacket. Scarce in jacket, even one so humble as this one.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: nd (1921). Lavender covers retain orig glaze & sheen, dark grey imprinted design and lettering, front and back excellent cond spine a bit darkened, lettering still legible, very slight wear to corners and spine edges; silhouette-design eps, no inscriptions or bookplates, 3 tipped-in color plates, 7 full pg b/w drawings. a nice copy. Size: 7"-8.5"
Seller: Ragabooks, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.
PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three tipped in color plates and 7 black & white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 77pp., 8vo, decorative cloth; spine ends lightly worn, 2 ownership signature on front free endpaper, rear hinge beginning to weaken. London and New York: Hodder & Stoughton, (ca. 1921). A very good copy.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A handsome first Trade edition/first printing in about Fine condition, showing minimal rubbing to boards. Rose gray cloth with darker lettering and cover design of a woman harvesting apples. Decorative gray and white endpapers; Phillpotts collection of thirteen charming poems celebrating apples and cider. Beautifully illustrated with three full-color plates and accompanying tissues, plus seven black and white drawings; B&W and Color Illustrations; 8vo
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden. A DISH OF APPLES. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, United Kingdom, 1921.
Price: US$138.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK Edition, First Printing. n.d. [1921] Pp. 75. A true UK first. Original gray boards. lettered in brown, a very good plus copy with clean pages and tight binding, stain to top of text block near spine. All B&W illustrations and 3 tissue guarded colour plates present as called for. In a good jacket with loss to bottom front corner, some wear to the extremities and closed tears to the rear.
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
Phillpotts, Eden; Arthur Rackham illustrator. A Dish of Apples. Holder & Stroughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 77 pages, 3 color plates with tissue guards, b/w illustrations and decorations by Arthur Rackham, illustrated endpapers; 8vo, lavender cloth, pictorial front cover. Very good+, residue from bookplate inside front cover, loose St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Library plate, a few ink numbers blank verso of title page; no dust jacket in clear archival Brodart sleeve. Poems bear titles of varieties of apple plus Wassailing & Song to Pomona.
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No date; circa 1921. Lt. purplish- brown full-cloth boards, pictorial design and titles in dark brown, moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Cover design depicts young damsel collecting apples with ladder and basket. Pages good; moderate discoloration. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with three wonderfully rich tipped-in color plates; sharp intact tissue guards. Also, seven full-page black & white illustrations in addition to partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, and decoration throughout. Monochromatic silhouette endpapers at front, back of nymph-like beings collecting from the orchard. Elfin characters, mythical beings, dragons, and anthropomorphic forms abound. A lovely collection of poems by Eden Phillpott about different apple varieties, The Wassailing - or toast to health, and Cider Makers. Large 7" x 8 1/4" design. Printed by The Westminster Press, Harrow Road, London. 76 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. London, Hodder & Stoughton, (1921), 1921.
Price: US$265.17 + shipping
Description: Mit 3 Farbtafeln und 23 Illustrationen, teils auf Tafeln, von Arthur Rackham, 21 x 17,4 cm, Illustrierter Originalleinwandband (leicht berieben), 75 SS., 2 Bll Erste Ausgabe dieser von A.Rackham kongenial illustrierten Verserzählungen zu verschiedenen Apfelsorten. - Riall S. 144. Latimore/Haskell S. 54. - Schönes und sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar.
Seller: ANTIQUARIAT WINFRIED GEISENHEYNER, Münster-Hiltrup, NRW, Germany
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Amongst "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations" In the Scarce Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. First trade edition. Octavo (6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in; 205 x 170 mm). 75, (3) pp. Illustrated with three full-page mounted illustrations in color with tissue guards and twenty-three drawings in black and white. Publisher's original rose-gray cloth pictorially stamped in brown. Gray pictorial end papers. Former owners bookplate on front paste-down. A very good copy. Original pictorial dust jacket reproducing in three colors the design on the front cover. Top of spine and small piece chipped away from top panel of jacket with loss of the "A" and the "D" in A Dish of Apples. In his chapter "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations 2," Getttings discusses work found within this book as reflective of the artist's maturity and confidence, Rackham's pictures "tending to be less coloured drawings.[and] gradually becoming more and more like paintings" (Gettings, Arthur Rackham, p.139). "The appearance of Eden Phillpotts' A Dish of Apples brought a characteristically appreciative letter from its author to the artist: 'I am immensely pleased at the charm & originality of your most attractive drawings. The humor of them especially drew me.' Rackham was achieving a new harmony of colour, his drawings for A Dish of Apples, to quote an American admirer Martin Birnbaum, being 'light and sparkling with a passionate rose, glowing greens and primrose yellow'' (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, pp. 118-119. Latimore and Haskell, p. 54. Riall, p. 144. Gettings, p. 179. Hudson, p. 170.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$333.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. pp. 75, [3]. 3 tipped-in colour plates, with tissue guards. numerous text illus. (7 full-page). original pictorial cloth. First Trade Edition.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No date; circa 1921. Lt. purplish-brown full-cloth boards, pictorial design and titles in dark brown, light shelf wear, discoloration. Cover design depicts young damsel collecting apples with ladder and basket. Pages near fine; no writing. Small black antiquarian bookstore label inside back cover with gilt lettering: "W. & G. Foyle Ltd. 119-125 Charing Cross Rd. London W. C. 2". Charmingly illustrated by Arthur Rackham with three wonderfully rich tipped-in color plates; sharp intact tissue guards. Also, seven full-page black & white illustrations in addition to partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, and decoration throughout. Monochromatic silhouette endpapers at front, back of nymph-like beings collecting from the orchard. Elfin characters, mythical beings, dragons, and anthropomorphic forms abound. A lovely collection of poems by Eden Phillpott about different apple varieties, The Wassailing - or toast to health, and Cider Makers. Large 7" x 8 1/4" design. Near fine volume of this rarity. Printed by The Westminster Press, Harrow Road, London. 76 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
PHILLPOTTS, Eden. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). A Dish of Apples.. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Description: 75 [1] pp. With three tipped-in color illustrations by Arthur Rackham and other illustrations in black and white. 4to, publisher's white cloth lettered and illustrated in gold. First edition; No. 39 of 500 copies signed by Eden Phillpotts and Arthur Rackham. Tiny old bookseller's ticket on front pastedown with offset tanning on the front free endpaper; slight bump at one corne; slight tanning to the spine and dust-soiling to the cloth.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$708.54 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION: number 130 of 500 copies signed by artist and author, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 2 further mounted colour plates with tissue guards by Arthur Rackham, and twenty-three drawings in black and white, verso of second free endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers, original decorative cloth, gilt, Note: This charming collection of poems written by Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) is written on a theme of nature and harvest, with the greater part of the collection being poems in homage to varieties of orchard fruits. He was for many years the President of the Dartmoor Preservation Association and cared passionately about the conservation of Dartmoor. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Here we have a limited edition of this which is not only dually signed, but a deluxe version. 75 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour) "The Westminster Press Harrow Road London"--Colophon. { Subject: Children's literature, English. Phillpotts, Eden 1862-1960. ; Rackham, Arthur 1867-1939. }
Seller: BiblioFile, Cadole, FLINT, United Kingdom
[Rackham, Arthur] Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton [1921], London/N.Y., 1921.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition: 343 of 500 copies Signed by the Author and the Artist. In ivory cloth with gilt titling and upper cover pictorial illustration, top edge gilt, 4to, 76pp. Illustrated with tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham. A nice copy with just minor toning to cloth, endpapers and page edges. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$772.96 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A rare and delectable tale of the varieties of English apples, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Three in colour and seven in black and white and various little tiny endings. The short texts are in verse by the author. An edition of only 500 copies and Arthur Rackham has signed the book, as has the author. There is no Number in the space designed for it. The cover is also delightful, white and gilt, and gilt head page edges. Rare, as are the apples, the Ribston Pippins and Devonshire Quarrendens.
Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United Kingdom
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$829.47 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. Original white cloth with front board illustrated and lettered in gilt, with gilt lettered spine. Top edge gilt and illustrated endpapers. Very light bumping to spine ends, with a small stain to the top edge of the front board and to the spine head, fine copy otherwise in a tight and square binding. This edition limited to 500 copies, this is no. 351 signed by Arthur Rackham and Eden Phillpotts.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: 75 pages. 25 1/2 x 20 cm. Three mounted color plates and seven black and white illustrations. Limited edition, copy 306 of 500 signed by Rackham and Phillpotts. Phillpotts, a West Country author renown for his Dartmoor settings. LATTIMORE and HASKELL 54. Owner signature free front endpaper. Book seller label of W & G Foyle Ltd., London at back cover paste down, and two small adhesion marks free endpapers, small dent at head of back board. Illustrated endpapers, clean and very fresh copy. Orig. cream cloth, front cover design by Rackham in gilt. Teg. Very good/Near fine
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$895.34 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A FINE Slim Quarto Hardback. Beautifully bound in original gilt-decorated vellum-cloth (77)pps. Uncut. T.e.gilt. Complete with 3 stunning mounted and tissue-guarded colour plates and 7 in black & white. Together with text decorations and pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's inscription verso of front endpaper, otherwise VERY FINE !
Seller: HALEWOOD AND SONS ABA ILAB Est. 1867., PRESTON, United Kingdom
Phillpotts, Eden. A Dish of Apples (signed). Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 4to, full white buckram stamped with gilt cover illustration by Arthur Rackham, number 490 of 500 signed and numbered copies, signed by Philpotts and Rackham, with three color plates and numerous line drawings. Light bumping to bottom corners, page edges lightly browned, small ink name on front pastedown, else very good. Signed by Rackham and Philpotts.
Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.
PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, 1921.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with a color frontispiece and two other mounted color plates, protected with tissue; 7 full-page b/w plates and other small line drawings throughout. Illustrated endpapers. 78pp. Short thin 4to, original gilt-stamped pictorial cream cloth; uncut edges, t.e.g. (corners very lightly bumped and spine a bit darkened as usual, otherwise an very good+ copy). London & N.Y.: Hodder & Stoughton, (1921). Very good (+). Limited edition. Number 104 of 500 copies, signed by both Phillpotts and Rackham on the limitation page.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "A Dish of Apples" by Eden Philpotts. London and New York: Hodder & Stoughton. 1921, limited edition: #233/500 copies signed by Phillpotts and Rackham. Small 4to. 75 pp. Illustrated with mounted color frontispiece, 2 mounted color plates, plus 23 black and white in-text illustrations. Publisher's deluxe cream buckram, stamped in gilt; illustrated endpapers; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; book-plate on front paste-down. Latimore and Haskell, p. 54-55; Riall, p. 144. Very nice copy.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Phillpotts, Eden. A DISH OF APPLES. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921.
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM AND EDEN PHILPOTTS Number 114 of a limited edition of 500 copies, signed by Arthur Rackham and Eden Phillpotts, with 3 colour and 7 black and white illustrations, decorated endpapers, and vignettes, all by Arthur Rackham, t.e.g., others uncut, original white gilt decorated publisher's cloth, slight darkening to edges, Hodder & Stoughton, 1921 Size: 4to
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Phillpotts, Eden. A DISH OF APPLES. Hodder and Stoughton, 1921.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A DISH OF APPLES Phillpotts, Eden Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1921 [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. Immerse yourself in the exquisite edition of "A Dish of Apples" featuring the stunning illustrations of Arthur Rackham. Limited to 500 copies, this deluxe edition #376 is signed by the artist and author. The book showcases three full-page color illustrations with tissue guards and twenty-three black and white drawings. Rackham's artistry evolves, moving towards paintings with a harmonious blend of color. Written by Eden Phillpotts, an acclaimed English author, poet, and dramatist, known for his Dartmoor cycle of novels. Don't miss this rare gem! Publisher's cream cloth, front cover pictorially stamped in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial end papers, top edge gilt. A fine copy. In his chapter "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations 2," Getttings discusses work found within this book as reflective of the artist's maturity and confidence, Rackham's pictures "tending to be less coloured drawings. [and] gradually becoming more and more like paintings" (Gettings, Arthur Rackham, p.139). "The appearance of Eden Phillpotts' A Dish of Apples brought a characteristically appreciative letter from its author to the artist: 'I am immensely pleased at the charm & originality of your most attractive drawings. The humor of them especially drew me.' Rackham was achieving a new harmony of colour, his drawings for A Dish of Apples, to quote an American admirer Martin Birnbaum, being 'light and sparkling with a passionate rose, glowing greens and primrose yellow'' "Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 - 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, British India, educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for 10 years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer. Latimore and Haskell, p. 54. Riall, p. 144. Gettings, p. 179. Hudson, p. 170. Price Usd $1,100 ID#0542
Seller: E.C. Rare Books., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Amongst "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies (this copy being No. 77), numbered and signed by the artist. Small quarto (10 x 7 5/8 in; 254 x 193 mm). 75, (3) pp. Illustrated with three full-page mounted illustrations in color with tissue guards and twenty-three drawings in black and white. Publisher's cream cloth, front cover pictorially stamped in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial end papers, top edge gilt. A fine copy. In his chapter "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations 2," Getttings discusses work found within this book as reflective of the artist's maturity and confidence, Rackham's pictures "tending to be less coloured drawings.[and] gradually becoming more and more like paintings" (Gettings, Arthur Rackham, p.139). "The appearance of Eden Phillpotts' A Dish of Apples brought a characteristically appreciative letter from its author to the artist: 'I am immensely pleased at the charm & originality of your most attractive drawings. The humor of them especially drew me.' Rackham was achieving a new harmony of colour, his drawings for A Dish of Apples, to quote an American admirer Martin Birnbaum, being 'light and sparkling with a passionate rose, glowing greens and primrose yellow'' (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, pp. 118-119. "Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 - 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, British India, educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for 10 years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer. He co-wrote two plays with his daughter Adelaide Phillpotts. He was the author of many novels, plays and poems about Dartmoor. His Dartmoor cycle of 18 novels and two volumes of short stories still has many avid readers despite the fact that many titles are out of print. Phillpotts wrote many other books with a Dartmoor setting. He was for many years the President of the Dartmoor Preservation Association and cared passionately about the conservation of Dartmoor. One of his novels, Widecombe Fair, inspired by an annual fair at the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, provided the scenario for his comic play The Farmer's Wife. It went on to become a silent movie of the same name, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and filmed in 1927. The cast included Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis, Gordon Harker and Gibb McLaughlin. Latimore and Haskell, p. 54. Riall, p. 144. Gettings, p. 179. Hudson, p. 170.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden. A DISH OF APPLES. Hodder & Stoughton, London & New York, 1921.
Price: US$1275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: (Rackham, Arthur) illustrator. A DISH OF APPLES by Eden Phillpott. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, (1921). First edition. 4to - 7-7/8" x 10-3/16". Bound in white cloth with pictorial stamping on the cover in gold and gold lettering on the cover and spine; gilt top. Seventy-five numbered pages. Three full-page illustrations in color mounted on white paper and twenty-three drawings in black and white; also pictorial endpapers in gray and white. This edition is limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 120, numbered and signed by the author and the artist. The front board and spine are both extremely bright and clean as is the gilt decoration and lettering upon them. The back board is very slightly soiled but still is quite presentable for what is overall a lovely copy of the book. Internally, the book is without flaw. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE.
Seller: Wallace & Clark, Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Phillpotts, Eden; Arthur Rackham. A Dish of Apples. Hodder & Stoughton, London and New York, 1921.
Price: US$1437.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: White cloth with pictorial stamping on the upper board and gold lettering on the spine and upper board. Fingering soil to the cloth and a light stain along the top else a very good copy. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author and the illustrator. This is number 234. Latimore and Haskell, p. 54.
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Amongst "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies (this copy being No. 398), numbered and signed by the artist. Small quarto (10 x 7 5/8 in; 254 x 193 mm). 75, (3) pp. Illustrated with three full-page mounted illustrations in color with tissue guards and twenty-three drawings in black and white. Publisher's cream cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. Pictorial end papers. Engraved bookplate on front paste-down. A fine copy housed in blue cloth clamshell case. In his chapter "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations 2," Getttings discusses work found within this book as reflective of the artist's maturity and confidence, Rackham's pictures "tending to be less coloured drawings.[and] gradually becoming more and more like paintings" (Gettings, Arthur Rackham, p.139). "The appearance of Eden Phillpotts' A Dish of Apples brought a characteristically appreciative letter from its author to the artist: 'I am immensely pleased at the charm & originality of your most attractive drawings. The humor of them especially drew me.' Rackham was achieving a new harmony of colour, his drawings for A Dish of Apples, to quote an American admirer Martin Birnbaum, being 'light and sparkling with a passionate rose, glowing greens and primrose yellow'' (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, pp. 118-119. "Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 - 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, British India, educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for 10 years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer. He co-wrote two plays with his daughter Adelaide Phillpotts. He was the author of many novels, plays and poems about Dartmoor. His Dartmoor cycle of 18 novels and two volumes of short stories still has many avid readers despite the fact that many titles are out of print. Phillpotts wrote many other books with a Dartmoor setting. He was for many years the President of the Dartmoor Preservation Association and cared passionately about the conservation of Dartmoor. One of his novels, Widecombe Fair, inspired by an annual fair at the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, provided the scenario for his comic play The Farmer's Wife. It went on to become a silent movie of the same name, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and filmed in 1927. The cast included Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis, Gordon Harker and Gibb McLaughlin. Phillpotts was a friend of Agatha Christie, who was an admirer of his work and a regular visitor to his home. Jorge Luis Borges was another admirer." (Wikipedia). Latimore and Haskell, p. 54. Riall, p. 144. Gettings, p. 179. Hudson, p. 170.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2576.53 + shipping
Description: Signed limited edition, number 294 of 500 numbered copies signed by both the author and the illustrator, presentation copy, inscribed by the artist on a preliminary blank, "To Sir Harry Johnston, from, Arthur Rackham, Christmas 1921", together with an original drawing of a goblin. The recipient, Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1858-1927) was an explorer, botantist, painter, and colonial administrator. He was a significant figure in the "New Imperialism" approach to Africa at the end of the 19th century. He published accounts of his voyages through central Africa and, in later life, wrote a number of novels. Latimore & Haskell p. 54; Riall, p. 144. Small quarto. Original cream cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover with decoration in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Colour frontispiece and 2 mounted colour plates with tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Corners a little bumped, some minor consistent soiling to binding, some light foxing: a very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$2875.00 + shipping
Description: Illus. by Arthur Rackham including three in color. 8.5 x 7", pict grey cloth, 77pp, covers well rubbed and darkened (esp. spine). Extremities bumped and frayed, hinges loose, pp finger soiled and used. WITH ORIGINAL SKETCH ON FRONT BLANK OF AN OLD WOMAN LOOKING AT A PIE ON A TABLE, SIGNED BELOW BY ARTHUR RACKHAM, DATED "6.12.2"; blank page has another ink inscription at top (from former owner, presenting this copy on Christmas 1921), and the page is foxed.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.