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Arthur Rackham. Mother Goose - The Old Nursery Rhymes. William Heinemann, 1913.
Price: US$103.06 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: William Heinemann first trade edition 1913 in just about good condition, It has a variant binding in blue cloth with the sampler- like design in black to both boards and the spine, This design is carried onto both the endpapers in dark blue indicating the first issue, The title page has silhouette children dancing round a tree in a ring, All the 13 colour illustrations are present but one has lost its tissue guard, The boards are worn marked and knocked, Also rather threadbare down both sides of the spine and at the corners, The binding is loose and a bit wrinckled in places, The text is not pristine and has dusty edges with some scattered speckling.
Seller: Bert's Bargain Books, DUNFERMLINE, FIFE, United Kingdom
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "I think most of the best known are here. I have chosen those I knew and liked best in my own nursery days" - Arthur Rackham Important first edition with all 13 color illustrations (including the frontis) intact. Original tissue-guares intact and complete. Bound in the original "sampler" style cloth. Includes Little Bo-Peep, The House that Jack Built, Humpty-Dumpty and dozens more. Light foxing and toning to the endpapers. Light damp-staining to top edge that is visible, but does not detract from the text and/or images. Scuffing and light staining to top of rear cover and spine. A very attractive copy despite the flaws.
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [JUVENILE] [POETRY / RHYME]. Arthur RACKHAM, illustrator. Later printing. 8vo; xi [i], 159 [1]pp; rebound with the publisher's original cloth front and spine bound into the rear; three-quarters green leather and cloth, one raised band on spine with a decidedly Arts & Crafts style floral decoration; pink and green marbled endpapers; top edge gilt; 13 color illustrated plates; b&w illustrations throughout; light sunning of boards, light foxing throughout; very good. (Latimore & Haskell 40.). Favorite and familiar Mother Goose rhymes illustrated by leading British illustrator, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). Rackham worked during the Golden Age of Illustration and is known for his lively pen and ink drawings.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$331.47 + shipping
Description: Tela editoriale figurata. Taglio superiore colorato. Un piccolo taglio al margine interno di p. 25 e lievi abrasioni superficiali alle pp. 48-49, altrimenti esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione. Prima edizione. Hudson, p. 169. 8vo (cm. 21), XI-(1)160 pp. con 13 tavv. a colori protette da velina parlante f.t. (di cui una in antiporta) e numerose ill.ni in nero anche a piena pagina n.t.
Seller: Libreria Ex Libris ALAI-ILAB/LILA member, Roma, Italy
Rackham, Arthur. Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. William Heinemann N.d. [1913], London, 1913.
Price: US$386.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. xi, 160 pp. Publisher's original decorated green cloth. Slight wear to spine ends. Boards slightly marked. Pictorial endpapers. Early ink inscription to ffep. Scattered foxing. One or two sections slightly loose. Frontis and 12 additional tissue-guarded colour plates by Arthur Rackham. A VG copy. 8vo. Illustrated
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$392.92 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Condition: Near Fine: First edition, first printing with original cloth blocked in colours to create a sampler effect to the front cover; illustrated and with a foreword by Arthur Rackham; 13 very fine colour plates and black and white illustrations throughout; elegant previous owner's mark to top corner of paste down: "Muriel 10.4.1916"; very clean and tight text block with no spotting or toning. No dust jacket.
Seller: M&B Books, London, United Kingdom
RACKHAM, Arthur.. Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes.. London: William Heinemann, [1913], 1913.
Price: US$644.13 + shipping
Description: First trade edition, later issue, of Rackham's interpretation of these traditional nursery rhymes. Hudson notes that the artist's primary intention with the illustrations was "to amuse. here Rackham laid himself out to please the children, and was completely successful" (p. 94). Rackham is known for including self-caricatures in his works: here, he depicted himself standing next to the initial I at the opening of the first chapter. Moreover, the illustration at page 41 - "The house that Jack built" - is a drawing of his own home in Chalcot Gardens. The bibliographies state that the first impression of the trade edition is dated 1913 on the title page verso and has pictorial endpapers. This copy, with plain endpapers and no date, belongs to a later issue. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 40-1; Riall, p. 115. Derek Hudson, Arthur Rackham: His Life and Work, 1975. Octavo. Original grey cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated with pictorial designs in blue, green, and red, top edge green. Colour frontispiece and 12 similar plates, all printed on plate paper and with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in text, title page printed in blue and black. Spine toned and slightly leaning, touch of wear at extremities, small damp stain to lower corner of front cover, superficial split to front inner hinge, contents a little shaken, intermittent spots of foxing, otherwise clean. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
[Rackham, Arthur]. Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. William Heinemann, London, 1913.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First trade edition, later issue (with blank endpapers and no date on verso of title-page). Octavo (7 15/16 x 5 13/16 inches; 202 x 149 mm). Collating xi, [1, blank], 159, [1]. Dust jacket chipped at top and bottom of front panel and top of spine with some loss of lettering, and some old tape stains on verso. Publisher's original gray cloth, with a 'sampler' pictorially stamped in red, blue, and green with blue lettering, spine pictorially decorated and lettered in red, blue and green, top edge blue. Thirteen color plates, eighty-five black and white illustrations, many in silhouette. Title page with blue lettering and black illustration. A bright, Fine copy with just one tiny little 'nick' at the top of the spine. Complete with the original color pictorial dust jacket, correctly priced 6/- net and advertising three other 1913 Heinemann publications on back. "So far as titles go (but not so far as artwork goes) we move into a different key with Mother Goose, a book constructed in 1913 from a series of plates and line drawings which had appeared and would reappear in St Nicholas between 1912 and 1914. The poems were chosen by Rackham, presumably in terms of the themes and subjects he wished to illustrate: this would account for the consistently good quality of the many plates and of the numerous line drawings" (Gettings 131). Latimore and Haskell 41. Riall 115.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No date; circa 1913. William Heinemann, London at title page. Stated All Rights Reserved at copyright page. Grey full-cloth pictorial boards navy, green and reddish orange cover and spine design, moderate cover wear, discoloration, bow. Cover features ornately patterned bands with several small vignettes and scenes in each area with whimsical titles in orange and navy. Spine with similar titles and floral colored imagery. Pages generally near very good; moderate varied fox at first few pages, some toning at white endpapers. Dark blue upper exterior text block. Antiquarian signature and brief note near hinge, pencilled at front blank endpaper: "D. Gabriel". Silhouette decorated title page of children in ring, around the rosy tree, w/detailed states of other children at play in four corners of border. Frontispiece mounted color plate and captioned tissue guard features humorously haunting imagery: "Jack Sprat and his wife". Complete with one dozen darkly charming color plates and captioned tissue guards. Also, eighty-five full-page b&w plates and partial page imagery, decoration, and vignettes layered throughout. Many in silhouette form. Rare near very good early first edition of this captivating volume. "So far as titles go (but not so far as artwork goes) we move into a different key with Mother Goose, a book constructed in 1913 from a series of plates and line drawings which had appeared and would reappear in St Nicholas between 1912 and 1914. The poems were chosen by Rackham, presumably in terms of the themes and subjects he wished to illustrate: this would account for the consistently good quality of the many plates and of the numerous line drawings." (Gettings 131). Latimore and Haskell 41. Riall 115. Here is Arthur Rackham at his most charming and, slightly macabre, best. From Rackham foreword: There are many more Nursery Rhymes than included in this book, though I think most of the best known are here. I have chosen those I knew and liked best in my own nursery days, and have kept to versions I was familiar with. Nursery rhymes have until recently been handed on by oral tradition with inevitable variations and most we knew came from our elders. However altered, children do not seem to be confused by them and make their own choice and go on inventing variations. Five-page index of first lines at back. Printed by R. Clay and Sons, Ltd., Brunswick Street, Stamford Street, and Bungay, Suffolk. 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" design. 160 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, xi, [1], 160pp. Full black leather, gilt trim to covers. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Speckled edges and marbled endpapers. Original cloth cover and spine bound in at rear. Solid text block, light scuff marks to covers, a fine example. Complete with thirteen full page colored plates with captioned tissue guards, with multiple black-and-white in-text illustrations. (Latimore and Haskell 40).
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Rackham, Arthur. Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes.. William Heinemann n.d. [1913], London, 1913.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Arthur Rackhamâs illustrated rendition of the classic nursery rhyme collection. Octavo, bound in full polished calf Zaehnsdorf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 13 full-page color plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous in-text illustrations. Original cloth and pictorial endpapers bound in at rear. In very good condition. "So far as titles go (but not so far as artwork goes) we move into a different key with Mother Goose, a book constructed in 1913 from a series of plates and line drawings which had appeared and would reappear in St Nicholas between 1912 and 1914. The poems were chosen by Rackham, presumably in terms of the themes and subjects he wished to illustrate: this would account for the consistently good quality of the many plates and of the numerous line drawings." (Gettings 131).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1295.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bound in polished calfskin Zaehnsdorf with Moroccan back labels with gilded letters, gilded vignette on the front leaf, gilded covers and inner teeth, marbled attachments, all edges gilded Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 13 full-page colour plates with inscribed fabric protectors and numerous illustrations in the text. Original linen and picture endsheets bound at the back In good condition First edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated rendition of the classic nursery rhyme collection. Octavo, bound in full polished calf Zaehnsdorf with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 13 full-page color plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous in-text illustrations. Original cloth and pictorial endpapers bound in at rear. In very good condition. "So far as titles go (but not so far as artwork goes) we move into a different key with Mother Goose, a book constructed in 1913 from a series of plates and line drawings which had appeared and would reappear in St Nicholas between 1912 and 1914. The poems were chosen by Rackham, presumably in terms of the themes and subjects he wished to illustrate: this would account for the consistently good quality of the many plates and of the numerous line drawings." (Gettings 131). Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes" illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London. 1913 limited edition of 1100 copies, signed by illustrator Arthur Rackham. 13 tipped-in coloured plates by Rackham, advertisement for Arthur Rackham exhibition in The Leicester Galleries loosely inserted, half-title and final ff. browned, light offsetting, original pictorial buckram, t.e.g., others uncut, stained, spine ends bumped and creased. A must have for Rackham collectors.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Price: US$1867.98 + shipping
Description: Limited edition, no. 916 of 1,100 copies signed by Rackham, from a total edition of 1,130. 4to. (xii), 159, (1) pp. ed. Later binding in green half morocco over matching cloth sides, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels (and dated at the foot), a gilt device to the other compartments, top edge gilt. 14 tipped in plates with captioned tissues, 13 in colour, plus numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Sunning to the spine and a small strip to the leather at the head of the upper board, browning to the half title, otherwise very good. Latimore and Haskell, pp.40-41. Riall, p.115.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Rackham, Arthur. Mother Goose: The Old Nursury Rhymes. William Heinemann, London, 1913.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Limited edition. One of 1,130 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. In Good+ condition. Fourteen plates with captioned tissue guards. Two tissue guards are torn out, a few plates show creasing. Foxing and toning to pages heaviest at prelims and terminals, and sporadically throughout. Cloth shows marking, soiling, light edge wear and toning. A lovely copy overall, signed by Rackham on the limitation page.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator). MOTHER GOOSE the Old Nursery Rhymes. William Heinemann, London, 1913.
Price: US$2012.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover; large 4to; 159 pages. SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. LIMITED EDITION, of which this is #293/1130. 13 tipped-in plates in colour, many others in b&w. In creme-coloured cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on cover and spine and gilt decoration on front. In a clear glassine wrapper. Gently sunned spine. Light edgewear. Gilt on top. Other edges deckled. Bright and clean pages. VG+/--
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Mother Goose and the Old Nursery Rhymes" illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 1913, limited edition of 1100 copies, this being no 543, signed by illustrator Arthur Rackham. 13 tipped-in colour plates by Rackham with captioned tissue guards, illustrations, half-title and final leaf browned, original pictorial cream buckram, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly soiled. Overall, a lovely copy of this collection of nursery rhymes, personally selected by Rackham, with some of his haunting illustrations.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes. William Heinemann, 1913.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: Limited to 1130 copies, this is #488, SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. Quarto, original gilt stamped white buckram, top edges gilt, deckled fore and bottom edges. 13 color illustrations mounted on heavy brown stock, all with labeled tissue guards, 85 black and white illustrations. The buckram covers have light soiling, some edge foxing, a toned spine, and a bit of fraying on the spine tail. The first two and last two endpapers have foxing and there are a few spots on the first tissue guard. A small bookseller's label is pasted to the bottom of the front endpaper and there are remains of two pieces of tape on the front endpaper next to the gutter. The text and illustrations are in excellent condition. This is an oversized book; priority and international mailings will require additional postage.
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
RACKHAM, ARTHUR, illus. Mother Goose. William Heinemann, London, 1913.
Price: US$3016.27 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto. One of 1100 numbered copies for sale and signed by Rackham on the limitation page. This being no. 1033. White cloth; gilt decoration to front board and to spine; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Illustrated with black and white vignettes and with 13 full colour hand-tipped plates mounted on special paper with captioned tissue guards. Spine very slightly cocked and top edge a little dust darkened and with some light smudges of dust to rest. Outer page edges browned; a bit of faint offset to the endpages, and a little faint offset from black and white illustrations throughout; bound-in ribbon lost.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$3246.42 + shipping
Description: 300mm x 240mm (12" x 9"). xi, 160pp. Frontis and 12 tissue-guarded and captioned colour plates and numerous drawings in the text. Signed by Rackham below the limitation page. Foreword by Rackham. G: in Good condition without dustwrapper as issued. Spine - light marking to covers. Endpapers browned with scattered light foxing within. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Teg - remaining eges uncut White/gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Large 4to (9 1/2 x 11 1/2"), white gilt pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, beautiful and in truly Fine condition. First Rackham edition, LIMITED TO ONLY 1100 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE, this is #987. Illustrated by Rackham with 13 fabulous tipped-in color plates mounted on heavy paper plus a profusion of beautiful black and whites throughout the text with reproductions far superior to those in the trade edition. This is an unusually gorgeous copy, superbly bound in stunning black full oasis morocco leather by legendary London bookbinder Anthony Wessely with gilt dentelles, raised bands, gilt topedge and lush bright gilt titles. A stunning, superb Collector's copy of a scarce work NUMBERED & SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.