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C S Evans; Arthur Rackham. Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, J.B. Lippincott,, 1920.

Price: US$5.43 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

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Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom

EVANS, C. S. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Sleeping Beauty.. William Heinemann; J. B. Lippincott Co., London and Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: 110 pp. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Small folio, publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards in rose and black. Reprint. Some smudges to text; corner of tipped-in color plate creased; 6" tear near the gutter of pp. 51-52; edges of boards a little rubbed; light dust-soiling.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Evans, C. S. , Told by; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The Sleeping Beauty. J. B. Lippincott; William Heinemann (c. 1920), Philadelphia & London, 1920.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Moderate soil to boards with wear at leading corners, lower corner tips worn through to boards; pps. 109, 110, and las leaf before rear endpaper with chip and closed tear up to 1" at foredge, and a bit of foxing at edge. ; Red cloth back lettered in black and illustrated paper over boards. Green pastedowns and endpapers with sillhouette illustrations in white. Illustrations in sillhouette by Rackham throughout, full page, double page, and vignettes - some with color. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 110 pages

Seller: G.F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA, GRASS VALLEY, CA, U.S.A.

Evans C. S.. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann Ltd, 1920.

Price: US$97.45 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Crease to middle of front cover. Rubbing to head of spine. Cloth spine a bit faded. Corners bumped and very rubbed. Rubbing to edges of covers. Previous owners book sticker to inside of front cover. Tipped in colour plate has a crease. Colour and black & white silhouette illustrations. Small marks to some pages with a few pages having brown marks in borders. 110pp.

Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom

C S Evans. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, 1920.

Price: US$97.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Type: Book Prior owner inscription to flyleaf. Shows wear. Images by return of email.

Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

C.S. Evans. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, 1920.

Price: US$130.02 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The Sleeping Beauty Told by C.S. Evans Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Published by William Heinemann 1920 £100 First American trade edition, small 4to. (260x190x15mm), numerous b&w illustrations throughout, 1 tipped in colour plate, 2 colour printing added to full page illustrations,110pp, pictorial boards, red cloth spine, pictorial dust jacket with small loss on spine, good.

Seller: Theoc Books, Tewkesbury, GLOS, United Kingdom

Evans, C.S.. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.. London: William Heinemann, 1920., 1920.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardcover, 1" damp staining to bottom of front and back cover, pictorials front and back not affected, corners lightly scuffed, slight wear to spine heel, rubbing and soil to endpapers and first title page, contents after that in good condition, no tears or writing, clean and tight, in dust jacket with matching damp staining to bottom, corners and spine ends chipped, numerous archival tape repairs, 1" by 2" triangular piece missing from top back cover, in Brodart, illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Seller: Collectors Cabinet, Teaneck, NJ, U.S.A.

C S Evans; Arthur Rackham. The sleeping beauty. William Heinemann, J.B. Lippincott,, London, Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 26 cm. 110 pages. A wonderful copy of this book with only the slightest bit of wear to the top of the spine. Now protected in a plastic cover.

Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.

EVANS, C[harles]. S[eddon].. The Sleeping Beauty. Told by . and Illustrated by ARTHUR RACKHAM.. William Heinemann. London; J. B. Lippincott. Philadelphia 4to, 1920.

Price: US$260.03 + shipping

Description: pp. 110, (ii). Frontispiece and title in pink and black silhouette, one tipped-in coloured plate to follow the title, 3 double-page plates in silhouette and in 3 colours, profuse illustration both in text and full-page all in silhouette. Original paper boards, cloth-backed, both boards decorated in black and pink, green end-papers with white silhouette decoration, the slightest wear to the corners and very light bruising of the spine ends, occasional very faint marginal dust mark, overall and considering the entirely unsuitable make-up of the book for children, this has lasted for 101 years in really nice condition.

Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United Kingdom

[Rackham, Arthur] Evans, C.S.. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann / J. B. Lippincott, 1920.

Price: US$295.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Rare first Rackham edition in original jacket. A very good copy in the original red cloth over pictorial boards, in original jacket complete with '7/6' price on spine (jacket spine a trifle faded with chip and some nicks and tears to edges; some shelfwear to boards). Complete with tipped-in color frontis, color and b/w plates and illustrations. Plain endpapers.

Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur; EVANS, C. S.. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. London: William Heinemann. [], 1920.

Price: US$325.04 + shipping

Description: First Rackham illustrated edition. Original paper-covered red cloth with black titles and decorations to spine. Front and rear boards decorated with white, black and pink silhouettes and titles, in dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. One mounted tipped-in colour plate, 3 double-page silhouette drawings with colour, 8 single-page silhouette drawings in black and white and 41 drawings throughout the text. A very good copy, the binding is square and firm, the extremities lightly bumped and worn, the boards lightly marked. The contents are entirely complete, with some very light, infrequent spotting internally and to the text block edge. The tipped in colour plate is in perfect condition without creasing. Complete with the rubbed, nicked, toned and creased dustwrapper tha has a large chip at the head of the slightly darkened spine. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom

Evans, C.S. (told by). The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, London, 1920.

Price: US$375.55 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Not a great copy of this classic but, still, a nice one.Published a century ago, this edition features some lovely, unusual work by Arthur Rackham. The scenes are all done in a silhouette style with all of the elements in black. There are 3 double-page scenes that are augmented with pink and green background highlights. The double title page and the paper cover have the same treatment. There is a beautiful full-color print of "Briar Rose" tipped in on page 8. In the gutter on that page is paper separation exposing the inner binding. The original tan and black paper dust jacket is present in a mylar sleeve. It is missing small amounts of paper at the spine-top and upper right corner. Photos are available upon request.

Seller: Brodsky Bookshop, Taos, NM, U.S.A.

Evans, C. S. (told by) and Illustrated By Arthur Rackham. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann / Lippincott, London, 1920.

Price: US$425.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: As best I can determine, the first British edition. Great book with shelfwear to bottom board edges. Green silhouette endpapers. Tipped in color plate present. The rare jacket is nearly intact, with some fairly minor tape reinforcement to reverse; and the spine, while darkened, is all readable. Fantastic small Heinemann postcard laid in inviting further correspondance for additional titles.

Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

C. S. Evans (retold by). The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, London, 1920.

Price: US$487.56 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A later issue of the first edition, without the decorated end papers, a fine book in a fine dust jacket

Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).. The Sleeping Beauty.. William Heinemann,, London:, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Retold by C. S. Evans. Color and black and white illustrations, tipped-in color frontispiece. First edition. Very good in a very good (large chips at the spine ends, age darkened) dust jacket.; 110 pages B005F0BT9Q

Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.

Rackham, Arthur; Evans, C. S.. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. William Heinemann, London, 1920.

Price: US$503.34 + shipping

Description: Told by C. S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 110+[2](colophon, blank), one hand-tipped coloured plate within a pictorial border, the frontispiece, pictorial title page and 3 double-page silhouette illustrations printed in green, pink & black, numerous black & white silhouette illustrations (some full or double page), green & white pictorial endpapers; cr. 4to; rose cloth spine, lettered and decorated in black, pictorial papered boards in rose, black & white, a trifle soiled, edges lightly worn (heaviest at corners); dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; publisher's 'Made in Great Britain' stamp on verso of title page, small surface graze to top fore-corner of the hand-tipped plate, a little faint offsetting and occasional slight soiling; William Heinemann, London, 1920. First trade edition. Riall p. 141; Latimore & Haskell p. 52.

Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

EVANS, C.S. [Charles Seddon] (1883-1944), [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. The Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1920, 1920.

Price: US$513.57 + shipping

Description: [Children's illustrated classic] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), pp.110; [1], imprint; [1], blank. Tipped-in colour plate to first chapter; illustrated throughout with Rackham's silhouettes. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards with cloth spine; titles and decoration in black and pink, illustrated green endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket priced 7/6. Contents are fine, colour plate not creased, ink ownership to prelim, jacket with sizeable chips to spine ends and a lengthy tear to the rear joint. Remains presentable. A very good copy.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

Rackham, Arthur (Illus); Evans, C. S. (Auth). Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, London, 1920.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 110 pgs. Pictorial paper-covered boards backed in pink cloth, light shelf wear, foxing to edge of text block and marginally to text pages, bottom corner slightly bumped; pictorial dust jacket sunned overalll, moreso to spine, minor wear. One of Rackham's loveliest creations, illustrated with a tipped-in color frontis, numerous 2 & 3 color silhouettes as well as full page silhouetted drawings. Rare in dustwrapper. Size: 4to

Seller: E. M. Maurice Books, ABAA, Torrington, CT, U.S.A.

Evans, C. S.; Perrault, Charles (Original French Tale). The Sleeping Beauty Illustrated By Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann - J. B. Lippincott Co., London - Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Large 7 1/2" x 10" design. Pictorial boards, red cloth spine, moderate shelf, corner wear. Matching design at front, back boards depict the sleeping beauty in repose; unique to this British edition is a red, rather than orange hue to design. Pages very good; no writing. Bind good; hinges intact. Printed on English hand-made paper. Rare original pictorial wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, toning; protected in new clear sleeve. Brick red wrapper features cover and spine titles with silhouette of Rackham design: "Once Upon A Time" depicting children surrounding storyteller. The Sleeping Beauty translated by C. S. Evans from the original French of Charles Perrault. The spectacular English variant of Arthur Rackham's illustrated 'The Sleeping Beauty'. The Primerose or 'Briar Rose' frontispiece color plate is present which captures the sleeping beauty in her spell. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham in a unique silhouette style; features b&w and several silhouettes decorated in red, slate, and black. Several full-page spreads over two pages. Includes twenty-five full-page silhouettes, nine in color (frontispiece and four double plates) - and sixteen in black (four double illustrations); the rare color mounted frontispiece; silhouette head-and tail-pieces and other silhouettes throughout the text. Very good example of this rare illustrated edition in original wrapper. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk. Insured post. From the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature comes this tale of The Sleeping Beauty. One of the most famous and beloved of all the folk tale classics is adapted here by C. S. Evans in collaboration with Rackham to create one of the most wonderful editions of any fairy tale. Rackham creates a fantasy world of crisp silhouette images to depict characters from the fable of a girl's transformation into a princess. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he developed a very individual style that was to influence a whole generation of children and artists. His haunting humour and dream-like romance enhance the enchantment of The Sleeping Beauty. "It is immediately clear that Rackham is a master of the medium (silhouette), being able to evoke character and humour by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going." - Latimore & Haskell "Rackham's fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233). Like his Cinderella (1919), The Sleeping Beauty relied "almost wholly for its effect on silhouette. Rackham was a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and flow the story along" (Hamilton, 118). Charles Perrault's story as told by C. S. Evans begins with the King and Queen longing for a child. When at last a child is conceived and born, three fairy godmothers bless her at a feast. Fairy godmother Flora bestows upon her the gift of beauty, Fauna gives her the gift of song, and Merryweather begins to give her a gift, but Maleficent arrives and casts a spell that on her sixteenth birthday, the girl will prick her finger on a spindle and die. Merryweather uses her gift so that she instead will fall into sleep, only to be awakened by a kiss from her true love. Her parents send her to stay with the fairies to hide her from Maleficent. She meets Phillip, but does not know he is a prince. She then must return home to the castle as promised, and upon her return Maleficent appears and lures her to prick her finger on a spinning wheel. The fairies then cast a spell over the entire kingdom so the King and Queen won't know that she has been put under the spell. They give Prince Phillip the shield of virtue and the sword of truth to rescue her. He uses these to battle the witch when she turns into a dragon. Phillip races to the sleeping beauty and awakens her with a kiss. The kingdom rises from slumber and Prince Phillip and the princess are married and live happily. The classic good versus evil mythos in which a damsel is rescued by a valiant prince and all ends well - passed down through the ages since first created long, long ago. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

Evans, C.S.. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, London, 1920.

Price: US$695.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good Hardcover, tipped in frontispiece b &w and three tone illustrations and sillouettes by Arthur Rackham throughout, Front cover has some wear and staining, , binding has been rebacked, otherwise Very Good condition

Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Evans, C. S.; Perrault, Charles (Original French Tale). The Sleeping Beauty Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann - J. B. Lippincott Co., London - Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$795.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Stated at copyrigh page: "London : William Heinemann, 1920". Large 7 1/2" x 10" design. Pictorial boards, brick red cloth spine wrap with black titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Matching design at front, back boards depict the sleeping beauty in repose on bright white b.g. with deco patterned borders; unique to this British edition in a hue of red. Heinemann to spine heel. Pages very good; moderate fox to first few pages. Printed on English hand-made paper. The Primerose or 'Briar Rose' color plate adjacent first page of tale is present and the wonderfully dark design captures the sleeping beauty in her spell. Bind good; hinges intact. Antiquarian pictorial bookplate at front endpaper: "The Book Society, Ex-Libris, Mary Davis, 1932". Plate depicts silhouette of slender feminine centaur raising torch in an Egyptian motif surround by stylized symbols of zodiac and borders. Rare original pictorial wrapper, moderate shelf wear, rub, repair to lower spine area; protected in new clear sleeve. Brick red wrapper features cover and spine titles with silhouette of Rackham design: "Once Upon A Time" depicting children surrounding storyteller. This is The Sleeping Beauty translated by C. S. Evans from the original French of Charles Perrault. The spectacular English variant of Arthur Rackham's illustrated 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham in a unique silhouette style; features b&w and several silhouettes decorated in red, slate, and black. Several two-page spreads over adjacent pages. Includes twenty-five full-page silhouettes, nine in color (frontispiece and four double plates) - and sixteen in black (four double illustrations); the rare color mounted frontispiece; silhouette head-and tail-pieces and other silhouettes throughout the text. Near very good example of this rare illustrated edition in original wrapper. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd, Brunswick St., Stamford St., and Bungay, Suffolk. 110 pages. Insured post. From the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature comes this tale of The Sleeping Beauty. One of the most famous and beloved of all the folk tale classics is adapted here by C. S. Evans in collaboration with Rackham to create one of the most wonderful editions of any fairy tale. Rackham creates a fantasy world of crisp silhouette images to depict characters from the fable of a girl's transformation into a princess. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he developed a very individual style that was to influence a whole generation of children and artists. His haunting humour and dream-like romance enhance the enchantment of The Sleeping Beauty. "It is immediately clear that Rackham is a master of the medium (silhouette), being able to evoke character and humour by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going." - Latimore & Haskell "Rackham's fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233). Like his Cinderella (1919), The Sleeping Beauty relied "almost wholly for its effect on silhouette. Rackham was a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and flow the story along" (Hamilton, 118). Charles Perrault's story as told by C. S. Evans begins with the King and Queen longing for a child. When at last a child is conceived and born, three fairy godmothers bless her at a feast. Fairy godmother Flora bestows upon her the gift of beauty, Fauna gives her the gift of song, and Merryweather begins to give her a gift, but Maleficent arrives and casts a spell that on her sixteenth birthday, the girl will prick her finger on a spindle and die. Merryweather uses her gift so that she instead will fall into sleep, only to be awakened by a kiss from her true love. Her parents send her to stay with the fairies to hide her from Maleficent. She meets Phillip, but does not know he is a prince. She then must return home to the castle as promised, and upon her return Maleficent appears and lures her to prick her finger on a spinning wheel. The fairies then cast a spell over the entire kingdom so the King and Queen won't know that she has been put under the spell. They give Prince Phillip the shield of virtue and the sword of truth to rescue her. He uses these to battle the witch when she turns into a dragon. Phillip races to the sleeping beauty and awakens her with a kiss. The kingdom rises from slumber and Prince Phillip and the princess are married and live happily. The classic good versus evil mythos in which a damsel is rescued by a valiant prince and all ends well - passed down through the ages since first created long, long ago. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

C S Evans. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, 1920.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: This 1920 volume is SIGNED by the illustrator and NUMBERED (62 out of 625 copies).The interior pages are clean with green and white pictorial end papers. There is a full color plate. Pages are hand cut. The cover has gilt on the top, the spine and the title. The corners of the cover show wear and there is occasional light spotting (2 or 3 ) on the back. There are black and white silhouette drawings throughout the book. Some show a slight shadowing on the following page. Picture available upon request.

Seller: Round About Children's Books, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.

Told by C.S. Evans. Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann + J.B. Lippincott, London, Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$875.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: One tipped-in color plate, 19 full-page silhouette plates, some with color, and 41 in-text silhouette illustrations. Original vellum-backed, gilt-stamped, paper covered boards, minor rubbing, age toning, top edge gilt, others uncut. First deluxe limited edition. Number 479 of 625 copies signed by Rackham. Latimore & Haskell 51; Riall 141.

Seller: Written Relics, Alton Bay, NH, U.S.A.

EVANS, C.S. [Charles Seddon] (1883-1944), [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Cinderella [together with] The Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1919, 1920, 1920.

Price: US$877.61 + shipping

Description: [Children's] FIRST EDITIONS THUS. 2 volumes, large octavos (26 x 20cm). Tipped-in colour frontispiece to each volume and numerous black and white silhouettes and three-tone illustrations. Publisher's red and yellow pictorial covers, cloth spines lettered in black, illustrated green endpapers to first volume, pictorial dust-wrappers. A well-read duo with some occasional marks and thumbing within, owners inscription to each, covers moderately handled, fragile jackets with some chips and tears. Remains presentable. A uniform pair of Rackham's only 'silhouette' titles.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

Evans, C. S.; Perrault, Charles (Original French Tale). The Sleeping Beauty Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann - J. B. Lippincott Co., London - Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Stated at copyrigh page: "London : William Heinemann, 1920". Large 7 1/2" x 10" design. Pictorial boards, brick red cloth spine wrap with black titles, light shelf wear, bow. Matching design at front, back boards depict the sleeping beauty in repose on bright white b.g. with deco patterned borders; unique to this British edition in a hue of red. Heinemann to spine heel. Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Few with moderate shadowing to adjacent pages. Printed on English hand-made paper. Small antiquarian bookstore label inside cover: "Chas. E. Lauriat, Importers & Booksellers, 385 Wash'n St. Boston." The Primerose or 'Briar Rose' color plate adjacent first page of tale is present and the wonderfully dark design captures the sleeping beauty in her spell. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Rare original pictorial wrapper, light edge wear, rub; protected in new clear sleeve. Pastel wrapper features cover and spine titles with silhouette of Rackham design: "Once Upon A Time" depicting children surrounding storyteller. This is The Sleeping Beauty translated by C. S. Evans from the original French of Charles Perrault. The spectacular English variant of Arthur Rackham's illustrated 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham in a unique silhouette style; features b&w and several silhouettes decorated in red, slate, and black. Several two-page spreads over adjacent pages. Includes twenty-five full-page silhouettes, nine in color (frontispiece and four double plates) - and sixteen in black (four double illustrations); the rare color mounted frontispiece; silhouette head and tail-pieces throughout the text. Rare near fine illustrated edition in original wrapper. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd, Brunswick St., Stamford St., and Bungay, Suffolk. 110 pages. Insured post. From the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature comes this tale of The Sleeping Beauty. One of the most famous and beloved of all the folk tale classics adapted here by C. S. Evans in collaboration with Rackham to create one of the most wonderful editions of any fairy tale. Rackham creates a fantasy world of crisp silhouette images to depict characters from the fable of a girl's transformation into a princess. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he developed a very individual style that was to influence a whole generation of children and artists. His haunting humour and dream-like romance enhance the enchantment of The Sleeping Beauty. "It is immediately clear that Rackham is a master of the medium (silhouette), being able to evoke character and humour by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going." - Latimore & Haskell "Rackham's fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233). Like his Cinderella (1919), The Sleeping Beauty relied "almost wholly for its effect on silhouette. Rackham was a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and flow the story along" (Hamilton, 118). Charles Perrault's story as told by C. S. Evans begins with the King and Queen longing for a child. When at last a child is conceived and born, three fairy godmothers bless her at a feast. Fairy godmother Flora bestows upon her the gift of beauty, Fauna gives her the gift of song, and Merryweather begins to give her a gift, but Maleficent arrives and casts a spell that on her sixteenth birthday, the girl will prick her finger on a spindle and die. Merryweather uses her gift so that she instead will fall into sleep, only to be awakened by a kiss from her true love. Her parents send her to stay with the fairies to hide her from Maleficent. She meets Phillip, but does not know he is a prince. She then must return home to the castle as promised, and upon her return Maleficent appears and lures her to prick her finger on a spinning wheel. The fairies then cast a spell over the entire kingdom so the King and Queen won't know that she has been put under the spell. They give Prince Phillip the shield of virtue and the sword of truth to rescue her. He uses these to battle the witch when she turns into a dragon. Phillip races to the sleeping beauty and awakens her with a kiss. The kingdom rises from slumber and Prince Phillip and the princess are married and live happily. The classic good versus evil mythos in which a damsel is rescued by a valiant prince and all ends well - passed down through the ages since first created long, long ago. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

C. S. Evans & Arthur Rackham. The Sleeping Beauty. William Heinemann, London, 1920.

Price: US$1100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Quarter Vellum. Number 52 of only 625 copies signed by Rackham. Quarter vellum over parchment boards wilt gilt decor. Top edge gilt, others deckled. Vellum a little mottled; otherwise a nice clean copy in glassine jacket. Without previous owners' names, bookplates or other markings. ; 4to ; Signed by Artist; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); EVANS, C. S.. The Sleeping Beauty.. London: William Heinemann, 1920, 1920.

Price: US$1137.65 + shipping

Description: First trade edition, first impression, attractively bound by Bayntun. A contemporary review noted that Rackham had been given "plenty of scope for imagination, and quaint and graceful are his silhouette figures. No one would attempt criticism. There are plenty of rats and plenty of sketches". Riall, p. 141; The English Review, December 1919, p. 582. Octavo (241 x 180 mm). Bound by Bayntun in blue morocco, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, covers decorated in gilt, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Silhouette frontispiece and illustrated title page printed in green, pink, and black, tipped-in colour plate within illustrated frame, three double-page illustrations printed in green, pink, and black, silhouette illustrations throughout the text. Some light marks to covers, occasional minor foxing; a very good and attractive copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

EVANS, C. S.. Sleeping Beauty. London William Heinemann, 1920.

Price: US$1430.19 + shipping

Description: Deluxe Limited Edition No. 571 of 600 signed by illustrator, Arthur Rackham. 22.5 x 28.3 cm vellum and blue Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding with gilt boarders and green title label to the spine. All edges gilt, [iv]110[4]pp with 1 tipped in colour illustration, four double page colour silhouette and one single, together with four double page, eight single page and 34 black silhouettes within the text. Signed by Arthur Rackham to the limitation page. In felt lined blue cloth slip case. A near fine signed binding noting just a touch of rubbing to the titles label. Internally signed by Arthur Rackham but without other names, inscriptions or bookplates. Clean of handling marks but with some ghosting from silhouettes onto the facing pages as is usually found with this book. The well constructed slip case has protected the book extremely well with just a little fading to one edge. All in all a lovely signed limited edition copy of this beautifully illustrated work in an excellent signed binding. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Seller: Rainford & Parris Books - PBFA, Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom

Evans, C. S.; Perrault, Charles (Original French Tale). The Sleeping Beauty Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [Signed Limited Edition #251]. William Heinemann - J. B. Lippincott Co., London - Philadelphia, 1920.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Stated at copyrigh page: "London : William Heinemann, 1920". Large 9 1/4" x 11 1/2" design. Stated at limitation page: "This Edition de Luxe, printed on English Hand-made Paper, with an additional colour-plate, is limited to 625 copies (600 for sale) numbered and signed by Arthur Rackahm, of which 100 are reserved for the United States of America. No. '251,' 'Arthur Rackham.'" Cream boards, stylish gilt cover and spine titles, cream vellum spine wrap, moderate edge, corner wear, rub, discoloration. Cover vignette features a kneeling knave with platter offering in gilt. The Primerose or 'Briar Rose' color plate adjacent first page of tale is present and the wonderfully dark design captures the sleeping beauty in her spell. Bind good; hinges intact. This is The Sleeping Beauty translated by C. S. Evans from the original French of Charles Perrault. The spectacular English variant of Arthur Rackham's illustrated 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham in a unique silhouette style; features b&w and several silhouettes decorated in red, slate, and black. Several two-page spreads over adjacent pages. Includes twenty-five full-page silhouettes, nine in color (frontispiece and four double plates) - and sixteen in black (four double illustrations); the rare color mounted frontispiece; silhouette head-and tail-pieces and other silhouettes throughout the text. Near very good signed limited edition. From the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature comes this tale of The Sleeping Beauty. One of the most famous and beloved of all the folk tale classics is adapted here by C. S. Evans in collaboration with Rackham to create one of the most wonderful editions of any fairy tale. Rackham creates a fantasy world of crisp silhouette images to depict characters from the fable of a girl's transformation into a princess. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, he developed a very individual style that was to influence a whole generation of children and artists. His haunting humour and dream-like romance enhance the enchantment of The Sleeping Beauty. "It is immediately clear that Rackham is a master of the medium (silhouette), being able to evoke character and humour by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going." - Latimore & Haskell "Rackham's fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233). Like his Cinderella (1919), The Sleeping Beauty relied "almost wholly for its effect on silhouette. Rackham was a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and flow the story along" (Hamilton, 118). Charles Perrault's story as told by C. S. Evans begins with the King and Queen longing for a child. When at last a child is conceived and born, three fairy godmothers bless her at a feast. Fairy godmother Flora bestows upon her the gift of beauty, Fauna gives her the gift of song, and Merryweather begins to give her a gift, but Maleficent arrives and casts a spell that on her sixteenth birthday, the girl will prick her finger on a spindle and die. Merryweather uses her gift so that she instead will fall into sleep, only to be awakened by a kiss from her true love. Her parents send her to stay with the fairies to hide her from Maleficent. She meets Phillip, but does not know he is a prince. She then must return home to the castle as promised, and upon her return Maleficent appears and lures her to prick her finger on a spinning wheel. The fairies then cast a spell over the entire kingdom so the King and Queen won't know that she has been put under the spell. They give Prince Phillip the shield of virtue and the sword of truth to rescue her. He uses these to battle the witch when she turns into a dragon. Phillip races to the sleeping beauty and awakens her with a kiss. The kingdom rises from slumber and Prince Phillip and the princess are married and live happily. The classic good versus evil mythos in which a damsel is rescued by a valiant prince and all ends well - passed down through the ages since first created long, long ago. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd, Brunswick St., Stamford St., and Bungay, Suffolk. 110 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

EVANS, C.S. [Charles Seddon] (1883-1944), [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Cinderella. Together with The Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1919 and 1920, 1920.

Price: US$1625.21 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITIONS thus. 2 volumes, large octavos. Publisher's red and yellow pictorial covers, cloth spines, in red and grey illustrated dust-wrappers. Tipped-in colour frontispiece to each volume and numerous black and white silhouettes and three-toned illustrations. Owner name to 'Cinderella', some edge spotting to other title. A very good, uniform pair of Rackham's only 'silhouette' titles, with some rubbing to spines of the jackets, both chipped to head of same, although less so to 'Sleeping Beauty'. Held in a purpose-made leather-spined clamshell box. A beautiful presentation. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); EVANS, C. S.. The Sleeping Beauty.. London: William Heinemann, 1920, 1920.

Price: US$1950.25 + shipping

Description: Signed limited edition, number 414 of 625 copies signed by the illustrator and printed on English handmade paper. This edition contains an extra full-page three-colour silhouette illustration not present in the trade edition. A review in the Times Literary Supplement noted Rackham's use of the silhouette: "there are pictures all over the place, and except for the frontispiece, which is a very pretty water-colour, a good deal stronger than the pure Rackham, all are in sold black, silhouetted. This book is sure to be popular in the nursery and the schoolroom". Riall, p. 141; Times Literary Supplement, 9 December 1920, p. 817. Quarto. Original quarter vellum, cream boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover with vignette in gilt, green pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Silhouette frontispiece in black, red and green, one colour plate mounted within a silhouette border, three double-page silhouettes in black, green and red, one full-page silhouette illustrations in black, red and green, and additional silhouettes throughout by Arthur Rackham. Foot of spine and corners bumped and worn, some browning to covers as usual, adhesive residue from removed bookplate on verso of front free endpaper, some offsetting throughout as usual, occasional light creases; a very good copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

C.S. Evans. 1920 Limited edition 1/625 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY By C.S. Evans Illus. Arthur Rackham Good Myth and Fantasy. , 1920.

Price: US$3139.91 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1920 , THE SLEEPING BEAUTY By C.S. Evans Former chairman and managing director of publisher William Heinemann Limited (1883-1944) 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: , ,Pages ISBN: SKU: BTETM0002342 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

Seller: Books That Expand The Mind, Margate, KENT, United Kingdom

C. S. Evans, Arthur Rackham. The Sleeping Beauty, Edited by C. S. Evans, Illustrated and Signed by Arthur Rackham, Limited Edition de Luxe, 1920. William Heinemann & J.B. Lippincott Co., 1920.

Price: US$4500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Evans, C.S. (editor). Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).The Sleeping Beauty. London and Philadelphia: William Heinemann & J.B. Lippincott Co., 1920. First Edition, Limited Edition. Signed by Rackham. This is a desirable, limited edition printing of The Sleeping Beauty, edited by C. S. Evans and illustrated and signed by Arthur Rackham. Published in 1920 by London s Constable & Co. and Philadelphia s WIlliam Heinemann, this collectible printing is numbered #260/625 copies of the Edition de Luxe, of which only 600 were made available to the public. The book is presented in the original publisher s deluxe quarter vellum over Japanese vellum-covered boards, stamped in gilt, and finished with top edge gilt. The earliest known version of The Sleeping Beauty is found in the narrative Perceforest, composed between 1330 and 1344. The tale was first published in 1634 by Giambattista Basile in his collection of tales titled The Pentamerone. Basile's version was later adapted and published by Charles Perrault in his Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé in 1697. Perrault (1628 1703) was among the first writers to bring magical children s stories into the literary mainstream, proving to his original seventeenth century readers that such works were important and enjoyable, as well as thought-provoking. The version that was later collected and printed in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm was an orally transmitted version of the literary tale published by Perrault. In 1919, C.S. Evans adapted and expanded the beloved and cherished stories of Cinderella and then The Sleeping Beauty in order to give his brilliant illustrator, Arthur Rackham, maximum opportunity to exercise his gifts. The product of their collaboration are two of the most wonderful editions produced of these, or any other, fairy tales. In these 1919 and 1920 printings, Rackham mastered his black and white silhouette style. "Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty differed from Rackham s preceding books in relying almost wholly on silhouette for their effect. It is immediately clear from the collection of images that Rackham is a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going." (James Hamilton. Arthur Rackham: A Biography, p. 188) Thoroughly illustrated with numerous illustrations and in-text silhouettes, this book is a testament to Rackham s illustrating prowess. Rackham s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years (Hodnett, 233). Charles Seddon Evans (1883 1944) was a well respected writer, editor, and folklorist, who brought this magical story to life. He began his career as a schoolmaster before joining the publishing house of Edward Arnold as the Educational Editor in 1909. He moved to the firm of Heinemann in 1913, where he spent the rest of his working life, becoming Chairman and Managing Director in 1932. He wrote this version of The Sleeping Beauty to serve as a companion volume to his previously published 1919 edition of Cinderella, which was also illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration, which encompassed the years from 1850 until the start of the First World War. Rackham s artistry is unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humor with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations enhance Perrault s enchanting narrative. CONDITION: A beautiful printing, in very good condition Numbered #260/625 copies of the Edition de Luxe. 4to. Publisher's deluxe quarter vellum over Japanese vellum-covered boards, stamped in gilt; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Minimal wear to boards, with light bumping to corners and spine. Signed by Rackham.

Seller: The Great Republic, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.