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Price: US$828.13 + shipping
Description: 1st Thus. 14.5 x 20.7 cm green cloth with gilt stamped decoration and titles to the front and spine. Top edge gilt other edges uncut xii 188pp with 17 full page black and white illustrations and red and black decorative title page plus numerous black and white illustrations within the text. A lovely copy with just a hint of rubbing to the spine tips and corners. Internally clean and bright with just a light pencil note from a previous owner on the front pastedown and a touch of toning to the uncut edges. A lovely copy of the first book in which Rackham was named as the Illustrator and where he was able to use his original fantastical illustrations. 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
Price: US$1592.55 + shipping
Description: Second US edition; the first US edition was published by E. P. Dutton. The earliest book in which Arthur Rackham is named as illustrator on the title page as well as to feature his whimsical fantasy style illustrations. Latimore and Haskell p. 8; Riall, p. 15. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, vignette to front panel gilt, top edge gilt others untrimmed. Black and white line drawings in the text by Rackham. Light offsetting to title page, spine rolled, corners and ends of spine lightly bumped. An excellent copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom