Arthur Rackham, illus., V S Vernon-Jones, trans., G K Chesterton, intro.. Aesop's Fables. William Heinemann / Doubleday Page & Co, London / New York, 1912.

Price: US$1753.65 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Edition de luxe, No. 572 of 1450, signed by Arthur Rackham. Half crimson levant morocco, gilt tooled spine, red cloth boards, marked and a little worn, rubbed to the fore edge, top edge gilt, name to ffep, thirteen tipped in coloured plates with brown off-setting to the subsequent page from their mounts, foxing throughout, otherwise clean, tight, sound, good. A heavy book.

Seller: Byre Books, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom

Jones, Vernon V. S.; Chesterton, G. K.; Rackham, Arthur. AESOP'S FABLES: A New Translation [Arthur Rackham Signed Limited Edition]. William Heinemann ; Doubleday Page & Co, 1912.

Price: US$1925.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on the half-title verso. Hand-numbered copy 421 of an Edition limited to 1450. 4to, white cloth, gilt lettering and pictorial stamping to spine and front cover, top edge gilt, deckled fore and tail. 12 full-page color illustrations inlaid on brown paper, 53 b/w in-text illustrations. Some typical foxing to cover and extremities with occasional spots throughout, spine toned as most are, otherwise exceedingly clean, sharp and tight with FINE original khaki slipcase, an uncommon survival among Rackham limiteds. [Latimore & Haskell, 38-39].

Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Arthur Rackham (Illustrator). Aesop's Fables A New Translation By V.S. Vernon Jones With An Introduction By G.K. Chesterton. William Heinemann & Doubleday, Page, London & New York, 1912, 1912.

Price: US$1950.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Aesop's Fables, Signed by Arthur Rackham. A new translation by Vernon Jones. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heineman, New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1912. First Edition. Published with a limitation of 1450 copies, this being # 1405. Rebound in 3/4 maroon morocco with gilt titles and floral design to spine. 4to. 224 pp. Contains thirteen color plates tipped-in on brown paper, and 53 illustrations in black & white. Pages internally clean and almost spotless!

Seller: Timeless Tales Rare Books, Acton, MA, U.S.A.

Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator). Aesop's Fables A New Translation By V.S. Vernon Jones With An Introduction By G.K. Chesterton. William Heinemann & Doubleday, Page, London & New York, 1912.

Price: US$2050.00 + shipping

Description: 224 pages, 29.5 x 24 cm. Limited edition, copy 1135 of 1450, signed by Rackham. Thirteen mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, and 53 drawings in black and white. LATIMORE & HASKELL p.38-39. Text generally clean, a few margins or corners toned. Recased in light gray cloth spine and marbled boards. Teg. Fine

Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.

Rackham, Arthur (translated by Vernon Jones with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton). Aesop's Fables. Doubleday, Page & Co. New York, 1912.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies reserved for the United States. This is number 1297 of the American Issue with the Doubleday page & Co printed on the bottom spine. A very good copy bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth and paper boards. The boards have some wear and spine has separation along the folds. The inside pages are separating from the spine. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a collectable copy SIGNED by Arthur Rackham.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.