Rackham Arthur Illustrator Malory Thomas (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Thus. Sir Thomas Malory's original tales of King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table are brought to life in this edition that was first published by MacMillan in 1920; this new edition from Barnes & Noble from 1994 contains all the stories along with the stunning pen-and-ink illustrations of Arthur Rackham, including a center section of 8 full-color plates, + numerous other pen-and-ink sketches throughout text, in 517 pages with Glossary in rear. With rich navy cloth-covered boards, stamped with bright gilt lettering to spine, this octavo (6.25" x 8.25") is in Near Fine condition: as bright & clean & crisp as Brand New, but marred by 1) a slight ding (with cloth loss) to rear board along fore edge side, & 2) a red "final" stamp to outside top edge of text block. Else, pages creamy white & unmarked, margins on all plates bright 7 clean. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with paper loss along back cover-flap interface in the same place as the ding on the book. Else, bright & colorful with no wear; protected in clear mylar cover, which is nicked at lower spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Early printing. A Very Good copy of the 1926 Second Printing of this Rackham illustrated classic. Original blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and black (slight darkening and wear; no jacket).

[Legends] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Square octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.xxiv; 509; [1]. With sixteen colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations by Rackham. Publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth. Contents clean. Armorial bookplate of [Major] Rupert Trevor Wallace Glynn, MC. Some light flecking to cloth, joints lightly rubbed; near fine. Riall p.130. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.

292 x 222 mm. (11 1/2 x 8 3/4"). xxiv, [iv], 517, [1] pp.Text abridged from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred Pollard. Original white kid stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, others trimmed on the rough (upper hinge expertly strengthened). In a new felt-lined slipcase. WITH 16 MOUNTED COLOR PLATES with lettered tissue guards and 70 drawings in black & white BY ARTHUR RACKHAM. Latimore & Haskell, p. 47. âLeather with a hint of soiling and very minor wear (corners slightly rubbed, a couple--perhaps naturally occurring--abrasions on the back cover), otherwise an especially fine copy. This is a lovely copy of the deluxe American edition on Large Paper of Arthur Rackham's take on the Arthurian legends. While Rackham did illustrations for a great many books, Houfe observes that he concentrated "particularly [on] those of a mystical, magic, or legendary background," like the present work. Rackham (1867-1939) studied art at Lambeth School, where the work of his fellow student Charles Ricketts influenced his development. Houfe tells us that soon after Rackham joined the staff of "The Westminster Budget" in 1892, he "established himself as one of the foremost Edwardian illustrators and was triumphant in the early 1900s when color printing first enabled him to use subtle tints and muted tones to represent age and timelessness." Being bound in white leather, the present item is very difficult to find as clean as it appears here. No. 180 OF 250 COPIES OF THE AMERICAN LARGE PAPER EDITION.