Rackham Arthur Preface (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. oversize, xviii, 150pp, near new in slightly worn slipcase. RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American. 4to. 1st American edition. Light bumping to extremities of covers. Minor darkening to spine of covers. Faint toning to margins of leaves. VG.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. 1st edition. 1st edition thus, 1918. A Good+ copy. 4to., 132 pp., 8 full page illustrated plates with tissue guards, bound in publishers green cloth with titles in gilt on front cover and spine. Overall minor wear and soiling to cloth with some rubbing at tips, edges and top/base of spine. Previous owners name inside front cover. End pages foxed, paper is age toned. Text appears unmarked. Previous owner signature of Isadore Leighton Luce, Smith College April 1922. Isadore Smith (1902-1985) who published as Ann Leighton, was born in Portsmouth, N.H., graduated from Smith College in 1923, and married Archibald William Smith (1897-1962), a veteran of the First World War. Their home on Argilla Road in Ipswich overlooked Fox Creek. Col. Smith was the author of two books, A captain departed, (New Haven, Yale University Press, (published 1935) and A gardener's book of plant names; a handbook of the meaning and origins of plant names. (New York, Harper & Row, (published 1963). Arthur Rackham (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Hardback bound in green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and illustrated end pages. Book has light rubs at top and bottom of spine and has a flaw along back bottom edge. Book has William Heinemann on both the copyright and title pages; however the book cover spine has Lippincott. With Heinemann and a 1918 date on the copyright page and with Lippincott on the spine, it is probably the First American Edition or possibly a very early American printing. 132 numbered pages plus one more page of text. 8 color plates by Arthur Rackman with tissue guards and other black and white illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback. Small 4to. [1932]. First American Edition (thus). Very Good in Fair dust jacket. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped front cover and spine. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Tears and chipping to dust jacket primarily to rear panel. Minor chipping and tears at spine extremities. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Old tape marks verso front fly leaf. 287[1]pp.12 full-page color plates with tissue guards including frontis. Over 50 B&W illustrations throughout.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 133pp, frontispiece and seven color illustrations with titled tissue guards, black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good in original green cloth tooled in gilt, light wear at spine ends, small corner bumps, end pages moderately toned, scattered small spots of toning throughout, bookplate verso front end page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 1976 printing. Large 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" design. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Redwood Burn Limited. Grey cloth boards, maroon cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear. Cover depicts stylized titles at center surrounded by witch on broomstick and smirking cat; impish goblin at spine surrounded by stars. Pages near fine; no writing. Illustrated endpapers in gold of Puss in Boots holding a rabbit with affirming king looking on. Includes an introduction by Arthur Rackham and illustrations. Eight color plates and b&w imagery, decoration throughout. Bind good, moderate cant; hinges intact. Scarce dust wrapper, some edge wear, chip, rub; unclipped 10.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features Rackham color plate from Blue Beard by Perrault: "She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling". From Rackham's preface: The illustrations are new and have never been published, though in the case of several stories this is not the first time that this has fallen to my lot to illustrate them in the thirty years that my work has led me through enchanted lands. Features twenty-three favorite fairy tales including: Hop-O' My Thumb; Dick Whittington; Jack and the Beanstalk; Beauty and the Beast; Henny-Penny; The Story of Sinbad the Sailor; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Ugly Duckling; The Princess and the Pea; Blue Beard; The Story of Aladdin, Or the Wonderful Lamp; The Sleeping Beauty; The Barmecide's Feast; Toads and Diamond; The Three Bears; Ali Baba; Cinderella; Puss in Boots; The Emperor's New Clothes; Rip Van Winkle; Little Red Riding-Hood; Hansel and Grethel; and, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. 287 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Boards bumped. Inner hinges cracked. Scattered foxing. 250mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). 133pp. With 8 full page colour plates & numerous black & white text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Green/gilt decorated hardback cloth cover.

Hardcover. Early American Edition. Octavo, ix, 133 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear, primarily to head and tail of spine and to corners of boards. Mild scuffing and soiling to boards. Previous booksellers' sticker on front and rear pastedowns. Shelved in Case 14. Title page states "London / William Heinemann," but spine bears "Lippincott" in gilt lettering. 1398921. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Undated; circa 1955. Large 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" design. Printed in Great Britain. Grey cloth boards, maroon cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear, rub, some sunning. Cover depicts stylized titles at center surrounded by witch on broomstick and smirking cat; impish goblin at spine surrounded by stars. Pages good, no writing. Illustrated endpapers in gold of Puss in Boots holding a rabbit with affirming king looking on. Includes an introduction by Arthur Rackham and illustrations. Eight color plates and b&w imagery, decoration throughout. Bind good, some cant; hinges intact. Scarce near very good charming example. From Rackham's preface: The illustrations are new and have never been published, though in the case of several stories this is not the first time that this has fallen to my lot to illustrate them in the thirty years that my work has led me through enchanted lands. Features twenty-three favorite fairy tales including: Hop-O' My Thumb; Dick Whittington; Jack and the Beanstalk; Beauty and the Beast; Henny-Penny; The Story of Sinbad the Sailor; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Ugly Duckling; The Princess and the Pea; Blue Beard; The Story of Aladdin, Or the Wonderful Lamp; The Sleeping Beauty; The Barmecide's Feast; Toads and Diamond; The Three Bears; Ali Baba; Cinderella; Puss in Boots; The Emperor's New Clothes; Rip Van Winkle; Little Red Riding-Hood; Hansel and Grethel; and, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. 287 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Large 7 3/4" x 10" gift book design. Copyright by William Heinemann, 1918; no other dates. Likely, a somewhat later printing. Dark green cloth boards, stylized gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, some discoloration to back board. Pages generally near fine, sharp. Some fox to front endpaper, back few pages. Pictorial endpapers features light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine. Stylish antiquarian signature inside cover: "Katherine Walker". Small booksellers label inside back cover: "BRENTANO'S, Booksellers & Stationers, New York". Bind good, intact. Beautifully illustrated with nine tipped-in color plates in addition to various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good example. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 134 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Early printing; january 1939. Large 6 1/4" x 9" design. Matches first edition in design and layout and preserved in scarce good wrapper. Red cloth boards, black embossed cover titles, yellow-orange silhouette cover and spine design, moderate shelf wear, bump. Cover depicts large owl at center surrounded by witch on broomstick and smirking cat; impish goblin at spine surrounded by black stars. Pages near very good. Vintage inscription at front endpaper: "To Andrea, with love from Ron, 1942". Illustrated endpapers in gold of Puss in Boots holding a rabbit with affirming king looking on; some toning. Includes an introduction by Arthur Rackham and illustrations. Eight color plates and full-page b&w imagery and decoration throughout. Bind fine; hinges intact. Solid charming rarity w/imagery throughout. From Rackham's preface: The illustrations are new and have never been published, though in the case of several stories this is not the first time that this has fallen to my lot to illustrate them in the thirty years that my work has led me through enchanted lands. Features twenty-three favorite fairy tales including: Hop-O' My Thumb; Dick Whittington; Jack and the Beanstalk; Beauty and the Beast; Henny-Penny; The Story of Sinbad the Sailor; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Ugly Duckling; The Princess and the Pea; Blue Beard; The Story of Aladdin, Or the Wonderful Lamp; The Sleeping Beauty; The Barmecide's Feast; Toads and Diamond; The Three Bears; Ali Baba; Cinderella; Puss in Boots; The Emperor's New Clothes; Rip Van Winkle; Little Red Riding-Hood; Hansel and Grethel; and, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. Made in Great Britain and Printed by Jerrold & Sons, Limited, Norwich. 287 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Early printing; February, 1948. Handy 6" x 8 3/4" design. Matches first edition in design and layout and preserved in scarce good wrapper. Red cloth boards, black embossed cover titles, yellow-orange silhouette cover and spine design, moderate edge wear, bump. Cover depicts large owl at center surrounded by witch on broomstick and smirking cat; impish goblin at spine surrounded by black stars. Pages very good. Vintage inscription at front endpaper: "To Yvonne, With much love, From Auntie Kitty". Illustrated endpapers in gold of Puss in Boots holding a rabbit with affirming king looking on; some toning. Includes an introduction by Arthur Rackham and illustrations. Beige dust wrapper moderate shelf wear, rub, chip; unclipped 10/6 NET, protected in new clear sleeve. Pictorial wrapper matches cover design of owl, witch, cat and imp in orange w/black cover and spine titles. Eight color plates and full-page b&w imagery and decoration throughout. Bind fine; hinges intact. Scarce near very good charming example in same wrapper. From Rackham's preface: The illustrations are new and have never been published, though in the case of several stories this is not the first time that this has fallen to my lot to illustrate them in the thirty years that my work has led me through enchanted lands. Features twenty-three favorite fairy tales including: Hop-O' My Thumb; Dick Whittington; Jack and the Beanstalk; Beauty and the Beast; Henny-Penny; The Story of Sinbad the Sailor; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Ugly Duckling; The Princess and the Pea; Blue Beard; The Story of Aladdin, Or the Wonderful Lamp; The Sleeping Beauty; The Barmecide's Feast; Toads and Diamond; The Three Bears; Ali Baba; Cinderella; Puss in Boots; The Emperor's New Clothes; Rip Van Winkle; Little Red Riding-Hood; Hansel and Grethel; and, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. Made in Great Britain and Printed by Jerrold & Sons, Limited, Norwich. 287 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. No date; circa 1962. Large 6" x 8 3/4" design. Printed and bound in Great Britain. Sharp grey cloth boards, crisp maroon cover and spine titles, fine. Cover depicts stylized titles at center surrounded by witch on broomstick and smirking cat; impish goblin at spine surrounded by stars. Pages fine; no writing. Illustrated endpapers in gold of Puss in Boots holding a rabbit with affirming king looking on. Includes an introduction by Arthur Rackham and illustrations. Eight color plates and fifty black & white illustrations throughout. Bind fine; hinges intact. Rare dust wrapper, fine; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Yellow wrapper front panel features Rackham color plate from Blue Beard by Perrault: "She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling". A beautifully preserved bright volume in near fine original wrapper. From Rackham's preface: The illustrations are new and have never been published, though in the case of several stories this is not the first time that this has fallen to my lot to illustrate them in the thirty years that my work has led me through enchanted lands. Features twenty-three favorite fairy tales including: Hop-O' My Thumb; Dick Whittington; Jack and the Beanstalk; Beauty and the Beast; Henny-Penny; The Story of Sinbad the Sailor; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Ugly Duckling; The Princess and the Pea; Blue Beard; The Story of Aladdin, Or the Wonderful Lamp; The Sleeping Beauty; The Barmecide's Feast; Toads and Diamond; The Three Bears; Ali Baba; Cinderella; Puss in Boots; The Emperor's New Clothes; Rip Van Winkle; Little Red Riding-Hood; Hansel and Grethel; and, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. 287 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Quarto, ix [i], 133 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration. Minor shelf wear. Creasing and light rubbing along spine. Bumping to spine and corners. Age-toning and light, scattered foxing to interior pages. Offsetting to endpapers. Features illustrations throughout by Rackham, including frontispiece. Shelved in Case 14. 1373985. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Thus. First illustrated edition, ix, 132 pp, publisher's ad at rear, 8 colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham with black and white vignettes, original gilt decorated cloth, a little rippling to rear cover, dust jacket lacks half of spine with some fraying of edges A poor dust jacket but it has protected the book which is an exceptionally bright copy. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Illustrated.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1913 date at title page. Red full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, ornate blind-stamped cover design, moderate shelf wear, some rub, corner wear, discoloration, bow. Dynamic collage endpapers spread at front and back by Moorepait. Heavy stock leaves generally very good; rough cut at lower text block. Frontispiece original color plate from Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guard: "The Fish King and the Dog Fish." Collection of wonderfully enchanting tales by Mabel Spielmann. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh & London. 290 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur; Thomson, Hugh; Partridge, Bernard; Baumer, Lewis; et al. (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. First published October, 1917, Reissued September, 1926; dated 1927 at title page. Midnight blue buckram [cloth] boards, gilt embossed spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Black embossed cover design features bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/two gilt bands. Frontispiece plate by Rackham: "So the child was delivered unto Merlin". Pages near fine. Stylish antiquarian signature, address inside cover: "James F. Hughes, 104 Fairview Av., Jersey City, N.J, Dec. 25, 1929." Illustrated with seven smooth glossy plates by Arthur Rackham and additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Pictorial manila wrapper with navy matching design from front cover of regaled bugler on ceremonial steed, stylized lion at spine area, cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, chip, rub, toning; 2.50 at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Front flap features titles and several news blurbs; back panel features available titles from the Modern Readers' Series. Rare in a dj of this vintage. Attractive early printing in original jacket. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes detailed five-page glossary. Printed in the United States of America. 517 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated at title page: MCMXVIII (1918); and verso title page: "Printed in Great Britain." Large 7 3/4" x 10" gift book design. Sharp dark green full cloth boards, stylized cover and spine titles, light shelf, corner wear. Pages generally near fine, sharp; no writing Apprx. 1/2" discoloration to top edge throughout; mostly noticeable to plates in white surrounding borders. Pictorial endpapers features light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine; moderate fox inside back cover. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Beautifully illustrated with eight tipped-in color plates. Also, various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham throughout. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good example. Rare original beige pictorial wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, discoloration; 3.00 net at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Features stylized red and green cover and spine titles with charming vignette of little one among butterflies. Back panel features summary review adverts for A. R. gift editions, The Allies' Fairy Book by the New York Times, and A Christmas Carol by the Boston Transcript. Near very good first edition in same wrapper. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. From wrapper: "Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to gather in one volume his poems of child life. He died without having found occasion to do this. Edmund Gosse has carried out the poet's plan, and Arthur Rackham, whose dlecate and romantic fancy is in sensitvie harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands no less than he did, how 'the face and the voice of a child are assurance of heaven,' has given exquisite interpretation to these flowers of the poet's imagination. Overs of the beautiful in poetry will find this volume a rare addition to their treasures." Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 133 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1917 date at title page. Rare first edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Fine navy cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages very good, clean; moderate toning at endpapers. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/caption. Additional seven b&w full-page designs, partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near very good first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: King Arthur and the Round Table, Lancelot and Guinevere, Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table hails from Malory's classic text, Morte D'Arthur; neatly told here by Alfred W. Pollard. Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory compiled mythical tales of the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights. First published in 1485 and now one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature; masterfully edited by Alfred Pollard (1859 - 1944). In his own words, he "tried to clear away some of the underwoods that the great trees may be better seen, and though I know that I have cleared away some small timber that is fine stuff in itself, if the great trees stand out the better, the experiment may be forgiven." This edition contains a series of dazzling color plates and b&w illustrations - by a master of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (from 1850 until the First World War), Rackham's artistry is simply unparalleled. Rackham developed a unique style, combining haunting humor with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further elucidate the wonderful ballads of yesteryear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Stated: Copyright, 1917, by The Macmillan Company. Published October, 1917. Fine dark green cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Deckled pages near fine. Attactive antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "J. Randolph Coolidge, Dec. 24th 1917, from Julia." Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/red captions. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near fine first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed in the United States of America at the Norword Press, Norwood, Mass, USA. 517 pages with three pages of adverts for illustrated volumes from Macmillan. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. In the striking publisher's original cloth binding, this is the charming first edition of Mrs. Spielmann's collection of fairy tales, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham and others. The first edition, first impression of this delightful work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, six vignette and full page illustrations from Arthur Rackham to the titular tale, and with further full page and vignette illustrations from Jessie M. King and Kate Greenaway, and other celebrated illustrators. Collated, complete. A wonderful collection of ten children's short stories, including 'The Magic Garret', 'Ronald's Clock', and 'A Regular Bouncer'. With the 1920s inscription of Elsie F Roots to the verso of the front free endpaper. The work of Mabel Henrietta Spielmann, who authored several children's books, and wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Bronte. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Front board exceptionally bright, with mark to rear board. Fading to back strip. Light shelf wear to back strip tail and bump to back strip head. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, aside from spotting to title page. Very Good. Arthur Rackham; Kate Greenaway; Jessie M. King et al (illustrator). book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1903 at ttile page. 6 1/4" x 7 5/8" uniquely compact, thick design. Dark plum (purplish brown) full cloth boards, elaborate gilt cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, edge wear. Ornate gilt cover design of angelic petal winged femme with sceptre as wand releasing petals from other hand, over crescent moon with dentelle flourishing borders listing illustrators. Crisp spine titles and vignettes of rose with leaves matching four corners of cover. Matte geometric patterned plum endpapers. Fine color frontispiece with tissue guard: "Littledom Castle by Hugh Thomson R. I." Pages very good; no writing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Bright gilt text block at all sides. Full-page illustrations throughout. Some of the earliest and most detailed imagery of Arthur Rackham on display in the first tale, Littledom Castle, with indications of his developing talents. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features a preface by Mister M.H. Spielmann lauding his mate's writing talent and assemblage, and the artistic inspirations and imagination brought by the artists. Published as part of the "Lilliput Library" for which a publisher?s catalogue is bound in at back. Rare sharp first edition of fine book craftsmanship. Contents: "Littledom Castle; His Majesty of the Sun; Ronald's Clock; Violet and the Doll-Fairy; A Regular Bouncer; Princess Reta of Regalia; Snowdrop's Tale; The Witch and the Jewelled Eggs; Muriel and the Fire-Ring; and, The Magic Garrett." Plentiful illustrations by such enchanting imagists as Hugh Thomson, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Harry Furniss, Phil May, C. Wilhelm, Madame Ronner, Rosie Pitman, and Jessie M. King. Ten fantastic fairy stories illustrated by nine acclaimed artists from the golden age of gift books in the early twentieth century. Arthur Rackham is featured in the opening Littledom Castle with six full and three partial page designs. Unique mediums for Rackham here with cross thatch, etc. and a final silhouetted full-width tailpiece similar his later double page silhouette designs for Cinderella. Original drawings of A.R. include the classic of a giant Arthur Rackham holding candlestick for tiny knight. This illustration first appeared in Little Folks Magazine in 1902 for Littledom Castle and here in 1903. Numerous other vignettes in text by Carton Moore Park. Mabel Henrietta Spielmann (1862 - 1938) was a British author, married to art critic Marion Harry Spielmann. As well as several children's books, she wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Brontë and also on the history of art. Her works include: "The Rainbow Book, Littledom Castle, The Child of the Air, Margery Redford, and My Son and I." 377 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur; Greenaway, Kate; King, Jesse M. Et al. (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1903 at ttile page. 6 1/4" x 7 5/8" uniquely compact, thick design. Deep red full cloth boards, elaborate gilt cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, edge wear. Ornate gilt cover design of petal winged angel with sceptre releasing petals from other hand, over crescent moon with dentelle flourishing borders listing illustrators. Crisp spine titles and vignettes of rose with leaves matching four corners of cover. Names of contributing illustrators form border at cover. Fine color frontispiece with tissue guard: "Littledom Castle by Hugh Thomson R. I." Pages generally very good; some fox at front and back few pages. Bright gilt text block at all sides. Dark green matte endpapers. Full-page illustrations throughout. Some of the earliest and most detailed imagery of Arthur Rackham on display in opening tale over three parts, Littledom Castle, with his humored developing talents on display. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features a preface by Mister M.H. Spielmann lauding his mate's writing talent and assemblage, and the artistic inspirations and imagination brought by the artists. Published as part of the "Lilliput Library." Rare near very good first edition of fine book craftsmanship. Contents: "Littledom Castle; His Majesty of the Sun; Ronald's Clock; Violet and the Doll-Fairy; A Regular Bouncer; Princess Reta of Regalia; Snowdrop's Tale; The Witch and the Jewelled Eggs; Muriel and the Fire-Ring; and, The Magic Garrett." Plentiful illustrations by such enchanting imagists as Hugh Thomson, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Harry Furniss, Phil May, C. Wilhelm, Madame Ronner, Rosie Pitman, and Jessie M. King. Ten fantastic fairy stories illustrated by nine acclaimed artists from the golden age of gift books in the early twentieth century. Arthur Rackham is featured in the opening Littledom Castle with six full and three partial page designs. Unique mediums for Rackham here with cross thatch, etc. and a final silhouetted full-width tailpiece similar his later double page silhouette designs for Cinderella. Original drawings of A.R. include the classic of a giant Arthur Rackham holding candlestick for tiny knight. This illustration first appeared in Little Folks Magazine in 1902 for Littledom Castle and here in 1903. Numerous other vignettes in text by Carton Moore Park. Mabel Henrietta Spielmann (1862 - 1938) was a British author, married to art critic Marion Harry Spielmann. As well as several children's books, she wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Brontë and also on the history of art. Her works include: "The Rainbow Book, Littledom Castle, The Child of the Air, Margery Redford, and My Son and I." 377 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur; Greenaway, Kate; King, Jesse M. Et al. (illustrator).…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated and hand-numbered in red at limitation page: "Of this large paper edition two hundred and fifty copies have been printed of which this is number: "109". Rare larger limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Oversize gift book design at apprx. 9" x 11 1/2" x 2" weighing nearly 4 1/2 lbs. Very stylish fountain pen signature inside cover at front pastedown: "John Jacob Astor, Christmas 1920." Intriguing association example acquired by prior collector from an estate descendent of the Astor family. Set in cover is a small printed Christmas card with classic carolling motif from New York business magnate Bradish Gaillard Johnson. Likely Gaillard gifted this volume to a young fatherless "Jakey." Prior collector also associates Gaillard Johnson with the Astors as family friends. The Astors were the or near the wealthiest American family in the ninetheenth century from the fur trade, railroad and ship construction, opium trade, real estate, etc. John Jacob Astor VI, or young "Jakey," was known as the Titanic baby as his father, the Colonel JJA IV (who opposed the institution of the Federal Reserve central bank in America), perished on the mythic unsinkable. John Pierpont Morgan infamously missed scheduled boarding in England. JJA VI's mother, Madeleine Astor, survived while five months pregnant with him and is portrayed in the 1997 film. Men and most onboard may have also been rescued, but for an insufficient number of life boats, etc. Publisher's morocco boards in white, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf, spine wear ripple, rub, nicking, small area of scrape. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features titles with stylized royal lion vignette. Bright gilded smooth exterior top edge. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Thick deckled leaves, near fine, bright. Bind fine, square; front hinge reinforced. Sharp near very good larger edition of this classic volume from the library of John Jacob Astor VI. Features sixteen tipped-in color plates in brilliant, subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate with fine tissue guards captioned in red. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Stated: Copyright 1917 by The Macmillan Company. Published October, 1917. Rare in original wrapper. Fine green cloth boards, crisp gilt embossed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, spine heel edge bend. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Deep dark green top-stain. Frontispiece color plate with tissue guard by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages near fine, bright, clean, and without fox; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard with red captions. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Tan wrapper with Rackham color design in subdued colors, cover and spine titles, moderate edge wear, rub, toning; 2.50 at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel illustration depicts the iconic sword in stone: "How Galahad drew out the sword from the floating stone at Camelot." Front flap contains titles, publisher's details, and summary lore of this volume. Rare near fine first edition in good original wrapper. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes five-page detailed glossary. Printed in the United States of America at the Norword Press, Norwood, Mass, USA. 517 pages with three pages of adverts for illustrated volumes from Macmillan. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Rarity signed by Arthur Rackham at limitation page: "This Edition is limited to 765 numbered and signed copies, of which 100 are reserved for United States of Amerca and 15 for Presentation. No. "698, Arthur Rackham". Large gift book 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" design. 1918 at copyright; no other dates. Beige earth toned boards, cream morocco leather spine wrap, now conditioned, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear, fleck, ripple, discoloration. Cover features stylized titles and gilt silhouette of what appears to be cupid springing from the grass with butterflies. Rough cut deckled leaves very good, clean. Pictorial endpapers feature light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine. Small antiquarian bookplate inside cover of sailing vessel with scrolled: "Julia M. Barnes". Bind good; hinges intact. Beautifully illustrated with nine tipped-in color plates on brown matte stock in addition to various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good signed limited edition. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 134 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Signed by Artist. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated at limitation page: "This Edition Consists of Five Hundred Copies Signed by the Artist: 'No. 123, Arthur Rackham'". Rare signed, limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Large 9" x 11 1/2 x 2 1/2" design weighing over 5 lbs. Cream vellum (leather) boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear generally, some discoloration, wear to bottom area apprx. 1" high x 3" long. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages generally very good; some discoloration, wear to bottom edge of first fifty, first few w/some missing material to same lower area, and moderately throughout, slightly increasing at back few pages. Couple leaves remain uncut. Bind good. Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/caption. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near good first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Include 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Signed by Artist.…