A Dish of Apples with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham

Phillpotts, Eden

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London & New York, 1921

About this Item

No date; circa 1921. Lt. purplish- brown full-cloth boards, pictorial design and titles in dark brown, moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Cover design depicts young damsel collecting apples with ladder and basket. Pages good; moderate discoloration. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with three wonderfully rich tipped-in color plates; sharp intact tissue guards. Also, seven full-page black & white illustrations in addition to partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, and decoration throughout. Monochromatic silhouette endpapers at front, back of nymph-like beings collecting from the orchard. Elfin characters, mythical beings, dragons, and anthropomorphic forms abound. A lovely collection of poems by Eden Phillpott about different apple varieties, The Wassailing - or toast to health, and Cider Makers. Large 7" x 8 1/4" design. Printed by The Westminster Press, Harrow Road, London. 76 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Seller Inventory # 019439

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dish of Apples with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham
• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London & New York
• Publication Date: 1921
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good