Rip Van Winkle with Drawings by Arthur Rackham [First Edition]
Irving, Washington
Published by William Heinemann - Doubleday, Page & Co., London - New York, 1905
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Hard Cover
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A sharp first edition published by William Heinemann of London. 1905 at title page; stated All Rights Reserved at copyright page. No other dates, indications. Large 7 3/4" x 10" design. Dark green full cloth boards, crisp gilt cover and spine titles, light shelf, corner wear. Cover depicts sharp Rackham design in gilt of the aged Rip van Winkle with walking stick. Pages generally near fine, clean; some fox to first few leaves. Matte dark green endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Includes fifty-one color plates with captioned tissue guards from the inimitable Arthur Rackham and fifty-seven pages of text. Also, decorative headers, tailpieces, etc. throughout. Attractive example of this beautiful collection in clean, crisp boards. Printed by Ballantyne & Co., Limited of Tavistock Street in London. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 021612
Bibliographic Details
Title: Rip Van Winkle with Drawings by Arthur ...
Publisher: William Heinemann - Doubleday, Page & Co., London - New York
Publication Date: 1905
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
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Rip Van Winkle. By Washington Irving With Drawings by Arthur Rackham. A.R.W.S. [Repaired Full Cloth Binding First Edition 52 Illustrations]
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London: William Heinemann. New York: Doubleday Page and Co., 1905
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday Page and Co., 1905, First Edition. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, the trade issue. Small quarto. With a total of 52 mounted colour plates by Rackham, including a frontispiece, each with a captioned tissue guard. Tissue guards foxed, one tissue guard torn at the base. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and front board. All edges green; dark green endpapers. Spine professionally repaired with the original spine laid on. Contents quite foxed to the margin, captioned tissue guards, most with some foxing, minor bumps to corners, repaired to joints and ends. Two illustrations [4 and 5] facing each other see photos with the captioned tissue guard torn at the base. An attractive copy. viii; 62pp. Provenance: crossed out signature to 'Father from Clara and Harry' on the front end paper. Approximately 10 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition repaired, with the original sine laid on to the new cloth, worn and rubbed. Joints good condition rubbed and worn, repaired. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition marked, worn and rubbed. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, all green. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition repaired. Paste downs good condition dark green. End papers good condition dark green. Title good condition tanned with foxing. Pages good condition tanned with foxing. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1905 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1672344441263
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