The ARTHUR RACKHAM FAIRY BOOK: A Book of Old Favourites With New Illustrations , London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1942.Illustrated by Rackham, Arthur. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Book Delightful collection of Fairy Tales, including Aladdin, Hop-O-My-Thumb, Dick Whittington, Beauty and The Beast, Henny Penny, Cinderella, Ali Baba and many More. Fabulously illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with all 8 Full Page Colour plates (printed on one side of the white paper) and othr B&W Illustrations. Frontispiec Plate shows a scene from Aladdin, New Lamps for Old. Illustrated Endpapers. Red cloth cover with pale illustrations and black lettering & designs to front & spine. 8 3/4" Tall. Spine has a closed tear along one side for 3/4 of its length. Front hinge cracked and reinforced with white hinge tape. Some wear and fading to cover (see photo). Colour plates, pages and B&W Illustrations are in nice condition. No inscriptions. This is a 1942 Reprint of the 1933 Edition (Book ref. 008109) £90.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Aesop Attic Bookstore , are shown in the right-hand column. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||