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Fairy Tales.
by RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd,, 1932. The ideal - even the classic - late Rackham" (Hamilton) Signed limited edition, number 171 of 525 copies signed by the artist. A contemporary review in The Bookman notes, "here we see some of [Rackham's] most delightful and characteristic work - wizened old women, gnarled old trees which assume all manner of grotesque expressions, quaint, vivacious mice, beetles, etc. - while the full-page coloured plates are a sheer joy". Rackham selected the tales himself and included some familiar favourites, including "The Ugly Duckling", "The Snow Queen", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "Thumberlina", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Emperor's New Clothes". Quarto. Original white vellum, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, spine with vignette in gilt, decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Colour frontispiece and 11 colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Slightly bumped at extremities and a little soiled, internally clean: a very good copy. Riall, p. 177. The Bookman, December 1932, p. 333; James Hamilton, Arthur Rackham - A Life with Illustration, 1990, p. 144.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167625
- Title
- Fairy Tales.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1932
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vellum
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