Verlag: Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016
ISBN 10: 1909621463 ISBN 13: 9781909621466
Anbieter: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: new. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).
Verlag: MacMillan & Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1927
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. Zustand: Fair. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1927 at title page; third printing. Larger 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" design. Red full-cloth boards, gilt cover titles, moderate shelf wear; spine reinforced w/cloth bind adhesive. Crisp cover design features finely detailed crest-like silhouette collage of children in various states of reading wonder. Pages good; few w/moderate fox, toning. Frontispiece color plate by Arthur Rackham: "Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar at Home". Bind good; hinges intact. Features sixteen (16) color plates in brilliant subdued hues and forty-two in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. MacMillan & Co. adverts at back pages for illustrated titles in color. Solid, intact rarity. One of Arthur Rackham's books for English readers in the early post-war years. English Fairy Tales Retold by Flora Annie Steel, with its illustrations, features amongst many others, the grand fairy tales: "St. George of Merrie England; The Story of the Three Bears; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Golden Ball; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Three Little Pigs; Mr. Fox; The Old Woman and her Pig; Little Red Riding-Hood; The Babes in the Wood; The Ass, the Table, and the Stick; and, The Rose Tree." Printed in Great Britain by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. 317 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Verlag: MacMillan & Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1918
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at limitation page: "This Edition Consists of Five Hundred Copies Signed by the Artist: 'No. 298, Arthur Rackham'". 1918 date at title page. Rare signed, limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Large 9" x 11 1/4" x 2" design weighing nearly 5 lbs. Cream vellum (leather) boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, some shelf wear, discoloration to front, back boards. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed crest-like collage of children in various states of reading wonder; gilt spine design features stylized lion and titles. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham. Pages generally very good; first fifty at front with some varying edge discoloration. Bind good; front hinge reinforced. Features sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and forty-two in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features tissue w/caption, some toning. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Near very good interior, intact example. One of Arthur Rackham's books for English readers in the early post-war years. English Fairy Tales Retold by Flora Annie Steel, with its illustrations, features amongst many others, the grand fairy tales: "St. George of Merrie England; The Story of the Three Bears; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Golden Ball; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Three Little Pigs; Mr. Fox; The Old Woman and her Pig; Little Red Riding-Hood; The Babes in the Wood; The Ass, the Table, and the Stick; and, The Rose Tree." Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Artist.
Verlag: MacMillan, London, 1918
Anbieter: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Zustand: Fine. ARTHUR RACKHAM (illustrator). First Edition. A fine, Deluxe Edition, Number 327/500 copies in a custom slipcase. Signed and Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Sixteen mounted color plates with tissue guards. 41 B/W text illustrations. All color illustrations are in excellent condition. Three of the stories: Jack The Giant-Killer; The Bean Stalk & The Three Little pigs. A nice tight copy. No bumped corners to book. No ownership signatures.
Verlag: MacMillan, London, 1918
Anbieter: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Zustand: Fine. ARTHUR RACKHAM (illustrator). First Edition. A fine, Deluxe Edition, Number 327/500 copies in a custom slipcase. Signed and Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Sixteen mounted color plates with tissue guards. 41 B/W text illustrations. All color illustrations are in excellent condition. Three of the stories: Jack The Giant-Killer; The Bean Stalk & The Three Little pigs. A nice tight copy. No bumped corners to book. No ownership signatures.
Verlag: MacMillan & Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1918
Anbieter: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, USA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at limitation page: "This Edition Consists of Five Hundred Copies Signed by the Artist: 'No. 132,' 'Arthur Rackham.'" 1918 date at title page. Rare signed, limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Larger 9 1/2" x 11 5/8" x 2" design weighing nearly 4 1/2 lbs. Cream vellum (leather) boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, sharp corner with slight shelf wear. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed crest-like collage of children in various states of reading wonder; gilt spine design features stylized lion and titles. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham. Thick deckled pages, near fine; few with moderate corner wear, crease. Moderate toning to, and adjacent to, tissue guards. Lightly pencilled small number inside cover. Fine dark violet satin ribbon marker. Bright gilded top edge. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Antiquarian heraldic bookplate set in. Pencilled to back of this plate: "Streatfeild of Chiddingstone, Kent." The Streatfeild clan owned the beautiful Chiddingstone Castle from the early nineteenth century to the late 1930's when aquired by the Astors. This very volume may owe its rather amazing preservation as part of the Streatfeild collection. Features sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and forty-two in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features tissue w/caption, some toning. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Ultra-rare near fine signed limited edition of this beautiful vellum volume. One of Arthur Rackham's books for English readers in the early post-war years. English Fairy Tales Retold by Flora Annie Steel, with its illustrations, features amongst many others, the grand fairy tales: "St. George of Merrie England; The Story of the Three Bears; Jack the Giant-Killer; The Golden Ball; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Three Little Pigs; Mr. Fox; The Old Woman and her Pig; Little Red Riding-Hood; The Babes in the Wood; The Ass, the Table, and the Stick; and, The Rose Tree." Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Artist.