Kate Rackham (23 results)

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Seller: Adagio Books, Longmont, CO, U.S.A.Adagio Books
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. PIctorial hardcover. No D/J. Legendary illustrators such as Caldecott, Jessie Willcox Smith, Kate Greenaway, Arthru Rackham and others enhance stories and rhymes. Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. Greenaway, Kate (illustrator); Rackham, Arthur (illustrator); Caldecott, Randolph (illustrator) (illustrator).…

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Greenaway, Kate (illustrator); Rackham, Arthur (illustrator); Caldecott, Randolph (illustrator) (illustrator).…

Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 1980
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Greenaway, Kate (illustrator); Rackham, Arthur (illustrator); Caldecott, Randolph (illustrator) (illustrator).…
More imagesPublished by Bramhall House, a division of Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1962
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Seller: Aspen Book Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.Aspen Book Co.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. The book is in good condition, with a sturdy binding and clean pages. The spine shows some wear, particularly at the edges, and there is minor scuffing on the cover. There is no dust jacket present, and no inscriptions or library markings are found. Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish, and early historical woodcuts (illustrator).…
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Bramhall House, New York, 1962
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Seller: Autumn Leaves Books, Crown Point, IN, U.S.A.Autumn Leaves Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No date on Copy right page- estimating 1960's . Illustrated by many famous illustrators - Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane Randolph Caldecott, Maxfield Parrish and early historical woodcuts. Includes over 1,000 separate rhymes from the earliest surviving publications to the present day. Profusely illustrated, includes over 200 B&W drawings on nearly every page. Yellow cloth covered boards are clean except for a couple soil spots and light edge wear. Embossed lettering of title on cover and spine is unmarred and very readable. DJ is NOT price clipped; DJ is bright red but shows light soiling, browning and edge wear along folds and spine. 1" chip on top corner of front cover. DJ now protected in mylar jacket. Binding firm. Remaining interior pages have no writing, creases or tears. This is NOT an Ex-lib or remainder. Pages are browning at edges. Greenaway, Kate; Rackham, Arthur, Parrish, Maxfield (illustrator).…

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Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ludwig Bemelmans; Jean De Brunhoff; W.W. Denslow; Richard Doyle; Edmund Dulac; Wanda Gàg; Kate Greenaway; Johnny Gruelle; Lois Lenski; Peter Newell; Kay Nielsen; Beatrix Potter; Arthur Rackham; Ernest Shepard; Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator).

Flights into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children's Illustration [Paperback] Kendra Daniel; Virginia O'Hara; Ludwig Bemelmans; Jean de Brunhoff; W.W. Denslow; Richard Doyle; Edmund Dulac; Wanda Gàg; Kate Greenaway; Johnny Gruelle; Lois Lenski; Peter Newell; Kay Nielsen; Beatrix Potter; Arthur Rackham; Ernest Shepard and Jessie Wilcox Smith
Kendra Daniel; Virginia O'Hara; Ludwig Bemelmans [Illustrator]; Jean de Brunhoff [Illustrator]; W.W. Denslow [Illustrator]; Richard Doyle [Illustrator]; Edmund Dulac [Illustrator]; Wanda Gàg [Illustrator]; Kate Greenaway [Illustrator]; Johnny Gruelle [Illustrator]; Lois Lenski [Illustrator]; Peter Newell [Illustrator]; Kay Nielsen [Illustrator]; Beatrix Potter [Illustrator]; Arthur Rackham [Illustrator]; Ernest Shepard [Illustrator]; Jessie Wilcox Smith [Illustrator];
Language: English
Published by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum, 2007
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Seller: Lost Time Books, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Lost Time Books
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Paperback. Condition: As New. Excellent, unread, like-new condition. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships securely in a box. Ludwig Bemelmans; Jean De Brunhoff; W.W. Denslow; Richard Doyle; Edmund Dulac; Wanda Gàg; Kate Greenaway; Johnny Gruelle; Lois Lenski; Peter Newell; Kay Nielsen; Beatrix Potter; Arthur Rackham; Ernest Shepard; Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator). …

Language: English
Published by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum, 2007
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adamstown Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.Adamstown Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition softcover with wraps, 80 pp.w/color and b&w plates throughout. Issued in conjunction with 2007-08 exhibit held at the The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum. Two essays complement the plates and checklist for the exhibit. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light rubbing to covers. Ludwig Bemelmans; Jean De Brunhoff; W.W. Denslow; Richard Doyle; Edmund Dulac; Wanda Gàg; Kate Greenaway; Johnny Gruelle; Lois Lenski; Peter Newell; Kay Nielsen; Beatrix Potter; Arthur Rackham; Ernest Shepard; Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator).…

The Old-Fashioned Children's Story Book
Greenaway, Kate (Illus) & Rackham, A (Illus) & Caldecott, R (Illus) Et Al
- Hardcover
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United KingdomPeakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hbk in d/w; square 8vo; Vg+/Vg; no inscriptions; not price clipped; ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; Kate Greenaway; (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Heinemann, London, UK, 1977
- Hardcover
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United KingdomBookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 176pp, copiously illustrated in colour and black and white, with some page decorations. Pale green endpapers. Bright green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine (boards are strong, square and clean, very slightly rounded on corners). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original gloss dust jacket (a little bumped on edges, minor shelf wear). A glorious collection of traditional and fairly tales, including Puss in Boots, Rumpelstiltskin, The Princess and the Pea, The Frog Prince, The Goosegirl and Cinderella, Rhymes and a selection from Aesop's Fables. Each tale is illustrated by an individual artist, including George Cruikshank, Edmund Dulac, Kate Greenway, Kay Neilsen, Harry Clarke, Gustav Dore, Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham. Large 8vo. Rackham, Arthur; Nielsen, Kay; Dore, Gustav; Dulac, Edmund; Greenway, Kate; Clarke, Harry; et al fairy tales, traditional stories, Illustrated Books. Rackham, Arthur; Nielsen, Kay; Dore, Gustav; Dulac, Edmund; Greenway, Kate; Clarke, Harry; et al (illustrator).…
More imagesThe Annotated Mother Goose
Baring-Gould; William S.; Baring-Gould, Cecil; Caldecott, Randolph; Crane, Walter; Greenaway, Kate; Rackham, Arthur; Parrish, Maxfield
Language: English
Published by Bramhall House/Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1962
- Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Later Printing. The definitive guide to Mother Goose, offering the complete texts & explaining their underlying political & social allusions, games, puzzles, references, jokes, parodies, & more behind all the rhymes. Complemented throughout by original illustrations as they have appeared across the centuries, from early woodcuts to the lovely drawings of Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Walter Crane, Arthur Rackham, & Maxfield Parrish. A lovingly researched & prepared book by a husband-wife team of experts in children's literature, in 230 pages. A FIRST EDITION,4th printing, from 1962, this quarto has yellow cloth-covered boards stamped with deep brown lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. A hint of bumping to corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with minor rubbing, light creasing protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Sorry: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without preapproval of extra postage, about double per USPS rates. Caldecott, Randolph; Crane, Walter; Greenaway, Kate; Rackham, Arthur; Parrish, Maxfield (illustrator). …

Language: English
Published by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Brandywine River Museum, 2007
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 80 pages. 10.10x9.40x0.40 inches. In Stock. Ludwig Bemelmans; Jean De Brunhoff; W.W. Denslow; Richard Doyle; Edmund Dulac; Wanda Gàg; Kate Greenaway; Johnny Gruelle; Lois Lenski; Peter Newell; Kay Nielsen; Beatrix Potter; Arthur Rackham; Ernest Shepard; Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator).…

Princess Mary's Gift Book
Barrie, J M; Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur; Rider Haggard, H; Kipling, R. Orczy, Baroness; Wiggin, Kate Douglas Et Al
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1914
- Hardcover
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United KingdomPeakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to; White cloth cover ; navy lettering; no handwriting inside such as names; ; tipped in colour Illustrations by a variety of good illustrators, in vg condition; as well as b/w illustrations; some of the text pages brownng;; Princess Mary's Gift Book; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Illustrated by Harold Earnshaw; H M Brock; Edmund Dulac; E J Detmold; H RMillar ; rackham, A. Et Al (illustrator). …

In the Company of Cats: Illustration through the Ages
British Library, The ; artwork: Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, Otto Speckler, Husain Va'iz Kashili, Victor Adam, Lilian Lancaster, Gustav Dore, Wenceslas Hollar, Louis Wain, Cecil Aidin, Theophile-Alexander Steinlen, JJ Grandville, WW Denslow, Nicolas Huet, Jean-Baptiste Huet, Ivan Bilibin, Utagawa Toyahiro, Niklaus Bohmy, Walter Crane, W Gordon Stables, Gweynedd Hudson, Henry Whittier Frees, Kate Greenaway, Will Gibbons, Alfred Johnson, Rudyard Kipling, Bryan Shaw, HM Bruck, Sogata, George Cruikshank, May Byron, Edouard Manet, John Meiklejohn, Tatebe Ryotai, John Tenniel, Schippetaro, L Leslie Brooke, Luigi Alamani, Thomas de Cantimpre, Gottfried Hind, Edward Lear, Victor Hugo, Cheong San,; research, Sally Nicholls
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 143 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm ; ISBN 9780712357500, 0712357505 ; OCLC 890393323 ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; A visual celebration of the mystery and magnificence of cats, from charming kittens and affectionate families to bold hunters and battle-scarred toms. More than one hundred illustrations from a huge range of sources depict cats at play, in riotous rooftop conclaves, poised in fashion-plate elegance, and enjoying ludicrously convivial tea parties. It features illustrations by such beloved artists as Arthur Rackham, Gustave Dore, Louis Wain, Kate Greenaway, and many others . Book.…
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books, London, 1995
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United KingdomExcalibur Books
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Foreword by Quentin Blake. Extensive Selection of Illustrated Childrens Stories & Rhymes. Includes much loved Classics and more modern works. Dark Blue Cloth with Bright Gilt Lettering to spine. 10 1/4" Tall, 512 Pages. No inscriptions. Some blue scribble on blank preliminary page and title page. Some edge wear with a little curling to top of jacket. Not clipped. Weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rackham, Arthur & Caldecott, Randolph & Blake, Greenaway, Kate & Blake, Quentin & Others (illustrator). …
Published by Franklin Watts, London
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Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United KingdomExcalibur Books
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. "Enchanting Collection of Children's Stories, Fables & Verses. beautifully illustrated by kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Randolph Calecott, Jessie Willcox Smith & others. Foreword by Naomi Lewis. Brown cloth cover with bright Gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated title page. 64 Pages, 300g, 8 3/4" Tall. Tiny dent to front. No inscriptions except tiny penciled price in corner of ffep. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Caldecott, Randolph & Greenaway, Kate & Rackham, Arthur & Crane Walter & Others (illustrator).…
Published by John Ferguson, Sydney, 1970
- Hardcover
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, AustraliaBlack Stump Books And Collectables
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket in Protective Sleeve. 1st of This Edition. 64 pages. 23 short stories. Old colour illustrations throughout. Other author artists are: M. Boutet de Monvel, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Walter Crane, and Randolph Caldecott. Small mark on ffe, but not intrusive. A very nice clean, tight, straight book. Jacket is bright complete and intact, now protected in a clear, (removable) mylar sleeve. Arthur Rackham, Kate Greenaway et al (illustrator).…

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Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.SHIMEDIA
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Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. Greenaway, Kate (illustrator); Rackham, Arthur (illustrator); Caldecott, Randolph (illustrator) (illustrator).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1903
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Seller: Henry Pordes Books Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Pordes Books Ltd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover 8vo in red cloth boards, gilt lettering and decoration to front board and spine. In very good condition, spine faded, slight weat to corners and spine ends, binding tight and internally clean and bright, overall an exceptionally well-preserved copy. Second impression of Spielmann's book of children's stories, featuring illustrations from many of the most prominent illustrators of the day. Greenaway, Kate; May, Phil; Pitmann, Rosie; Rackham, Arthur; Ronner, H.; Thomson, Hugh; King, Jessie; Wilhelm, C. (illustrator).…

Published by The Butterick Publishing Co, New York, 1915
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Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. Illustrated wraps. 68 pages, plus ads. With black and white illustrations of various garments. A journal devoted to fashion, literature, home decoration, etc. With articles on various topics. Of note in this issue are two "fairy operettas," by Laura E. Richards, being two short plays for children based on the Puss and Boots, Beauty and the Beast, Bluebeard. This is accompanied by several black and white illustrations and four largish color illustrations by Arthur Rackham, all of which were not reprinted. Also present is the first part of a story for Christmas by Kate Douglas Wiggin, "The Card." Several pages in the rear include illustrations of French fashions from Paquin, Doucet, Doeuillet, Cheruit, Jenny and Premet. GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and creasing to the covers. Mostly minor soiling, with a few small stains. General toning. Minor tearing and chipping along the spine. Centerfold leaves almost detached.…
More imagesPublished by George Routledge, London, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. In the striking publisher's original cloth binding, this is the charming first edition of Mrs. Spielmann's collection of fairy tales, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham and others. The first edition, first impression of this delightful work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, six vignette and full page illustrations from Arthur Rackham to the titular tale, and with further full page and vignette illustrations from Jessie M. King and Kate Greenaway, and other celebrated illustrators. Collated, complete. A wonderful collection of ten children's short stories, including 'The Magic Garret', 'Ronald's Clock', and 'A Regular Bouncer'. With the 1920s inscription of Elsie F Roots to the verso of the front free endpaper. The work of Mabel Henrietta Spielmann, who authored several children's books, and wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Bronte. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Front board exceptionally bright, with mark to rear board. Fading to back strip. Light shelf wear to back strip tail and bump to back strip head. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, aside from spotting to title page. Very Good. Arthur Rackham; Kate Greenaway; Jessie M. King et al (illustrator). book. …
Published by George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. - E. P. Dutton & Co., London - New York, 1903
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1903 at ttile page. 6 1/4" x 7 5/8" uniquely compact, thick design. Dark plum (purplish brown) full cloth boards, elaborate gilt cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, edge wear. Ornate gilt cover design of angelic petal winged femme with sceptre as wand releasing petals from other hand, over crescent moon with dentelle flourishing borders listing illustrators. Crisp spine titles and vignettes of rose with leaves matching four corners of cover. Matte geometric patterned plum endpapers. Fine color frontispiece with tissue guard: "Littledom Castle by Hugh Thomson R. I." Pages very good; no writing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Bright gilt text block at all sides. Full-page illustrations throughout. Some of the earliest and most detailed imagery of Arthur Rackham on display in the first tale, Littledom Castle, with indications of his developing talents. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features a preface by Mister M.H. Spielmann lauding his mate's writing talent and assemblage, and the artistic inspirations and imagination brought by the artists. Published as part of the "Lilliput Library" for which a publisher?s catalogue is bound in at back. Rare sharp first edition of fine book craftsmanship. Contents: "Littledom Castle; His Majesty of the Sun; Ronald's Clock; Violet and the Doll-Fairy; A Regular Bouncer; Princess Reta of Regalia; Snowdrop's Tale; The Witch and the Jewelled Eggs; Muriel and the Fire-Ring; and, The Magic Garrett." Plentiful illustrations by such enchanting imagists as Hugh Thomson, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Harry Furniss, Phil May, C. Wilhelm, Madame Ronner, Rosie Pitman, and Jessie M. King. Ten fantastic fairy stories illustrated by nine acclaimed artists from the golden age of gift books in the early twentieth century. Arthur Rackham is featured in the opening Littledom Castle with six full and three partial page designs. Unique mediums for Rackham here with cross thatch, etc. and a final silhouetted full-width tailpiece similar his later double page silhouette designs for Cinderella. Original drawings of A.R. include the classic of a giant Arthur Rackham holding candlestick for tiny knight. This illustration first appeared in Little Folks Magazine in 1902 for Littledom Castle and here in 1903. Numerous other vignettes in text by Carton Moore Park. Mabel Henrietta Spielmann (1862 - 1938) was a British author, married to art critic Marion Harry Spielmann. As well as several children's books, she wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Brontë and also on the history of art. Her works include: "The Rainbow Book, Littledom Castle, The Child of the Air, Margery Redford, and My Son and I." 377 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur; Greenaway, Kate; King, Jesse M. Et al. (illustrator).…
More imagesPublished by George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. - E. P. Dutton & Co., London - New York, 1903
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- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1903 at ttile page. 6 1/4" x 7 5/8" uniquely compact, thick design. Deep red full cloth boards, elaborate gilt cover and spine design, titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, edge wear. Ornate gilt cover design of petal winged angel with sceptre releasing petals from other hand, over crescent moon with dentelle flourishing borders listing illustrators. Crisp spine titles and vignettes of rose with leaves matching four corners of cover. Names of contributing illustrators form border at cover. Fine color frontispiece with tissue guard: "Littledom Castle by Hugh Thomson R. I." Pages generally very good; some fox at front and back few pages. Bright gilt text block at all sides. Dark green matte endpapers. Full-page illustrations throughout. Some of the earliest and most detailed imagery of Arthur Rackham on display in opening tale over three parts, Littledom Castle, with his humored developing talents on display. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features a preface by Mister M.H. Spielmann lauding his mate's writing talent and assemblage, and the artistic inspirations and imagination brought by the artists. Published as part of the "Lilliput Library." Rare near very good first edition of fine book craftsmanship. Contents: "Littledom Castle; His Majesty of the Sun; Ronald's Clock; Violet and the Doll-Fairy; A Regular Bouncer; Princess Reta of Regalia; Snowdrop's Tale; The Witch and the Jewelled Eggs; Muriel and the Fire-Ring; and, The Magic Garrett." Plentiful illustrations by such enchanting imagists as Hugh Thomson, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Harry Furniss, Phil May, C. Wilhelm, Madame Ronner, Rosie Pitman, and Jessie M. King. Ten fantastic fairy stories illustrated by nine acclaimed artists from the golden age of gift books in the early twentieth century. Arthur Rackham is featured in the opening Littledom Castle with six full and three partial page designs. Unique mediums for Rackham here with cross thatch, etc. and a final silhouetted full-width tailpiece similar his later double page silhouette designs for Cinderella. Original drawings of A.R. include the classic of a giant Arthur Rackham holding candlestick for tiny knight. This illustration first appeared in Little Folks Magazine in 1902 for Littledom Castle and here in 1903. Numerous other vignettes in text by Carton Moore Park. Mabel Henrietta Spielmann (1862 - 1938) was a British author, married to art critic Marion Harry Spielmann. As well as several children's books, she wrote on the life and works of Charlotte Brontë and also on the history of art. Her works include: "The Rainbow Book, Littledom Castle, The Child of the Air, Margery Redford, and My Son and I." 377 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Rackham, Arthur; Greenaway, Kate; King, Jesse M. Et al. (illustrator).…