Washington Irving Et Arthur Rackham (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Thus. 2 volumes, complete as issued. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham and several others with gravure plates. A good set in the original white pictorial cloth design by Margaret Armstrong, stamped in gilt, yellow, and light green, beveled boards, top edges gilt (minor wear; front inner hinges a bit tender). Bookplates of Edward Augustine Taft, with ink gift inscription to him by his grandmother. An early appearance by Rackham.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Arthur Rackham, et. al. (illustrator). Gold titles and decorations of cream colored cloth covers with beveled edges, 326 and 327 pages respectively in volumes I and II. Light edge wear and soiling to cover. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham and others and the text on each page is enclosed in a decorative border. Heavy set requires additional postage for international or priority shipment.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; F.O.C. Darley; et al. (illustrator). Limited Edition. First Printing. Westminister Edition, a Limited Edition of 175 copies, of which this is No. 59. Printed on linen paper, in royal octavo size, with tissue-protected proofs on Japan paper of the full-page illustrations (including the frontispiece), and decorative borders in gold and colors. Whole bound in English calf, with gilt tops and rough edges. Thick printed purple and gilt endpapers . Head and heel of spine and edges very mildly worn, shadows of tissue protectors, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . Engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. vi, (ii), 315, (1) pp.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Arthur Rackham; Margaret Armstrong; C. H. Shmolze et. al. (illustrator). A pleasing first Surrey edition of 'Bracebridge Hall', adorned with illustrations from Arthur Rackham and others. First Surrey edition. Complete in two volumes.In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Vol II with the scarce protective green cloth dust wrapper.Both volumes illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen plates. From numerous artists including Golden Age British book illustrator Arthur Rackham, and German-American painter and illustrator C. H. Shmolze.Collated, complete.Written while he lived in England, Washington Irving's Bracebridge Hall comprises a series of character sketches, all of which centre around the occupants of an English manor (based onAston Hall, nearBirmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited). In the publisher's decorative white cloth. Volume II with scarce protective green cloth dust wrapper. Externally, with minor discolouration to the spine (more so to Vol II) and minor shelf wear. Bookplate of one Rebecca M. B. Gilbert to Vol I front paste down. Dust wrapper is marked, with evidence of worming. Fading to the spine and edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Vol II front hinge is starting, but firm. Worming and marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Arthur Rackham; C. H. Schmolze; Harrison Miller et al (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers. A two volume first edition thus, being the first edition of Irving's novel to feature these illustrations. The 'Surrey Edition'.In scarce protective cloth dust wrappers.Irving's episodic novel was originally published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon in 1822. A series of character sketches, the tales centre on the occupants of an English manor.Illustrated with fourteen plates to volume I, and fourteen to volume II. Five of these plates are the work of Arthur Rackham.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with protective cloth dust wrappers. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, with spines age toned. Boards bright. Dust wrapper back strips significantly age toned, with a touch of fraying to back strip head and tail, and handling marks to wraps. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound, but with frontispiece of volume I detached and loosely inserted. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. book.

BRACEBRIDGE HALL, Putnam's & Sons, 1896, 2 volumes, some light foxing to the upper beveled edges on both volumes, else bright just about fine copies in gold-gilt, green and beige stamped pictorial cloth design by Margaret Armstrong in the publishers original cloth dust-wrappers which are likewise near fine. Profusely illustrated by several artists including Arthur Rackham who supplies five illustrations, F. S. Church, C. S. Reinhart, one each, et.al.