Rackham Arthur Illustrator 1867 1939 (18 results)

No edition/printing statement nor date specified but probably circa 1970. 287 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.5cm. Dust jacket with yellow spine and yellow pictorial front panel; foxing most evident to white rear panel; some nicks and slight bumping at edges; flap corners clipped but with price and number code at front flap's bottom right. Gray boards; spine heel bumped with light scuffing to head. A few small light stains and foxing spots to text block edges. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. Still a very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. With eight full color illustrations (including frontispiece) and numerous b/w illustrations accompanying the following short stories: "Hop-O'-My-Thumb" by Perrault; "Dick Whittington;" "Jack and the Beanstalk;" "Beauty and the Beast" by Madame de Villeneuve, "Henny-Penny;" "The Story of Sinbad and the Sailor" (from "The Arabian Nights"); "Jack the Giant-Killer;" "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Andersen; "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Andersen; "Blue Beard" by Perrault; "The Story of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp" (from "The Arabian Nights"); "The Sleeping Beauty" by Perrault; "The Barmecide's Feast" (from "The Arabian Nights"); "Toads and Diamonds" by Perrault; "The Three Bears" by Southey; "Ali Baba" (from "The Arabian Nights"); "Cinderella" by Perrault; "Puss in Boots" by Perrault; "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Andersen; "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving; "Little Red Riding-Hood" by Perrault; "Hansel and Grethel" [Hansel and Gretel] by Grimm; and "What the Old Man Does is Always Right" by Hans Andersen.…

Condition: Very Good. ARTHUR RACKHAM - THE KENSINGTON GARDENS ARE IN LONDON, WHERE THE KING LIVES From Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens ? 1906 ? Original Color Plate [Frontispiece] Art Nouveau. A foundational Arthur Rackham illustration from the 1906 edition of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, capturing a surreal and detailed encounter between the British monarchy and the hidden world of spirits, rendered in Rackham's quintessential muted earth tones and intricate ink work. The plate serves as a primary example of Rackham's early Art Nouveau influence, juxtaposing the rigid formality of King Edward VII with the chaotic, organic forms of anthropomorphic trees and woodland fairies. This specific print, originally issued as a tipped-in plate on heavy brown stock, illustrates the transition between reality and fantasy that defined the Golden Age of Illustration. DETAILS: +++ Original color plate illustration by Arthur Rackham +++ From Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie +++ Published London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 +++ Frontispiece (captioned: The Kensington Gardens are in London, where the King lives) +++ Removed from volume; matted to 8 x 10 inches +++ Page size approximately 6 x 8.12 inches; image area 4 x 6 inches CONDITION: Very Good. Page shows natural age-toning consistent with 1906 paper stock, primarily at the margins and not affecting the central image; print remains vibrant with crisp line work; yellow border clean; overall a very well-preserved specimen, matted and ready for framing. CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS - A sophisticated Rackham composition featuring a portrait of King Edward VII within the mythic landscape of Kensington Gardens; this plate showcases the artist's mastery of the grotesque and the ethereal, with delicate watercolor washes and fine-line pen work. As a standout piece from one of the most significant illustrated books of the 20th century, it remains a centerpiece for collectors of fantasy art and Edwardian era ephemera. SUBJECTS: Arthur Rackham, Peter Pan, Kensington Gardens, King Edward VII, Edwardian Fantasy, British Monarchy in Art, Fairies and Folklore, Art Nouveau Illustration, Golden Age of Illustration, London Parks History, Original Vintage Print, Tipped-in Plate, Book Illustration, Fantasy Art, Edwardian Ephemera, Art Nouveau. …

Condition: Near Fine. A quintessential Golden Age illustration capturing the delicate intersection of Victorian street life and fairytale enchantment. This plate, removed from the landmark 1906 Scribner's edition of 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens', represents Arthur Rackham at the absolute height of his creative powers. The 'Lady with the Balloons' is one of the most enduring and recognizable images from the suite, showcasing the artist's masterful use of muted earth tones and stippled ink work to create a sense of ethereal nostalgia. DETAILS: +++ Original color plate illustration by Arthur Rackham +++ From Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie +++ Published London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 +++ Page 4 (captioned: "The lady with the balloons, who sits just outside.") +++ Removed from volume; verso blank +++ Matted to approximately 8 x 10 inches +++ Page size approximately 6 x 8.12 inches; image area 4 x 6 inches CONDITION: Overall Grade: Near Fine. The print exhibits light, uniform age-toning across the page margins consistent with early 20th-century paper. The central color image remains vibrant and well-defined, free of foxing, damp-staining, or structural damage. The verso is blank. The mat is clean and stable. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Arthur Rackham's contribution to the 'Peter Pan' mythos cannot be overstated. While Barrie provided the words, Rackham provided the visual DNA that would influence every subsequent adaptation of the character. This specific plate-the balloon seller-is a foundational image in the book, establishing the transition from the 'real' London into the magical geography of the Gardens. The 1906 edition was produced with a high degree of technical care, utilizing the 'three-color' printing process which allowed for a much greater range of subtle, tonal washes than previous methods. This particular copy is an authentic artifact of that technological leap in book production. SUBJECTS: Arthur Rackham, Peter Pan, Kensington Gardens, Balloon Seller, Edwardian London, Street Vendors in Art, Golden Age of Illustration, J.M. Barrie, Art Nouveau, Original Vintage Print, Tipped-in Plate, Book Illustration, Fantasy Art.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 7 1/2 in. x 10 in., half-title; color frontispiece; title-page printed in green and black, with Rackham designs; preface (by editor, Edmund Gosse); contents, list of plates. [i]-[x], pp. 1-[133]; illustrated with 8 full-page color plates, each with a title-printed tissue guard, and 60, various sized black & white drawings, or designs, many used as head or tail-pieces. Green cloth with titling gilt on the spine and front cover; endpapers designed by Arthur Rackham; top-edge stained gray-green. The upper cover corners are bumped, light age-related tanning to the endpapers, small tear to the inner hinge at the front endpaper gutter. Small adhesion of the tissue guard to the plate margin (at p. 98), not affecting the image. Text and plates are generally clean. The 1926 American reprint. The orginal edition was in 1918. (See Latimore & Haskell, Rackham Bibliography, 1936; pp. 48-49 for the 1918 edition). "As the close of his life approached, Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to extract from his various volumes those poems which were addressed to children, or were descriptive of child life, and to publish them in a separate collection. He died without having found occasion to carry out this plan, and he left no directions with regard to the way in which it ought to be done. [-] One reason why Swinburne never brought out such a collection was his failure to find an artist who could interpret to his satisfaction the simplicity and freshness of his verses. We are fortunate in having secured, in Mr. Arthur Rackham, one whose delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands, no less than he did, how 'Heaven lies about us in our infancy.' Edmund Gosse."(-From the Preface, pp. v-vi).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 7 3/4 in. x 10 in., half-title with Rackham design; color-printed frontispiece; title-page printed in brown and black, with a Rackham design; contents; list of color illustrations. [1]-[232] pp., illustrated with a total of 12 full-page color illustrations, with the titles printed under the images, and 22 various sized, black & white drawings by Arthur Rackham. Dark blue cloth with titling and rose device gilt on the spine, and gilt titling and Rackham rose design on the front cover; design-printed, light olive-green endpapers by Rackham; top-edge gilt. The front designed endpaper shows a gift inscription in ink: Margaret M. Halle From Walter & Helen Dec. 25th 1929. Light fading to spine, light rubbing to edges; the endpapers, half-title show light, age-related tanning, some light tanning to the color plate margins, page edges. "There is a trade edition bound in dark blue cloth with pictorial stamping in gold on the cover and spine and gold lettering. Size of page, 7 1/2 x 9 7/8. This edition has the same number of illustrations and the same end-papers as the limited edition. There is also a binding in Persian Morocco." (-Latimore & Haskell, Rackham Bibliography, 1936; p. 65). Weight: 2 lbs.…

New Edition. Good copy rebacked with the original spine laid back, gilt decoration to the spine and boards. Front board starting. Some staining, wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Series; Children's illustrated classics. Physical description; xxix, 223 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fables, Greek ; Translations into English. Fables. Aesop's fables. Aesop's fables Children's literature. Animals in literature. Short stories ; Juvenile fiction. Folklore. Fables, Greek ; Illustrations. Children's stories. Fables ; Juvenile fiction. Folklore ; Juvenile fiction. Fables Juvenile literature. Fables, Greek ; Adaptations. Animals ; Juvenile fiction. Animals. Fables. Genres; Adaptations. Fables. Fiction. Illustrated. Juvenile works. Translations. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 6 1/8 in. x 9 in., half-title with a Rackham design, color frontispiece; printed title-page with Rackham designs. [1]-[37] pp., illustrated with the color frontispiece, and 19 various sized black & white drawings & designs, some used as head or tail-pieces. Color-printed paper wrappers, with Arthur Rackham designs on the front cover; white & tan endpapers are designed by Rackham. The Upper and lower front yapp-edges of the paper covers show two tiny splits to the paper, light rubbing. Former owner's name in ink on the first blank flyleaf: Peggy Mahalah Rickelts 1941. Lacking the original envelope; otherwise, a fine copy of a scarce and fragile Rackham item. The original edition was published by Harrap in 1933, and had four full-page color illustrations. (See: Latimore & Haskell, Rackham Bibliography, 1936; p. 69, for the 1933 edition). …

New Edition. Good copy rebacked with the original spine laid back, gilt decoration to the spine and boards. Front board starting. Some staining, wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Series; Children's illustrated classics. Physical description; xxix, 223 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fables, Greek ; Translations into English. Fables. Aesop's fables. Aesop's fables Children's literature. Animals in literature. Short stories ; Juvenile fiction. Folklore. Fables, Greek ; Illustrations. Children's stories. Fables ; Juvenile fiction. Folklore ; Juvenile fiction. Fables Juvenile literature. Fables, Greek ; Adaptations. Animals ; Juvenile fiction. Animals. Fables. Genres; Adaptations. Fables. Fiction. Illustrated. Juvenile works. Translations. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 7 4/8 in. x 9 7/8 in., half-title with list of books illustrated by Rackham (published by Heinemann), on the reverse; mounted color-printed frontispiece of Undine, with title-printed tissue guard; title-page printed in black with Rackham decorations in green; contents; list of illustrations. [i]-viii, [1]-136 pp., illustrated with a total of 15 color-printed, tipped-in plates, mounted on tan paper sheets, each with a title-printed tissue guard, and approximately 40 drawings & designs by Arthur Rackham, many used as openings, head or tail-pieces. Light blue-gray cloth with titling and Rackham fish designs on the spine in dark blue, and titling and Rackham design on the front cover, Heinemann windmill device on the back cover; endpapers with Rackham designs printed in green, top-edge stained blue-gray. Gift inscription in ink at the topof the half-title: To Margaret from Ann June 29th 1934. The spine shows light fading, wear to spine ends. Tanning to endpapers, margins of the mounting sheets; there is some scattered brown-spotting (foxing) present to some page margins. [Publisher's statement]: "First Printed, October 1909. New Impressions, February 1911; October 1912; July 1916; June 1919; May 1920; June 1925." This is the 1925 printing, with English publisher's name: Heinemann, stamped on the lower spine end. (See Latimore & Haskell, Rackham Bibliography, 1936; pp. 34-35, for the original 1909 edition). Undine: "This is the story of the Knight Huldbrand of Ringstetten and of Undine, telling how the Knight wedded with a water-sprite, and what chanced therefrom: and how the Knight died and was buried: and how Undine returned to her element beneath the Mediterranean Sea." (-Page [1]).…

fester Einband. First (American) Edition, 4 Bll., 111 Seiten; mit 11 Farbtafeln und zahlreichen schwarzweißen Illustrationen im Text von Arthur Rackham; O.Ln., 8° (in englischer Sprache) (Einband etw. fleckig und etw. berieben, insbesondere die Kanten / Rücken gebräunt und RT verblichen / Schnitt u. Vorsätze gebräunt / Schnitt sowie einige Seiten u. Tafeln stockfleckig; Abbildungen aber sauber / hs Widmung auf Vortitelblatt / fliegender Vorsatz u. eine Tafel etw. gelockert / Bindung gelockert, Buchblockund Seiten aber fest / schön gestalteter alter priv. Exlibris auf Vorsatz) Seltene erste amerikanische Ausgabe [First American Edition] // CONTENTS: (1) English: Jack And The Giant-Killer. - (2) Scotch: The Battle Of The Birds. - (3) Welsh: Llud And Llevelys. - (4) Irish: Guleesh. - (5) French: The Sleeping Beauty. - (6) Italian: Cesarino And The Dragon. - (7) Portuguese: What Came Of Picking Flowers. - (8) Japanese: The Adventures Of Little Peachling. - The Fox Wedding. - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow. - (9) Russian: Frost. - (10) Serbian: The Golden Apple-Tree And The Nine Peahens. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 6 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in., half-title; mounted color frontispiece by Arthur Rackham; printed title-page with Rackham decoration; preface, contents, list of plates. [i]-xii, pp. I-[207]. Illustrated with 16 mounted color plates, and 8 other full-page illustrations, printed in several colors (some to resemble Japanese prints), and 21 other, various size black & white drawings used as decorative head & tail-pieces; a total of 24 color illustrations. The lower margin of the mounting page for the tipped-in color plate at page 10: Danae, shows 2 vertical splits to the paper, not affecting the mounted plate. Orange-red cloth with titling gilt on the spine and front cover, with a gilt Rackham design on the front cover; decorated endpapers with a Rackham design printed in brown. Christmas gift inscription on the reverse of the front decorated endpaper: For Lorraine Christmas 1923-M.I.L.D; the ink from this has left a small stain on the facing half-title. The gold lettering on the spine has faded, with light wear to spine ends, cover corners; a few page or mounting page margins show tan spots; text and plates are generally clean. "American Edition: This edition is bound in orange-red cloth with pictorial stamping in gold on the cover and gold lettering on the front cover and spine. This edition is the same as the English trade edition with the exception of the binding. Published by George H. Doran Company, New York. No date, but published in 1922." (-Latimore & Haskell: Rackham Bibliography, 1936; p. 55). Weight: 2 1/2 lbs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 7 3/4 in. x 10 in., half-title; mounted color-printed (1907) frontispiece, with plain tissue guard; title-page printed in red, brown and tan, with Rackham designs; illustrator's note (with drawing on the reverse); publisher's note; contents; list of illustrations (full-color, tint & black & white drawings); preface to first series (1840), & second edition (1843). [i]-xix, I-549 pp. Illustrated with 24 full-page, tipped-in color illustrations, mounted on dark olive-green sheets, with title-printed white paper guards, and 12 full-page illustrations printed in tint, and 66 black & white drawings by Arthur Rackham, in the text. Olive-green cloth, with gilt titling and design on the spine, and gilt titling and another Rackham design on the front cover; dark olive green endpapers with a Rackham design printed in dark blue; top-edge gilt. Gift inscription in ink at the top of the half-title: F. W. B. Cupins From C.A.L Xmas, 1907. The spine ends, and outer hinges show some wear, light fading to covers. Tan-spotting to the tissue guard at the frontispiece, some scattered tan-spotting to some page margins, 2 inch vertical tear to lower margin of pp. 3-4. "[-] This edition is a reprint of the 1898 edition, with added illustrations and larger pages. [-] There is a trade edition bound in olive-green cloth with the same pictorial stamping in gold as the limited edition, and gold lettering [-]." (-Latimore & Haskell, Rackham Bibliography; pp. 30-31). Weight: 4 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item.…

[Children's illustrated] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.xii; 160. Thirteen colour plates with captioned tissue guards, and a further eighty-five engravings within the text. Publisher's grey cloth decoratively stamped in colours, illustrated endpapers, top edge green, others untrimmed. No inscriptions, lightly toned/spotted within, covers a re bright, spine a little rubbed. Near fine. London-born Arthur Rackham was one of the leading artists during the golden age of Edwardian gift books. Following seven years at the Lambeth School of Art he began using the new half-tone process, his fame spreading upon the publication of his illustrated 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'. In 1905 his illustrated 'Rip van Winkle' introduced him to the US public. One year later 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' was published. Rackham was made a full member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in 1908, and was honoured abroad, with gold medals from Milan (1906) and Barcelona (1911). His illustrations for many classics followed including Alice In Wonderland (1907), Gulliver's Travels (1909), Aesop's Fables (1912), A Christmas Carol (1915), King Arthur (1917) Cinderella (1919), Sleepy Hollow (1928), The Night Before Christmas (1931), Hans Andersen (1932), Pied Pier of Hamelin (1934) and Poe's Tales (1935). His final book was The Wind In the Willows (1940). …

First Edition. [Children's illustrated] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (24 x 19cm), pp.262. With thirteen colour plates including frontispiece, and numerous black and white illustrations within the text. Publisher's black cloth, colour illustration pasted down to upper, gilt titles to spine. Contents clean, edges gently toned, bookplate and pencil name to endpapers, gilt dulled to spine, minor rubbing, scuff to margin of colour plate on cover. Very good. The US edition has larger plates and is of larger format than the UK edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. (Printed at The Complete Press West Norwood London)., Later Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe and Zaehnsdorf in full crushed Morocco with gilt titles to two labels the spine, five raised bands, gilt lined compartments, gilt decorated and lined boards, silk end papers, inner gilt dentelles, with the binder's stamp to the front, with 7 full colour illustrations by Rackham. With the original cloth covers bound in at the rear of the volume. Housed in a cloth and leather covered slipcase. Gilt titles to the 'spine' of the slipcase. Pagination: ix, 133pp. Provenance no bookplates or signatures. Approximately 9 ¾ inches tall (25cm). Condition Report Externally Spine fine condition bright and well preserved. Joints fine condition. Corners fine condition. Boards fine condition with gilt decoration to the boards, minor marks. Page edges fine condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges fine condition sound. Paste downs fine condition leather turn-ins, gilt decorated, silk covered. End papers fine condition silk covered. Title very good condition tanned. Pages very good condition 7 full colour plates, tanned pages. Binding fine condition attractive. See photos. …

First Trade Edition. [i-vi] 1-134 pp. 40 color plates mounted on tan paper with captioned tissue-guards, and numerous drawings in b/w. Plate matted, with printed caption underneath. 4to: 10" x 7-1/2" One of the finest of Rackham's illustrated books, heightening Shakespeare's dreamy comedy with otherworldly imagination, both delicate and grotesque. Copperplate for illustration facing p. 102 ".Are you sure That we are awake? It seems to me That yet we sleep, we dream." Riall, p. 87. A NF copy (some minor scattered foxing), in a VG jacket (some loss at backstrip, chips to corners). Plate - VG+. Case - Nr Fine. Original tan cloth with gilt-pictorial and lettering to upper board, gilt lettering to backstrip, in original tan dust jacket printed in black. Housed in a handsome blue morocco fall-down-back box with gilt lettering and decorations, plate mounted and matted inside with caption from the text.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Size of binding: 6 in. x 8 in. x 1 1/2 in. (thick), half-title; tipped-in color frontispiece with title-printed tissue guard; title-page with two designs printed in black; dedication page; contents page; half-title. [10]pp., pp. 1-[126] + [2]pp. map. Illustrated with a total of 16, tipped-in color plates, each with a title-printed tissue guard (the tissue guard of plate [10], at p. 68, shows a horizontal tear across most of the lower section); and two other designs in black on white, at p. 1, p. 14, and a diagram at p. 125. An undated, but fairly early English printing; ca. 1915-35, of the smaller size trade edition. Specially bound in full maroon, crushed morocco leather. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, England for Marshall Field and Company (with this stamped on the top and bottom edges of the upper and lower leather turn-ins of the inner front cover). With five raised bands on the spine, with dark brown title labels with gilt-lettered titling, and richly gilt floral designs in compartments, featuring various tools: bird in flight, butterfly, bee, dragonfly, in the center of the compartments, with gilt floral borders on the upper and lower cover margins, gilt borders on the cover edges, inner gilt dentelles on the leather turn-ins; sewn headbands, all edges gilt, with chintz-style colored floral design endpapers. The cover corners show rubbing to the leather surface, some light scratches to the outer covers, a few tiny wax spots to the spine. The paper shows general, age-related tanning, as do the mounting pages for the plates. A few scattered tan spots, or minor stains are present to a few page margins. A specially produced, gift-type fine binding, made to be sold by the Marshall Field & Company, department store in Chicago. Scarce item. Sold as an example of this type of binding. Weight: 1 1/2 lbs. …

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 394 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1918. Text in English. This classic collection of English fairy tales, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, offers a rich tapestry of folklore and storytelling. Flora Annie Webster Steel's compilation captures the essence of traditional narratives, blending enchantment with cultural heritage. The book is a valuable resource for scholars of literature, folklore, and Victorian-era illustration. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…