Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes

Published by London: William Heinemann, no date [1913]

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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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[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).…

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Title
Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes
Author
[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator (1867-1939)]
Publisher
London: William Heinemann, no date [1913]
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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Adrian Harrington Ltd occupies the rare book room on the first floor of the iconic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells which was established in 1898. We are a large high street bookshop with a stock of tens of thousands of books, prints, maps and ephemeral items. Adrian Harrington specialise in Literature, modern first editions, Ian Fleming, children's books, history, travel, and general antiquarian books. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm. Visit our website at www.harringtonbooks.co.uk…

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