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The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book: A Book of Old Favorites with New Illustrations. London: George G. Harrap & Co., (1933). Of an edition of 460 copies, this is No. 293. It is signed by the artist. Octavo, gilt-stamped vellum, top edge gilt, uncut, ribbon-marker, [1]-[287] pp. 8 color plates, 60 black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p.69. Fine, in original slip case that lacks its back strip. $2,000.00
Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. London: William Heinemann, (1913). One of 1030 copies by the artist. Quarto, gilt-stamped white cloth, top edge gilt, uncut, [vi], 7-43 pp. + 44 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue-guards, and ten black & white drawings. Near-Fine, with a bit of foxing to endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 41. $1,500.00
Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, From The Little White Bird by. J. M. Barrie. A New Edition Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1912). A reprint of the 1906 edition with the addition of a new color frontispiece, seven full-page drawings, and for the first time with the plates interspersed appropriately throughout the text. Quarto, gilt-stamped green cloth, [x], 126 pp. 50 full page color plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 40. Very Good; spine quite faded, former owner signature and date. $1,000.00
Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. With Drawings by Arthur Rackham. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1920. Octavo, green cloth with color illustration pasted on front cover, [x], 126 pp. 16 color plates, map. Good; spine faded, some shelf wear, light stain near foot of fore-edge, former-owner signature. $45.00
Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. With Drawings by Arthur Rackham. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1920. Octavo, green cloth with color illustration pasted on front cover, [x], 126 pp. 16 color plates, map. Good; spine faded, some shelf wear, slightly shaken. $45.00
Brown, Abbie Farwell. The Lonesomest Doll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., (1928). 1st edition with Rackham illustrations. Published only in the U.S. Octavo, illustrated tan cloth with black & orange stamping, [viii], [81] pp. Title page and three color plates in rose and greenish blue, 26 black & whiote illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 63. Very Good, light shelf wear. $500.00
Browning, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., (1934). Of an edition of 410 copies, this is No. 192. It is signed by the artist. Octavo, gilt-stamped limp vellum, top edge gilt, uncut, [1]-[46 pp. 4 full page color plates, 14 black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 71. A Fine copy, in ¾ of its original glassine jacket and slip case. $1,750.00
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson. London: William Heinemann, n.d. [1907] 1st trade edition. Octavo, gilt-stamped pale green cloth with black lettering, xi, [1], [162], [1] pp. Color frontispiece and 12 additional color plates, each with a captioned tissue guard, many black & white illustrations throughout the text, illustrated endpapers. Good; minor cover speckling, slight spine slant, and with a 1940 receipt from Argus Books. $200.00
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson. London: William Heinemann, (1933). “Cheaper Edition.” Octavo, pale green cloth with black illustrations and lettering, ix, [iii], 161, [1] pp. 8 color plates, many black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 29. Near-Fine in a badly chipped dust jacket. $250.00
De la Motte Fouqué, [Friedrich]. Undine. Adapted from the German by W. L. Courtney and Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1909. 1st edition. Of an edition of 1,000 copies, this is No. 107. It is signed by the artist. Quarto, full gilt-stamped vellum, silk ties, title printed in black & green, top edge gilt, uncut, viii, [2], 3-136 pp. Color frontispiece and 14 full color plates mounted on brown cardstock with captioned tissue guards, 30 in-text designs and illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 34. Very Good, bearing the armorial bookplate of Alan F. Maclure; both ties present, but rear ribbon detached, spine somewhat darkened, toning to pages opposite brown sheets as usual. $1,000.00
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London & Philadelphia: William Heinemann & J. B. Lippincott, (1915). 1st American edition. Octavo, red cloth with black lettering and illustrations, uncut, [xi], [1]-147 pp. 12 color plates with captioned tissue-guards, 20 black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 45. Good, some shelf wear with head and foot of spine a bit frayed, front hinge shows signs of repair. $125.00
Evans, C. S. The Sleeping Beauty. Told by C. S. Evans and Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, (1920). 1st American edition, from the English sheets. Of the Edition de Luxe of 625 copies printed on handmade paper, and with an additional color plate, this is No. 553. It is signed by the artist. Tall octavo, vellum-backed gilt-stamped cream boards, top edge gilt, uncut, 110 pp. Tipped-in color plate, 19 full-page silhouettes, some in color, and 41 black & white silhouette illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 51-52. Good; spine faded and with some discoloration, light shelf wear. $950.00
Ford, Julia Ellsworth. Snickerty Nick. Rhymes by Witter Bynner Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. New York: Moffat, Yard & Co., 1919. 1st edition. Octavo, light blue cloth, with black lettering, viii, 9-78, [2 blank] pp. 3 full-p[age color plates, and 10 full-page black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 50. Near-Fine, with spine very lightly faded. $250.00
Goldsmith, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Company, (1929). 1st edition thus, an out of series variant issue of the Deluxe issue, without the limitation, signed leaf. Quarto, gilt-stamped full vellum, top edge gilt, uncut, [iv], 5-232 pp. Illustrated with color frontispiece, 11 color plates, and numerous black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 65. Very Good; spine a bit faded, some light soiling to vellum. $800.00
Goldsmith, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Company, (1929). 1st trade edition. Tall octavo, gilt-stamped blue cloth, top edge gilt, uncut, [iv], 5-232 pp. 12 color plates, 22 black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 65. Near-Fine, spine slightly dull, minor shelf wear. $450.00
Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. With an Introduction by A. A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Of an edition of 2020 copies designed and printed under the supervision of Bruce Rogers, this is No. 763. It is signed by Rogers. Quarto, cream cloth with gilt lettering & patterned boards top edge gilt, uncut, [2], 244, [2] pp. 16 tipped in color plates. Published posthumously, this work contains Rackham’s final (and perhaps best) illustrations. Near-Fine, with some light soiling at front hinge and otherwise clean and tight, in its original green Very Good slip case, and with the original publisher’s pamphlet laid-in. $1,500.00
Grimm, Brothers [Jakob and Wilhelm]. Hansel and Grethel and Other Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Quarto, gilt-stamped red cloth, uncut, x, [1] blank, [1] illustration, 1-[160] pp. 20 tipped-in color plates, 28 black & white illustrations. Good, all color plates present but one is loose, spine a bit dull. $125.00
Grimm, Brothers [Jakob and Wilhelm]. Snowdrop and Other Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Gardern City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Quarto, gilt-stamped red cloth, uncut, xii, 165 pp. 20 tipped-n color plates, 29 black & white illustrations. Very Good, light shelf wear. $300.00
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. A Wonder Book. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. 1st Junior Library Edition. Quarto, orange cloth with red lettering, [vi], vii-xi, [1] blank, [1]-[207] pp. 10 (of 15) tipped-in color plates, black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Fair; lacks five color plates, head of spine pulled, spine dull. $20.00
Ibsen, Henrik. Peer Gynt, A Dramatic Poem. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, (1936). 1st American trade edition. Quarto, gilt-stamped orange cloth, 256, [1] blank, [1] colophon pp. 12 color plates with captioned tissue guards, many black & white illustrations throughout. Latimore & Haskell, p. 74. Near-Fine, with some soiling to gutters as is often the case, in a Very Good dust jacket with light chipping to perimeter. $300.00
Ingoldsby, Thomas. Ingoldsby Legends, Or Mirth & Marvels. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1913. 2nd (enlarged) edition, 4th printing. Quarto, gilt-stamped blue cloth, uncut, xix, 549 pp. 24 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 duotone plates, and 66 black & white illustrations. Very Good, spine very slightly faded, front hinge beginning. $200.00
Irving, Washington. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, (1928). 1st American edition. Octavo, brown cloth with color illustration mounted on front cover, gilt lettering, [vi], 102 pp. 8 color plates with captioned tissue guards, 30 black & white illustration, color illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 64. Fine. $350.00
Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1910. Quarto, gilt-decorated green cloth, xii, 61, [1] pp, 50 mounted color plates at rear with captioned tissue guards. Good, spine somewhat dull, light shelf wear, front hinge just beginning, bookplate. $150.00
Lamb, Charles and Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1909. 1st trade edition, 1st issue with top edge gilt. Octavo, gilt-decorated red cloth, top edge gilt, uncut, xii, [1]-304 pp. 12 color plates, many black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 34. Good, spine a bit fade and with a small gouge near center, hinges beginning. $150.00
Moore, Clement C. The Night before Christmas. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, (1931). 1st American edition. Octavo, green cloth with pictorial panel mounted on front cover, uncut, [10], 11-35, [1], [1] pp. 4 color plates, numerous black & white illustrations, color endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 66. Good; spine somewhat faded, minor shelf wear. $150.00
Morley, Christopher. Where the Blue Begins. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1922). [Actually 1925.] 1st trade edition. Octavo, light blue cloth, x, [2], 227 pp. 4 color plates, 16 black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 60. Near-Fine with a former-owner signature and in a chipped dust jacket. $200.00
Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Century, 1913. 1st American edition. Octavo, black cloth with color illustration mounted on front cover, gilt lettering, , xxiii, [1] blank, [1]-262 pp. 12 color plates and a color title page of a sampler that is not in the English edition, 85 black & whited illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 41. Very Good, spine a bit dull, a touch of shelf wear. $350.00
Princess Mary’s Gift Book. All profits from sale are given to The Queen’s “Work for Women” Fund, which is acting in conjunction with The National Relief Fund. London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1914). 1st edition. Octavo, white cloth with dark green lettering, uncut, [viii], 140 pp. Includes one tipped-in color plate and five black & white drawings by Arthur Rackham, illustrating “The Land of Let’s Pretend,” by Lady Sybil Grant. The volume includes the work of a number of other artists and writers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 43. Fair, head of spine pulled, covers lightly soiled, hinges broken. $15.00
Ruskin, John. King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, (1932). 1st American edition. Octavo, red cloth with color panel mounted on front cover, [48] pp. 4 color plates, 15 black & white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 68. Fine, in a slightly chipped dust jacket. $250.00
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, (1929). Reprint of the 1908 English edition. Quarto, gilt-stamped blue cloth, uncut, [vi], 134 pp. 40 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards, 30 black & white illustrations. Very Good, light fading to spine and rear cover, lower front corner bumped. $200.00
Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, (1926). Of the Edition de Luxe of 520 copies printed on handmade paper and with an additional color plate, this is No. 101. It is signed by the artist. Quarto, gilt-stamped vellum-backed boards, top edge gilt, uncut, xiv, 185, [1] pp. 21 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards, 25 black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 61. Fine. $3,000.00
Stephens, James. Irish Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Macmillan Company, 1920. 1st American trade edition. Octavo, gilt-stamped green cloth, [x], [1-4], 5-318 pp. 16 color plates with captioned tissue guards, 21 black & white illustrations. Near-Fine, with a touch of shelf wear, and a Christmas gift inscription dated 1922. $400.00
Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton, 1909. 1st trade edition. Octavo, gilt-stamped dark blue cloth, xv, [1] blank, [1]-291 pp. Color frontispiece and 11 color plates, black & white illustrations, chapter headings and tail-pieces, illustrated endpapers. Latimore & Haskell, p. 33. Very Good, spine dull, some toning to endpapers. $250.00
Wagner, Richard. The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour. London: William Heinemann, 1910. [With:] Wagner, Richard. Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour. London: William Heinemann, 1911. Set of two volumes. Of an edition of 1150 copies printed on handmade paper, this is set No. 366. Each volume is signed by the artist. Quarto, full gilt-stamped vellum, top edges gilt, uncut. The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie includes a color frontispiece and 33 additional tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards. Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods includes a color frontispiece with 29 tipped-in color plates with captioned guards. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 37-38. A Very Good set; Volume I lacks silk-ties, spine somewhat faded and with a half-inch tear at foot of front joint, light foxing to endpapers; Volume II retains its silk ties, but they are detached, its spine is a bit dull. Together, 2 volumes: $2,200.00
Wagner, Richard. The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour. London: William Heinemann, 1910. 1st trade edition. Quarto, gilt-stamped brown cloth, ix, 160 pp. 34 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards, 14 black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 37. Ex-library copy with bookplate and minimal stamps, no spine numeral, light shelf wear. $150.00
