This wonderful survey of the famed artist's early work features 44 color plates in addition to several black-and-white vignettes and spot illustrations. Fantastic dwarfs, giants, and elves, plus many long-unavailable naturalistic illustrations. Read More
This wonderful survey of the famed artist's early work features 44 color plates in addition to several black-and-white vignettes and spot illustrations. Fantastic dwarfs, giants, and elves, plus many long-unavailable naturalistic illustrations. Read Less
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $2,865.33, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1913 by William Heinemann.
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Arthur Rackham. Very Good Indeed. A first, limited edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated anthology. In the original white cloth binding, signed by Rackham to the limitation page. Limited edition, numbered 766 on 1001 copies. Signed by Rackham to the limitation page. Collated, complete with 44 plates.  During the "Golden Age" of British book illustration Rackham was one of its leading artists. He used expressive line paired with a subtle use of watercolour to create his beautiful images. This work contains examples of Rackham's ethereal figures such as his elves, and goblins; his fairy tale characters; and his grotesque and fantastic.  With an introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch.  Bookplate to the front pastedown, which was issued with this work,   is blank.  Held in a custom slipcase, with marbled edges.  A beautiful example of this important illustrator's works. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Several light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot and thumbing to the bottom of text pages. Slipcase is in a FINE condition. Very Good Indeed.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book Shoppe, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boone, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Avenel Books/Crown.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Book: Clean text. Tight binding. Minimal wear. Front inner hinge glued. DJ: Minimal wear. Small tear at upper back. 7"x10" hardcover. 32 pg text plus 36 pg plates. Brown cloth on board. Gold metallic embossed title. Photos available on request.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $30.16, very good condition, Sold by Friends Tucson rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Avenel Books.
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Very good Minor tear at front cover spine jacket. Clean Pages. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $64.15, like new condition, Sold by Keeper of the Page rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Enumclaw, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Avenel Books.
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Fine. Very Good DJ. Avenel Books 1979 First Edition NL with "A" Brownish-purple boards with embossed gold art and lettering on front. Previous owner's bk-plate inside cover, tight bright beautifully illustrated pages. 32 pages of text plus 36 pages of art (2+68+2) pages. Bright glossy dust jacket with mended tears. In Plastic.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $67.00, very good condition, Sold by St. Vinnie's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Random House Value Publications,U.S..
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $282.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1927 by Heinemann.
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Rackham, Arthur. Very good(-) 43 page introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated with 44 tipped-in color plates by Rackham, protected with lettered tissue; many other in-text figures (pages toned but plates clean). Small 4to, original gilt-stamped brown cloth (rubbed and somewhat soiled; spine sunned to tan). London: Heinemann, 1927. Overall a very good(-) copy.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures (Dover Fine Art, to cart. $47.63, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $51.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Avenel Books.
Add this copy of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures to cart. $432.00, good condition, Sold by pages123, ships from Piermont, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1913 by Century Company.
Edition:
First American Edition, published in same year as British
Publisher:
Century Company
Published:
1913
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
9770603725
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Good. No dust jacket. Cover in fair condition. Corners of cover boards show wear. Cloth near the spine splitting, but pages are in good condition, clean and unmarked. One interleaving tissue missing. First edition. 44 tipped-in color plates with lettered tissue guards and several black and white illustrations. Introduction by Arthur Quiller Couch. Gold stamped cover. Wonderful collection chosen by Rackham himself. Ex Libris bookplate printed on front board paper, not present in later editions, bears the name of recent owner, 1940s-50s New Yorker cartoonist Roberta MacDonald. All binding is tight, and prints are in mint condition.
