Illustrated Literature

Limited edition, number 299 of 460 copies, signed by the artist; 4to (270 x 210 mm); 12 colour plates by Arthur Rackham, printed tissue guards, 17 uncoloured plates (as pubilshed) and illustrations within the text; publisher's pictorial vellum, gilt, top edge, others uncut, spine slightly darkened, a few minor, faint spots, otherwise a near-fine copy and exceptionally bright internally.

First edition of the Peacock edition; 8vo; frontispiece, title vignette and illustrations by Hugh Thomson, mild offsetting from frontispiece tissue-guard but remarkably clean otherwise; publisher's dark green cloth cloth with the stunning gilt depiction of a peacock on an urn to upper cover and related gilt decoration to spine,1 gilt edges, contemporary presentation note pasted to front endpaper verso dated Christmas 1894, the year of publication, slight bumping to extremities and superficial wear to rear board, otherwise a fine copy.

Limited edition, number 295 of 450 copies, from a total edition of 460, signed by the illustrator; 4to; 12 colour plates, including frontispiece, plus in-text black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue guards, text clean and bright; publisher's deluxe full vellum, stamped in gilt, gilt lettering to spine, corners slightly rubbed, top edge gilt, others uncut or unopened, pictorial endpapers, housed in original card slipcase, slightly toned and worn, overall a very good copy.

Limited edition, number 494 of 575 copies of the English issue, from a total edition of 775, signed by the illustrator; large 8vo; 12 colour plates, including frontispiece, plus in-text black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham, text clean and bright; publisher's deluxe full vellum, stamped in gilt, gilt lettering and floral device to spine, spine ends and corners slightly bumped, top edge gilt, others uncut, pictorial endpapers, housed in original card box; overall a very good copy.

Limited edition, number 529 of 550 copies, signed by the illustrator; 4to; 24 tipped in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, including frontispiece, captioned tissue guards, headpieces, tailpieces and full-page black and white illustrations also by Rackham throughout, text clean and bright; publisher's quarter vellum, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, gilt device to upper cover, light spotting to boards, top edge gilt, others uncut or unopened, blue pictorial endpapers, housed in a custom buff solander box; overall a very good example.

Reissue, inscribed by the author; 8vo; 12 woodcuts, 11 by Eric Gill, some full-page, scattered light foxing, slight toning to leaves; publisher's red cloth, black lettering to spine, spine faded, corners slightly rubbed, light toning to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy.

Second edition thus; 8vo; with occasional half-tone plates, internally fine; modern full maroon morocco, foliate gilt panelled boards and spine, Japanese endpapers, all edges gilt, a most attractive edition.

Second edition thus; with occasional half-tone plates, internally fine; modern full maroon morocco, foliate gilt panelled boards and spine, Japanese endpapers, all edges gilt, a most attractive edition.

Second edition thus; 8vo; with occasional half-tone plates, internally fine; modern full maroon morocco, foliate gilt panelled boards and spine, Japanese endpapers, all edges gilt, a most attractive edition.

First and limited deluxe American edition, number 41 of 100 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham; 4to (295 x 240 mm); illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece and a further 11 tipped-in colour plates, all with captioned tissue guards, numerous in-text black & white illustrations, the odd spot to first and last few leaves, else fine; publisher's deluxe full vellum binding, stamped in gilt; replacement silk ties; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, as published, illustrated endpapers, mild age discolouration and slight bowing to upper boards, otherwise very good indeed; (xvi), 147, (1) pp.