London, Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1929
Signed by the illustrator. An attractive limited edition of The Vicar of Wakefield illustrated by Arthur Rackham, limited to 575 copies signed by the artist, of which this is number 494 of the English issue.
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 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.
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