Arthur Rackham illustrated books

First Rackham trade edition; 4to; xii, 126 pp., 50 colour plates tipped-in on thick grey paper including frontispiece, light spotting to title and occasionally elsewhere; publisher's pictorial cloth, gilt, attractive bookplate to pastedown, a very good copy.

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.

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.

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.

Large-paper edition, number 40 of 560 copies, signed by Rackham, 4to., xix, (blank), 549, (blank)pp., 24 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 tinted plates, and 66 black & white drawings within the text, pictorial endpapers, browning to half-title and limitation leaf, otherwise near-fine, publisher's full vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, as published, original silk ties, slight age-toning, otherwise a near-fine copy.

Number 533 of 575 copies, signed by Rackham, 4to., 231, [1]pp., with 12 colour plates, including frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations within text, pictorial endpapers, publisher's full vellum gilt, top edge gilt, otherwise untrimmed, as published, slight toning to spine, otherwise a near-fine copy.

Limited edition, number 547 of 575 copies, signed by Rackham, 4to., illustrated with 16 tipped-in colour plates vignette line drawings by Rackham, publisher's quarter vellum over pictorial paper boards gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, a age-toning and a few spots to plain endpapers, neat ink ownership to front free one, binding with usual toning, dent to upper edge of upper board, else very-good plus.

Limited edition, number 476 of 600 copies signed by Rackham, 4to. (29,5 x 24cm), 206pp., 24 full-page colour illustrations, 16 of which tipped-in, captioned tissue-guards, 20 black and white drawings, pictorial end-papers, publisher's cream cloth gilt, pictorial vignette to upper cover, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, a few marks, spine darkened with two small stains, otherwise good and internally fine.