the-sleeping-beauty-arthur-rackham-illustrated-and-signed
Lot 1123
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, Arthur Rackham Illustrated and Signed
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
"as told by C. S. Evans," (London: William Heinemann and Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1920), 1st edition, the verso of the half title page is imprinted "This Edition de Luxe, printed on English Hand-made Paper, with an additional coulour-plate, is limited to 625 copies (600 for sale) numbered and signed by Arthur Rackham, of which 100 are reserved for sale in the United States of America." Below is "No.334 of 625 copies" and pencil-signed, 110pp., quarto (11.5 x 9 in.); original vellum boards with gilt to cover and spine, one tipped-in color plate, numerous illustrations in silhouette.


Lightstruck boards with some soiling; internally very good with some light acid transfer from the illustrations; some pages remain untrimmed.

$400 - 600