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THE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (Limited Edition, signed by the illustrator Arthur Rackham) translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas
London: Constable & Company Ltd. 1909
Large 4to, xvi + 325pp. Original full vellum hardcover binding, with gilt lettering and illustrations to spine and front board. Top edge gilt. With 55 fine monochrome illustrations, full-colour frontispiece, and 39 lovely full-colour plates. Collated and complete. Printed on fine paper with watermarks. Each colour plate has a facing tissue paper, with a printed description.
Limited edition of 750 copies, of which this is no. 481. Signed by the illustrator Arthur Rackham.
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. In his survey of British book illustration, Salaman stated: "Mr. Rackham stands apart from all the other illustrators of the day; his genius is so thoroughly original. Scores of others have depicted fairyland and wonderland, but who else has given us so absolutely individual and persuasively suggestive a vision of their marvels and allurements? Whose elves are so elfish, whose witches and gnomes are so convincingly of their kind, as Mr. Rackham's?"
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