Sale 2497 - Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics, January 29, 2019

44 c   (RACKHAM, ARTHUR.) Andersen, Hans [Christian]. Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. 12 color plates with lettered tissue guards, 59 black-and-white plates and illus­ trations in the text, and endpapers printed in peach and white silhouette design. 4to, publisher’s gilt-pictorial vellum, covers bright, spine with natural discoloration and a touch wrinkled; top edges trimmed and gilt; green buckram slipcase. first limited signed english edition . number 106 of 525 copies signed by rackham . Latimore & Haskell 68. London: George Harrap & Co., (1932) [800/1,200] 44 45 c   RACKHAM, ARTHUR. The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. 8 color plates with captioned leaves opposite, and numerous black-and-white and silhouette illustrations by Rackham. 8vo, gilt-stamped vellum, very light discoloration and rubbing, mostly spine ends; top edges trimmed and gilt; unopened; silk bookmark present; lacks slipcase. first limited edition . number 166 of 460 copies signed by rackham . Latimore and Haskell 69. London, (1933)   [800/1,200] 46 c   (RACKHAM, ARTHUR.) Grimm Brothers. The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. 55 black-and-white illustrations and 40 tipped-in color plates with lettered tissue guards, by Rackham. Thick 4to, publisher’s gilt-pictorial vellum, lacking ties, scattered natural discoloration; frontispiece illustration creased at lower right corner; top edges trimmed and gilt, plates clean; custom grey cloth slipcase. first signed limited english edition . number 203 of 750 copies signed by rackham . Latimore & Haskell 34. London, 1909   [1,000/1,500] 45 46