Description: ARTHUR RACKHAM!!! BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK "ENGLISH FAIRY TALES" ORIGINAL 1918 1ST EDITION!! (Not a Modern Reprint!) STUNNING CONDITION!! BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE INIMITABLE ARTHUR RACKHAM!! EXTREMELY RARE!!!! This is one of the Original 1918 (Not a modern reprint) 1st US Editions of the classic ARTHUR RACKHAM illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece "ENGLISH FAIRY TALES" Retold By Flora Annie Steel This beautifully illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of Arthur Rackham's books ever printed! CLASSIC MEDIEVAL MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES!! ST. GEORGE THE THREE BEARS JACK THE GIANT KILLER JACK AND THE BEANSTALK CATSKIN THE THREE LITTLE PIGS TOM THUMB HENNY PENNY DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD THE BABES IN THE WOOD and Many Others!! Extremely Sought After!! Complete!! NO MISSING ILLUSTRATIONS!! NO CHILDISH COLORING - NO MARKS TO THE TEXT OR THE ILLUSTRATIONS AT ALL!! WONDERFUL!! One of the most sought after Rackham's ever published!!! It has excellent Art Nouveau / Pre-Raphaelite / Fairy Tale / Myth and Legend style artwork WONDERFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM!! THIS IS ARTHUR RACKHAM AT HIS ART NOUVEAU/PRE-RAPHAELITE BEST!! Together with the Dragons, Fairy Tales and Myths and Legends Subjects of which Rackham was the master, this makes this a book that is a real classic. This is full of fabulous Art Nouveau Illustrations - just look at the Art Nouveau Just look at the art nouveau lines in these!!! Just look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of these illustrations - the detail is fantastic!! So many of these book are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete - Amazing!! Arthur Rackham of course greatly influenced Edmund Dulac, Heath Robinson and Kay Nielsen, and was influenced by Gustave Dore, Will Bradley, Beardsley, Alphonse Mucha, Millais, Florence Harrison, Edward Burne Jones and many others - and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration This complete illustrated book is in EXCELLENT condition. Boards much cleaner than is usual - - Plates are amazing!! - Hinges holding strong - - Overall - Amazing!!! - Especially considering this is over 105 years old! A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain a rare early 1ST Rackham edition!! CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED ART NOUVEAU AND ARTS AND CRAFTS BOOKS! The successful bidder to pay $15.95 shipping - International extra. Sales Tax might be collected by Ebay for your State.
Price: 399.95 USD
Location: Mona, Utah
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Illustrator: Arthur Rackham
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Printing Year: 1918
Subject: Illustrated
Year Printed: 1918
Original/Facsimile: Original
