Lot 441

Rackham, Arthur - The Brothers Grimm





Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 January 2015 at 11:00 GMT
£400
Description
Little brother and little sister. London: Constable & Co., [1917]. First edition, 4to, number 471 of 525 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, 13 coloured mounted plates by Rackham, original grey cloth gilt, spine gilt, pictorial cream gilt label on upper cover, uncut, armorial bookplate to front endpaper and verso of free endpaper, now lacking the additional loose signed plate (see note), upper hinge cracking, very slight discoloration from original plate tissue-guards
Footnote
Note: The work was originally published with an extra plate, signed by Rackham, housed in an envelope that was loosely inserted in the book.




