Rackham, Arthur
5 illustrated copies of The Compleat Angler
£813
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 22 September 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
The Compleat Angler. London: Geore G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1931. 4to, number 658 of 775 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, frontispiece and 12 colour plates, original vellum gilt, slipcase, endpapers slightly browned with some very light foxing to a couple of initial leaves; another copy, unsigned, bound in embossed brown morocco gilt; another copy, the trade edition, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket; another copy, the US trade edition published Philadelphia, no date, original green cloth gilt; and a corresponding UK edition in original blue cloth gilt (5)