Introduction written by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures Introduction written by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Heinemann, 1913.
First edition. 4to. Light brown buckram, with gilt lettering and vignettes. Forty four colour plates mounted onto brown paper, all under captioned tissue guards. There are also eleven black and white drawings. A very good copy of a charming book, plates bright and uncreased. Some general slight dustiness and a red stain to the rear board. Previous owner's gift inscription to the front endpaper.
This is a wonderful selection of Rackham's paintings. The illustrations in this book are split into sections which include: pictures of little people, classics, some fairy tales, some children, grotesque and fantastic and a section entitled "various".
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