1919 Rare First Edition - Some British Ballads illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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Author: Illustrator, Arthur Rackham.
Title: Some British Ballads. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Publisher: London, Constable & Co. Ltd., no date (1919). First Rackham Illustrated Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 10 " X 8 ".
Pages: 170 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher full cloth binding with gilt embossed decoration to front board and blind stamped rear board decoration (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown, spine and rear cover slightly sunned - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing or staining - as shown, bookplate of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, some blank tissue guards lightly creased - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with 16 wonderful tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham, each with tissue guards and numerous black and white line drawings within the text.
Estimate: (USD 300 - USD 500)
The book: Attractive and rare First edition in the original binding of Some British Ballads, wonderfully illustrated by the great Arthur Rackham.
The illustrator: Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognized as one of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator.
Rackham's 51 color pieces for the Early American tale became a turning point in the production of books since – through color-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of color artwork. Some of his best-known works include the illustrations for Rip Van Winkle, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.