1917 Rare Rackham 1stED bound by Bayntun - Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by Brothers Grimm.

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Author: RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). The Bros. GRIMM (authors).
Title: Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Publisher: London, Constable & Co., LD.,1917. First Edition illustrated by Rackham.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9.5 " X 7.5 ".
Pages: xi-250 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good binding, finely bound by Bayntun in full green morocco leather, titles in gilt on spine, raised bands, compartments ruled in double gilt fillets, double-ruled frames to boards and beautiful turn-ins (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown,) beautiful pattern marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, last page slightly worn - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful twelve color plates tipped-in on grey stock with captions and the forty-three black and white drawings by Arthur Rackham. 

The book: Beautiful and attractive First illustrated Edition by Arthur Rackham of Brothers Grimm's Stories. This is one of the few books illustrated by Rackham from which it would be possible to select any single-color picture in order to demonstrate Rackham's art at its finest. A highly collectible Rackham edition in a wonderful Bayntun binding!

The author: The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. They were among the best-known storytellers of folk tales, and popularized stories such as "Cinderella" ("Aschenputtel"), "The Frog Prince" ("Der Froschkönig"), "Hansel and Gretel" ("Hänsel und Gretel"), "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" ("Rumpelstilzchen"), "Sleeping Beauty" ("Dornröschen"), and "Snow White" ("Schneewittchen"). Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen), began publication in 1812.

The illustrator: Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognized as one of the leading 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.