1917 Rare Rackham First Edition - Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by Brothers Grimm.
(Description)
Author: Arthur Rackham (illustrator). The Brothers Grimm (authors).
Title: Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Publisher: London, Constable & Co., LTD.,1917. First Edition illustrated by Rackham.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 10" X 8".
Pages: xi-250 pages.
Binding: Good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, sunned, and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (tight and clean, some light foxing, toning, and staining - as shown, lower inner corner of many tipped-in illustrations lightly creased - 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.
Estimate: (USD 400 - USD 600).
The book: Nice first illustrated edition by Arthur Rackham of the Brothers Grimm's stories. This is one of the few books illustrated by Rackham from which any single-color picture could be selected to demonstrate Rackham's art at its finest. A highly collectible Rackham first edition!
The authors: The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. They were among the best-known storytellers of folk tales. They 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.