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Sale 330: Fine Children's & Illustrated Books; Fine Printing & the Book Arts (#330) 04/27/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #179The Sleeping Beauty

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,500

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Sale 330: Fine Children's & Illustrated Books; Fine Printing & the Book Arts (#330) 04/27/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 04/27/2006 1:00 PM PDT

Description

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(Rackham, Arthur)

Title:

The Sleeping Beauty

Author:

Evans, C.S.

Place Published:

London / Philadelphia

Publisher:

Heinemann / Lippincott

Date Published:

[1920]

Description:

Story told by C.S. Evans. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with one mounted full-color plate in pictorial border, 3 double-page silhouette illustrations with color, 2 full-page silhouette drawings with color, plus 14 full- or double-page silhouette illustrations in black, and many illustrations within the text. 11¼x8¾, full red levant morocco ruled, lettered, and pictorially tooled in gilt, raised spine bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed; bound by Zaehnsdorf. No. 280 of 625 copies printed on English hand-made paper. First Rackham Edition.

Charming Arthur Rackham interpretation of this tale in silhouette. Latimore & Haskell, p.51.

Condition:

Discoloration to half-title, normal ofsetting from the silhouette illustrations, very good or better in fine binding.

Item#:

169610
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