rip van winkle de arthur rackham, Edition originale, Signé (9 résultats)

Vellum. Etat : Very Good. Arthur Rackham (illustrateur). Limited Edition. Original publisher's full vellum, gilt stamped title and vignette, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, housed in felt-lined slipcase, (11.25 x 9.25 inches). Deluxe Limited Edition, one of only 250 copies SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on limitation page. viii, 57, pages; illustrated by color frontispiece and 49 color plates mounted on brown paper with captioned tissue guards, b&w illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. The first (and now scarciest) book illustrated by Rackham to be issued in the signed limited edition format, later titles had much larger printings. Boards are clean and bright, with only minor expected bowing, some typical light spotting to endpages (interior text and all plates are clean and bright), silk-ties detached but present, slipcase shows wear. An honest, unsophisticated (i.e., unrestored) copy for the sophisticated collector. Size: Quarto. Signed.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. A sharp copy of this limited edition of 250 copies SIGNED by Arthur Rackham. The book is in nice shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy SIGNED by Rackham in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Rackham books. Signed by Author(s).

x, 69 pp. With frontispiece and 50 tipped-in color plates with printed tissue guards and text illustrations in black and white by Arthur Rackham. Folio, publisher's full vellum with silk ribbon ties, lettered and illustrated in gold, t.e.g. Preserved in a custom cloth clamshell box. First French edition; No. 106 of 200 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Attractive small book label on pastedown; otherwise a spectacularly fine copy.

Signed limited edition, number 57 of 250 copies signed by the artist. This was the first book wholly illustrated by Rackham to be issued in a limited-edition format, and it immediately established him as the leading illustrator of lavishly produced gift books in the Edwardian era. In March 1905 Rackham's original watercolours were exhibited and sold at the Leicester Galleries, which led to the deluxe edition being fully subscribed before the exhibition had closed. Provenance: G. R. Nicolaus was a partner in the firm of Mercer, Nicolaus, and Co. Based in London, the firm specialized in geological surveys for metals, fossil fuels, etc. He also was a great bibliophile and portions of his library were sold at auction in the 1940s. Latimore & Haskell, p. 26; Riall, pp. 69-70. Quarto. Colour frontispiece and 50 colour plates mounted on brown paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Arthur Rackham. Original vellum, lettering to spine in gilt, lettering and pictorial decoration to front cover in gilt, top edge gilt. Bookplate and monogram label for G. R. Nicolaus on front pastedown. Some minor marks to covers, lacking ties. Soiling from bookplate and label, minor foxing, some creases to captioned tissue guards: a near-fine copy.

First Rackham edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title "R. F. Starkie from Arthur Rackham 9 Oct 05." This is a family presentation: Rackham was married to Edyth Starkie, of an extended and notable Irish family. This title immediately established Rackham as the leading illustrator of lavishly produced gift books in the Edwardian era. In March 1905 the original watercolours were exhibited at Leicester Galleries, attracting the attention of J. M. Barrie, who then commissioned Rackham's next book, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906). Quarto. Original green cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and front board gilt, publisher's device to rear board in blind, dark green endpapers, all edges stained green. Bookplate of R. F. Starkie to front pastedown, some occasional light foxing, top corner bumped, small tear to headcap, a very good copy.

Etat : Near Fine. Deluxe edition. Number 163 of 250 copies signed by the artist on the limitation page. 50 color plates on heavy brown paper with lettered tissue-guards at end, with one facing title page. Bound in vellum with gilt title on spine and title and image of the title character on front cover, replaced silk ties. Front inner hinge just starting. Interior text pages clean with minor foxing on fly leaves and interior paste-downs. Top of text block gilt with rest of edges uncut. "The first book illustrated wholly by Rackham to be issued in a limited edition" (Riall). "Arthur Rackham's illustrations for Rip Van Winkle were the first major works of his career as a book illustrator, and they established Rackham as the leading decorative illustrator of the Edwardian period. These were also the first of many of his works to be displayed at the Leicester Galleries in London, an opportunity which both allowed Rackham to make extra money from the sale of his prints, and also establish illustration as a notable work of art in its own right rather than a mere adornment of a literary masterpiece" (Hudson). Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children's books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classicfrom Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe. Riall 69. Near Fine.

Signed limited edition, number 229 of 250 copies signed by the artist. This was the first book wholly illustrated by Rackham to be issued in a limited edition format and it immediately established him as the leading illustrator of lavishly produced gift books in the Edwardian era. In March 1905 Rackham's originals were exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, which led to this deluxe edition being fully subscribed before the exhibition had closed. The exhibition also attracted the attention of J. M. Barrie, who then commissioned Rackham's next book, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906). Latimore & Haskell, p. 26; Riall, pp. 69-70. Quarto. Colour frontispiece and 50 colour plates tipped to brown paper with captioned tissue guards, vignettes on black- and green-lettered title page, 2 line drawings and a historiated initial in the text, all by Rackham. Original vellum, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, pictorial image blocked in gilt to front cover, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Housed in custom blue cloth chemise and slipcase by James McDonald Co. of New York. Engraved art nouveau bookplate of Matt Gosset by Robert Anning Bell (1863-1933). Lacking silk ties, vellum slightly soiled, but notably square, trivial short split to foot of front inner hinge, foxing to endpapers, plates bright. A very good copy indeed.

Etat : Fine. Original watercolor and pen and ink drawing on paper, mounted onto card (drawing measures approximately 270 x 181 mm). Signed and dated by Arthur Rackham in 1904 (lower right). Verso of card with: "Received Jan 30 wtd (?) Feb 13" and "5086 - [unintelligible] Heinemann." Mounted on card. From Rip Van Winkle, printed tissue guard with: "Even to this day they never hear a thunderstorm about the Catskill but they say Hendrik Hudson and his crew are at their game of ninepins." Last sold at Heritage Auctions, 2019. Before that at Sothebys in 2002 for 10,755 pounds. A charming scene of two young women running for shelter at the break of a storm with several white ducks scattering in the courtyard, made for the "first book illustrated wholly by Rackham to be issued in a limited edition" (Riall). "Arthur Rackham's illustrations for Rip Van Winkle were the first major works of his career as a book illustrator, and they established Rackham as the leading decorative illustrator of the Edwardian period. These were also the first of many of his works to be displayed at the Leicester Galleries in London, an opportunity which both allowed Rackham to make extra money from the sale of his prints, and also establish illustration as a notable work of art in its own right rather than a mere adornment of a literary masterpiece" (Hudson). A lovely example of Rackham's more traditional artistic hand. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children's books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classicfrom Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe. Fine.

First Edition. "(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. London: William Heinemann, 1905. Quarto, original full pictorial vellum gilt, renewed ribbon ties, top edge gilt, uncut. Housed in a custom slipcase. $12,000.Deluxe signed limited first edition, with 51 full-color mounted plates by Rackham, number 137 of only 250 copies signed by Rackham, one of the smallest limitations for a Rackham title and "the first book illustrated wholly by Rackham to be issued in a limited edition" (Riall). One of the most scarce and desirable Rackham titles."Rip Van Winkle of 1905 was a turning point in Rackham's career because of its 51 color plates. Known previously as a black-and-white artist, Rackham with this book achieved preeminence as an illustrator working in the three-color process Rackham's Rip Van Winkle is among the most thoroughly illustrated of English books His 50 illustrations, which are grouped at the end, come at a rate of one to every two or three sentences presenting Rip's story in the most ingenious and engaging detail" (Ray, 203-04). Ray 328. Latimore & Haskell, 26. Riall, 69. Bookplate; letters from a Rackham collector to a book dealer laid in.Expert repairs to text block, a beautiful copy in near-fine condition.". Signed.