1922 1st Rackham Ltd 537/600 Signed A WONDER BOOK By Nathaniel Hawthorne Illus. Arthur Rackham

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Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Condition Report Clean, bright cloth and strong gilt; light handling wear. Bump to top corner of upper board and hinge starting (see photos). Some toning/foxing to edges typical of the book. Box: Presentation box present; some sun-bleaching/fading noted. Format: Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Edges - Top edge gilt; others uncut. Binding / Housing: Original publisher’s cream/white cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Housed in a green presentation/clamshell box (leather-backed spine). Collation: viii, 206, [2] pp. Complete with all 24 colour plates (incl. frontispiece) - 24 colour plates, 16 mounted/tipped-in with captioned tissue guards + 8 full-page colour plates + b/w illustrations. Please see Photos as part of condition report. 1922 1st Rackham A WONDER BOOK First Rackham-illustrated edition ("first edition thus"). Limited to 600 copies, numbered and signed by the artist — this copy no. 537, signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation leaf. By Nathaniel Hawthorne Format: Hardcover, quarto (4to 9 1?2 × 12 in 241 × 305 mm ) Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Limited Edition: 537/600 Copies Language: English Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London (and Toronto) Condition Report: Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Very Good - Condition Report Clean, bright cloth and strong gilt; light handling wear. Bump to top corner of upper board and hinge starting (see photos). Some toning/foxing to edges typical of the book. Box: Presentation box present; some sun-bleaching/fading noted. Format: Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Edges - Top edge gilt; others uncut. Binding / Housing: Original publisher’s cream/white cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Housed in a green presentation/clamshell box (leather-backed spine). Collation: viii, 206, [2] pp. Complete with all 24 colour plates (incl. frontispiece) - 24 colour plates, 16 mounted/tipped-in with captioned tissue guards + 8 full-page colour plates + b/w illustrations. Please see Photos as part of condition report. Author Bio: Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 – 19 May 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works often focus on history, morality, and religion. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, he became one of the leading figures of American Romantic literature. Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham Illustrator Bio: Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator and one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for robust pen-and-ink line combined with watercolour. Among his best-known illustrated books are Rip Van Winkle, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Synopsis: Hawthorne’s retelling of Greek myths, presented as "stories within a story": the frame narrative has a Williams College student, Eunice Bright, telling mythic tales to a group of children at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts (where Hawthorne lived for a time). Stories include: "The Gorgon’s Head" (Perseus and Medusa) "The Golden Touch" (King Midas) "The Paradise of Children" (Pandora’s box) "The Three Golden Apples" (Heracles and the Hesperides) "The Miraculous Pitcher" (Baucis and Philemon) "The Chimæra" (Bellerophon, Pegasus, and the Chimera) SKU: BTETM0001640 Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request 3.

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1922 1st Rackham Ltd 537/600 Signed A WONDER BOOK By Nathaniel Hawthorne Illus. Arthur Rackham
Auteur
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Signé
Signé par l'auteur
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Langue
anglais
Illustrateur
Arthur Rackham
Édition
Edition originale
Dimensions
quarto (4to 9 1?2 × 12 in 241 × 305 mm )

Books That Expand The Mind

Margate, Kent, Royaume-Uni

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Books That Expand The Mind Ltd

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Margate, Royaume-Uni CT9 5FL