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THE ARTHUR RACKHAM FAIRY BOOK. GEORGE G. HARRAP, 1933

4to, number 1 of 460 copies signed by the artist, one of 10 deluxe copies with an original signed watercolour, additional inscription and specially bound by sangorski and sutcliffe, 8 coloured plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham, original green morocco gilt with gilt border and fantastical creatures at each corner on covers, spine gilt in compartments, top edge gilt, marbled end-papers, illustrated end-papers bound in, original slipcase, spine very slightly discoloured

PROVENANCE

G[eorge] S[teward] H[arrap], presentation inscription; sold in these rooms, 7 June 1990, lot 209

LITERATURE

Riall p.182

NOTE

The original watercolour shows the old woman at the door of her gingerbread house greeting Hansel and Gretel. This, the first copy in the limited edition is additionally inscribed "To | G.S.H | "Salaam" together with a self-caricature bowing slightly in pen and initialled. It is assumed this is a presentation copy to rackham's publisher, George Steward Harrap.