Classic biography of Arthur Rackham, with 32 tipped in color plates and numerous b&w illustrations, portraits, facsimiles in-line with text. 1973 reprint edition. Also "the printed work of Arthur Rackham", a checklist. Book condition: near fine. DJ condition: very good. View More...
1st edition of the classic biography of Rackham, including 32 tipped-in color plates and numerous b&w drawings in-line with text. Bibliography and checklists. APPENDIX A Bibliography, APPENDIX B Drawings and paintings in Collections, APPENDIX C The Printed Work of Arthur Rackham. D/w soiled with several large closed tears, one open tear View More...
Ground breaking bibliography in the field of detective fiction; the first bibliography of the detective short story. One of 1060 copies of which 1000 were offered for sale. Several closed tears in dust jacket edges and spine; otherwise a nice clean copy. View More...
First edition, second state -- lacking the page number at the bottom of p.52 . 12mo Brown-Maroon cloth, gilt titles. 52 pp., engraved title page and frontis. Ex-libris RKO Studios Research Library, with the studio logo and inkstamp on the FEP and second flyleaf. Orson Welles’ inked signature at bottom of fep, and possibly a second time above -- the lower signature is clearly Welles -- the upper signature has indicial of Welles’s wide variety of signatures, but also some unfamiliar characteristics. One can only speculate on the connection -- but the presence of snow plays small but vital role... View More...
TWO COPIES. 1st ed. 1st and second states. Decorated green cloth. The classic children’s novel about the trials of life, wisdom, and understanding.
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The publisher made two changes to the first edition. The imprint at the bottom of spine was first printed at 1/16” height. The second state binding increased it from 1/16” type to 1/8” type and both the second and third states made small text changes to pages 325 and 327. These two copies correspond to BAL varieties 4A and 4B. Copy 4A is fair: light damp-staining to covers, light edgewear, spine rubbed and a ½” partial split at bottom... View More...
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