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Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales.
by RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); GRIMM, Jacob & Wilhelm
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- Hardcover
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co. Ltd,, 1917. An attractively bound copy First Rackham edition, signed limited issue, number 15 of 525 copies signed by the artist. A publisher's note describes how this collection, "together with the selection we published some years ago... make a total of one hundred stories which include, it is thought, all the best of the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm" (p. v). Quarto (305 x 235 mm). Late 20th-century grey crushed morocco, raised bands, black morocco spine label, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in four compartments in gilt, portion of original cloth to front cover, covers ruled in gilt, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, retaining original front endpapers, tan rear endpapers. With 13 tipped-in colour plates, including frontispiece, and black and white illustrations to the text, all by Rackham. Spine and edges slightly faded, couple of marks to rear cover, a very good copy in an attractive binding. Riall, p. 129.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147704
- Title
- Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); GRIMM, Jacob & Wilhelm
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Constable & Co. Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1917
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Spine Label
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- Quarto
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Top Edge Gilt
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