Sleeping Beauty by Rackham, Arthur, illus - 1920

London and Philadelphia:: William Heinemann; J. B. Lippincott Co.,, [1920].. Reprint.. publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards in rose and black.. Some smudges to text; corner of tipped-in color plate creased; 6" tear near the gutter of pp. 51-52; edges of boards a little rubbed; light dust-soiling. . Small folio,. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham..

Philadelphia:: Lippincott,, [1920].. First trade edition (American issue).. publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards in rose and black, in rose illustrated dust jacket.. Ink ownership signature on the illustrated front free endpaper; otherwise a fine copy in an unchipped, uniformly lightly sunned, very attractive jacket. . Small folio,. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.. Latimore & Haskell p. 51-2.

London: William Heinemann, 1920 110 pgs. Pictorial paper-covered boards backed in pink cloth, light shelf wear, foxing to edge of text block and marginally to text pages, bottom corner slightly bumped; pictorial dust jacket sunned overalll, moreso to spine, minor wear. One of Rackham's loveliest creations, illustrated with a tipped-in color frontis, numerous 2 & 3 color silhouettes as well as full page silhouetted drawings. Rare in dustwrapper. . First Trade Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 4to.

Philadelphia:: J. B. Lippincott Co.,, [1920].. First trade edition (American issue).. publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards in rose and black, in rose illustrated dust jacket.. A beautiful copy, fine in a very near fine, rose-colored jacket just slightly sunned at the spine.. Small folio,. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.. Latimore & Haskell p. 51-2.

London: William Heinemann,, 1920. First trade edition, first impression, attractively bound by Bayntun. A contemporary review noted that Rackham had been given "plenty of scope for imagination, and quaint and graceful are his silhouette figures... No one would attempt criticism. There are plenty of rats and plenty of sketches". Octavo (241 x 180 mm). Bound by Bayntun in blue morocco, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, covers decorated in gilt, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Silhouette frontispiece and illustrated title page printed in green, pink, and black, tipped-in colour plate within illustrated frame, three double-page illustrations printed in green, pink, and black, silhouette illustrations throughout the text. Some light marks to covers, occasional minor foxing; a very good and attractive copy. Riall, p. 141; The English Review, December 1919, p. 582.

London: William Heinemann,, 1920. Arthur Rackham in full force Signed limited edition, number 414 of 625 copies signed by the illustrator and printed on English handmade paper. This edition contains an extra full-page three-colour silhouette illustration not present in the trade edition. A review in the Times Literary Supplement noted Rackham's use of the silhouette: "there are pictures all over the place, and except for the frontispiece, which is a very pretty water-colour, a good deal stronger than the pure Rackham, all are in sold black, silhouetted... This book is sure to be popular in the nursery and the schoolroom". Quarto. Original quarter vellum, cream boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover with vignette in gilt, green pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Silhouette frontispiece in black, red and green, one colour plate mounted within a silhouette border, three double-page silhouettes in black, green and red, one full-page silhouette illustrations in… Read More