Rackham, Arthur

Rare books by Arthur Rackham, including first editions, signed limited editions, copies in fine bindings, and original artwork.

Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) was the dominant figure in the illustrated gift-book market in the years leading up to the First World War.

His greatest years of success were 1905–1920, but he had begun his career in the 1890s as a commercial book illustrator, working mostly in black and white. Two factors coincided with the onset of his remarkable success: his marriage in 1903 to Edyth Starkie, a considerable portrait painter in her own right; and the introduction of improved colour printing techniques, which allowed him to develop his early woodcut-like style towards a sharper line and more intense detail.

In his most successful period Rackham restricted his palette to soft colours laid over a yellowy-buff tone that lent an antique quality to the whole. This could be reproduced very effectively with the three-colour separation printing process that was a new feature of pre-First World War book production. Rackham increasingly drew witches, gnomes, fairies, and (his trademark) trees with human limbs and faces, all imbued with a slight but noticeable frisson of terror.

The publication of Rip Van Winkle (1905) decisively established him as the leading illustrator of the period. His exhibition of the original watercolours at the Leicester Galleries in March 1905, months before the book was published, established an annual ritual. It was at this exhibition that J. M. Barrie first saw his paintings and proposed him as the illustrator for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906), one of Rackham’s most successful ventures.

A typical Rackham book production involved a standard trade edition and a deluxe signed limited edition published simultaneously, the latter usually in a vellum binding with gilt-stamped decorations and silk ties to hold the boards closed, with a printed limitation leaf that was numbered and signed by Rackham. The trade editions were issued with printed dust jackets, but these were usually discarded at the point of sale, and so their survival is both unusual and highly desirable.

Rackham’s publishers Harrap also worked with the London binders Sangorski and Sutcliffe to produce the so-called “Rackham Specials”. These are extra-limited editions, usually ten or a dozen copies only, in full leather bindings by Sangorski stamped in gilt with blocks made from Rackham’s own designs, each copy with a unique sketch inserted, hand-drawn and signed in full by the artist. As Rackham himself pointed out, these “must inevitably be of a light hearted or joking nature … They have to be spontaneous and free handed. The nature of the paper is such that there can be no preparatory drawing and no alterations”.

The First World War effectively destroyed the illustrated gift-book market in Britain, and in his later years Rackham increasingly found his best market in the United States. However, his final work, posthumously published, was for that quintessentially English book, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows (1940).

Read our blog post about the Golden Age of Illustration: Arthur Rackham.

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RACKHAM, Arthur.

Original artwork of a duel.

£2,000

A humorous line drawing by Rackham of two men preparing for a duel, one with a gun barrel four times the size of his opponent’s. We are unsure which book or magazine this may have been used for. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) FITZGERALD, Shafto Justin Adair.

The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch. An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza. 1896

£1,500

First and only edition of the earliest book in which Arthur Rackham is named as illustrator on the title page. Inscribed on the half title by the author “To John Mayo, With best wishes, from S. J. Adrian Fitzgerald, Feb 14 / 97″; further inscribed … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) MERRIMAN, Henry Seton.

The Grey Lady. 1897

£295

First edition. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Original drawing, “He rescued a maid from the Dey of Algiers”. 1898

£3,000

A preliminary line drawing by Rackham of the Captain boarding a Corsair ship, used to illustrate the Ingoldsby Legends (first edition 1898). Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) INGOLDSBY, Thomas.

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels. 1898

£125

First Rackham edition, first impression. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.)

Brains & Bravery. 1903

£950

First edition, first impression. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.

Rip Van Winkle. 1905

£2,250

First Rackham Edition. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

How Galahad Drew Out the Sword from the Floating Stone at Camelot. 1905

£20,000

Superb original drawing as used in Arthur Rackham’s first and subsequent editions of Malory’s Morte d’Arthur, The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. The illustration appears opposite page 316. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.

Rip Van Winkle. 1905

£5,000

Limited edition of 250 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.

Rip Van Winkle. 1905

£2,250

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£4,500

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies signed by Rackham on the limitation leaf. A beautiful copy. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£1,250

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£4,750

Limited edition of 500 copies. Signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£1,500

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£975

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£1,750

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. (From ‘The Little White Bird’). 1906

£50,000

First edition, out-of-series from the deluxe signed limited edition of 500 copies, a special copy for presentation from the artist to the author, with an original watercolour drawing by Rackham (a little white bird jumping out of an egg atop a nest of twigs, signed … Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Original watercolour from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: “He passed under the bridge and came within full sight of the delectable Gardens”. 1906

£47,500

This is the scene where Peter steers his little nest-ship, built for him by the thrushes, into Kensington Gardens. Signed and dated by Rackham at upper right. The painting, along with all the other originals from the book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, was … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£2,500

First US edition, first impression. The first Rackham edition was originally published in the UK in the same year. A lovely copy in the rare dust jacket. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£2,250

First Rackham edition, first impression. A particularly handsome copy of this much loved children’s classic. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£1,250

First Rackham edition, first impression. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£4,750

Limited edition of 500 copies. Signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£7,500

First Rackham edition. Signed limited edition of 500 copies of which this is number 1906. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£2,250

First Rackham edition. A superior copy in the original cloth. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. 1906

£1,750

First trade edition. The binding reuses tools designed by Rackham and first used by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for the “Rackham specials”. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) [BARHAM, Richard Harris]

The Ingoldsby Legends 1907

£350

First Rackham Edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

The Land of Enchantment 1907

£275

First trade edition. Two versions were produced; some copies were issued in green cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

The Land of Enchantment 1907

£350

First trade edition, publisher’s presentation copy, with blind-stamp to title. Two versions were produced, the present in green cloth with gilt title and decoration on the cover, the other in brown with dark brown title and decoration. That this is a publisher’s presentation indicates … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) INGOLDSBY, Thomas.

The Ingoldsby Legends. 1907

£975

First Rackham trade edition. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

When he heard Peter’s voice he popped alarm behind a tulip. 1907

£45

Illustration from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Building the house for Maimie. 1907

£45

Illustration from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

One day they were overheard by a fairy. 1907

£45

Illustration from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Peter Pan is the fairies’ orchestra 1907

£45

Illustration from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

1907

£45

Illustration from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

After this the birds said that they would help him no more in his mad enterprise. 1907

£45

Illustration from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) INGOLDSBY, Thomas.

The Ingoldsby Legends. 1907

£250

First Rackham trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. 1908

£1,950

Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham of which this is number 572. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. 1908

£2,500

Signed Limited Edition. One of 1000 copies of which this is number 532 signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 1908

£875

First US trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 1908

£2,750

Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 1908

£1,250

First Rackham trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 1908

£475

First Rackham trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan Portfolio 1908

£35,000

Limited to 100 copies signed by the publisher and engraver/printer on the limitation page and each plate signed by Arthur Rackham. The only suite of Rackham’s plates to be issued in an oversize portfolio format, with 12 of the artist’s personal favourites from Rackham’s Peter … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DE LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ, [Friedrich Heinrich].

Undine. 1909

£2,950

Signed Limited Edition. Copy number 576 of 750 numbered copies signed by the artist. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) LAMB, Charles & Mary.

Tales from Shakespeare. 1909

£675

First Rackham Edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DE LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ, [Friedrich Heinrich].

Undine. 1909

£675

First US edition, first printing. One of a limited edition of 250 numbered copies signed by the illustrator on the limitation leaf. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, Brothers.

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 1909

£2,000

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 1909

£975

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DE LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ, [Friedrich Heinrich].

Undine. 1909

£250

First trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 1909

£3,750

Limited Edition of 750 numbered copies, signed by Arthur Rackham. This is a revised edition of the work originally published in 1900 with some new illustrations and others redrawn and coloured. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) WAGNER, Richard.

The Ring of the Niblung. 1910 & 1911

£3,000

First Rackham editions, first impressions. Each volume one of a limited edition of 1150 numbered copies signed by the artist on the limitation leaf. A beautiful set, handsomely bound. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) WAGNER, Richard.

The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie; [together with:] Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. 1910-11

£4,500

Limited Edition of 1150 copies of each title. Signed by Arthur Rackham in both volumes. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) AESOP.

Aesop’s Fables. 1912

£2,750

Signed limited edition of 1,450 copies. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) AESOP.

Aesop’s Fables. 1912

£375

First Rackham edition. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Book of Pictures. 1913

£2,500

Signed limited edition, one of 1030 copies signed by Rackham. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. 1913

£475

First US edition, first impression. Originally published in London in the same year. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

Mother Goose. 1913

£2,750

Signed limited edition. One of 1130 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. 1913

£3,750

Signed limited edition. One of 1130 numbered copies signed by Rackham. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Book of Pictures. 1913

£2,250

Signed limited edition, one of 1,030 copies signed by Rackham. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures. 1913

£1,500

First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 1030 numbered copies signed by the artist on the limitation leaf. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

Mother Goose. 1913.

£2,500

First Rackham Edition, limited to 1130 copies signed by Rackham, of which this is no. 187. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

The Peter Pan Portfolio. 1914

£3,750

First US edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 300 numbered copies. Originally published in the UK in the same year. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DICKENS, Charles.

A Christmas Carol. 1915

£1,375

First trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) DICKENS, Charles.

A Christmas Carol. 1915

£1,500

First Rackham edition. Rare in this condition with the dust jacket. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) DICKENS, Charles.

A Christmas Carol. 1915

£750

First Rackham trade edition, first issue with the mounted frontispiece and the date printed on the verso of the title page. Scarce with the dust jacket. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DICKENS, Charles.

A Christmas Carol. 1915

£3,500

Signed limited edition. One of 525 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) POLLARD, Alfred W.

The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of The Round Table. 1917

£3,500

Signed Limited Edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 386. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table 1917

£1,000

First English trade edition, signed by Rackham on the half-title, and with a contemporary dated gift inscription in another hand presenting this copy to Lady Burghclere, daughter of the 4th Earl of Carnarvon, author of a biography of the Earl of Strafford, and mother of … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.

Little Brother & Little Sister and other tales. 1917

£3,750

Signed limited edition of 525 copies with the extra plate that is so often missing (“He Hurried Away with Long Strides”) also signed by Rackham bound in at the back. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) POLLARD, Alfred W.

The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. 1917

£300

First US Rackham edition, first printing. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Little Brother & Little Sister. 1917

£475

First trade edition, first impression. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.

Little Brother and Little Sister and Other Tales. 1917

£3,750

First edition. Signed limited edition of 525 copies signed by Rackham on the limitation page and again below the extra plate. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) STEEL, Flora Annie.

English Fairy Tales. 1918

£2,750

Signed Limited Edition. One of 500 copies. Signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.

The Springtide of Life. 1918

£1,750

Signed Limited Edition. One of 765 copies. Signed by Rackham. This edition has an extra coloured plate that is not in the trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.

The Springtide of Life. 1918

£5,000

First Edition. Edition De Luxe, number 91 of 765 copies, signed by Rackham. Apart from the special binding and the watercolour, this deluxe edition is superior to the trade edition as it uses handmade paper, has tipped-in plates and has an extra plate, the … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.

The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. 1918

£200

First Edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) STEEL, Flora Annie.

English Fairy Tales. 1918

£475

First trade edition. A handsomely bound copy. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) STEEL, Flora Annie.

English Fairy Tales. 1918

£3,000

Limited edition of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) FORD, Julia Ellsworth.

Snickerty Nick. Rhymes by Witter Bynner. 1919

£850

First edition, rare in the jacket. This book was never published in the UK. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles

The Springtide of Life Poems of Childhood 1919

£650

Limited US Edition of 765 copies of which this is number 677 signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) EVANS, C. S.

Cinderella. 1919

£1,750

First Rackham edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 325 copies on Japanese vellum from a total edition of 850 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf. A lovely copy, uncommon in such nice condition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) STEPHENS, James.

Irish Fairy Tales. 1920

£2,500

First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 520 copies signed by the illustrator on the limitation leaf. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) STEPHENS, James.

Irish Fairy Tales. 1920

£450

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) EVANS, C. S.

The Sleeping Beauty. 1920

£1,500

First trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) EVANS, C. S.

The Sleeping Beauty. 1920

£450

First trade edition. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Original watercolour, “The Paradise of Children.” 1922

£24,000

Original pen-and-ink and watercolour drawing for the tinted line drawing illustrating Pandora’s Box in Arthur Rackham’s “A Wonder Book”, 1922. Signed and dated at lower right. Image size: 11 x 15 inches; (280 x 381mm). Matted, framed and glazed. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) MORLEY, Christopher.

Where the Blue Begins. 1922

£250

First edition, first impression. Beautifully rebound. Read more
[RACKHAM, Arthur] BIANCO, Margery Williams.

Poor Cecco. 1925

£375

First Rackham Edition, predates UK edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) MORLEY, Christopher.

Where the Blue Begins 1925

£1,000

First trade edition. Signed by Rackham on the half-title. Although printed in the US, copies in bright blue cloth were for Britain; the American issue was in light blue cloth. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) LAMB, Charles & Mary.

Tales from Shakespeare. 1927

£45

A reprint of the first coloured Rackham edition from 1909. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 1928

£2,750

First Rackham edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist on the limitation leaf. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 1928.

£2,950

Limited edition of 250 copies for England and 125 for the US. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 1928.

£2,950

Limited edition of 250 copies for England and 125 for the US. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver.

The Vicar of Wakefield. 1929

£1,750

Signed Limited Edition. One of 575 copies for England. Signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver.

The Vicar of Wakefield. 1929

£495

First Rackham Edition in the deluxe binding. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver.

The Vicar of Wakefield. 1929.

£100

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) WALTON, Izaak.

The Compleat Angler. 1931

£2,000

Limited edition of 775 copies, signed by Rackham. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

“Come, now bait your hook again, and lay it into the water, for it rains again”. 1931

£18,000

An original illustration by Arthur Rackham for his edition of Walton’s Compleat Angler (1931), showing Venator and Piscator. The illustration appears opposite page 122 in the published work, with the caption title “Come, now bait your hook again, and lay it into the water, for … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) MOORE, Clement C.

The Night Before Christmas. 1931

£295

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) RUSKIN, John.

The King of the Golden River. 1932

£16,500

Signed limited deluxe edition with an original full-page ink and watercolour illustration by Arthur Rackham. One of 9 copies thus from a limited edition of 570 copies. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) ANDERSEN, Hans.

Fairy Tales. 1932

£1,250

First Rackham trade edition, first impression. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) ANDERSEN, Hans.

Fairy Tales. 1932

£2,750

Limited edition of 525 numbered copies signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) ROSSETTI, Christina.

Goblin Market. 1933

£18,500

Signed limited de-luxe edition, no. 6 of approximately 8 special copies with an original watercolour, this of a goblin offering a selection of fruit, watched by a rat-like creature. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. 1933

£1,500

First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 460 numbered copies signed by the artist on the limitation leaf. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BROWNING, Robert.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin. 1934

£1,000

Signed limited edition. No. 371 of 410. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) POE, Edgar Allan.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination. 1935

£2,000

First Rackham edition, signed on the half title by Arthur Rackham. The autograph letter signed (“Yours faithfully Arthur Rackham”) on Rackham’s headed paper notes “I am very interested that you should like the ‘Poe’ the best” and confirms that he would be happy to sign … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) POE, Edgar Allan.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination. 1935

£600

First Rackham edition in the special publisher’s leather binding. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) POE, Edgar Allan.

Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination. 1935

£1,800

First Rackham edition, first impression. Limited to 460 copies signed by Rackham of which 450 are for sale. This copy marked presentation. Rackham described his images for these stories as “so horrible I was beginning to frighten myself.” Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) POE, Edgar Allan.

Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination. 1935

£650

First Rackham trade edition, first impression. Rackham described his images for these stories as “so horrible I was beginning to frighten myself.” Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) POE, Edgar Allan

Tales of Mystery and Imagination. 1935

£450

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IBSEN, Henrik.

Peer Gynt. A Dramatic Poem. 1936

£2,500

First Rackham Edition Limited Issue. One of 460 numbered copies signed by the artist. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) IBSEN, Henrik.

Peer Gynt. A Dramatic Poem. 1936

£450

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BROWNING, Robert; Clemet C. Moore; Christina Rossetti.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin [together with] The King of the Golden River [and] The Night Before Christmas [and] Goblin Market. 1939

£375

A handsomely bound collection of four children’s stories illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRAHAME, Kenneth.

Wind in The Willows. 1940

£1,250

First Rackham edition, limited edition of 2,020 copies, of which this is no. 1956, signed by the book’s designer Bruce Rogers. Rackham had been asked to illustrate the first edition of 1908 but was unable to accept the commission. He deeply regretted the decision, but … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) INGOLDSBY, Thomas.

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels. 1949

£295

A handsomely bound later printing, originally published with Rackham’s illustrations in 1898. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRAHAME, Kenneth.

The Wind in the Willows. 1951

£2,250

100th edition. Limited to 500 copies, printed on handmade paper. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DICKENS, Charles.

A Christmas Carol. 1972

£750

A handsomely bound reprint of this classic Christmas tale. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) [DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge] CARROLL, Lewis.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. [1907]

£1,750

First trade edition, signed by Rackham on the half-title. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) [DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge] CARROLL, Lewis.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. [1907]

£2,250

Limited edition of 1,130 numbered copies. Rackham was travelling when this book was published, and so it was issued as a limited edition but not signed. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) CARROLL, Lewis.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. [1907]

£2,975

Limited edition of 1130 copies. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) CARROLL, Lewis.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. [1907]

£5,000

Limited edition of 1130 copies. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From the Little White Bird. [1912]

£1,500

Second Rackham edition, originally published in 1906. This edition enlarged with a new frontispiece and 7 full-page drawings that are not in the first edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. [1912]

£9,500

The best Rackham edition, with additional illustrations. Presentation copy, with signed inscription on the front free endpaper: “To Mr. & Mrs. Spurrier, New Year 1913, with best wishes from Arthur Rackham”. Above his signature, perched in one of the trees depicted on the printed … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. [1912]

£2,250

Second Rackham edition, originally published in 1906. This edition enlarged with a new frontispiece and 7 full-page drawings that are not in the first edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. [1912]

£3,750

Deluxe limited edition. Based on the 1906 first edition but enlarged with a new coloured frontispiece and seven full-page black and white drawings not previously published. It is thought that as few as 50 copies of the deluxe edition were produced. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. [1913]

£500

First edition, first impression. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. [1913]

£2,250

Signed limited edition. One of 1130 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)

Some British Ballads. [1919]

£1,250

Limited Edition of 575 copies signed by Rackham. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Some British Ballads. [1919]

£350

First trade edition, first impression. Originally published as a limited edition in the same year. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) PHILLPOTTS, Eden.

A Dish of Apples. [1921]

£275

First trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) PHILLPOTTS, Eden.

A Dish of Apples. [1921]

£275

First trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) MILTON, John.

Comus. [1921]

£500

First trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel.

A Wonder Book. [1922]

£1,500

Signed Limited Edition. One of 600 copies. Signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel.

A Wonder Book. [1922]

£3,850

First Rackham Edition Limited Issue. One of 600 numbered copies signed by the artist. The intricate, multicoloured onlay reproduces the plate opposite page 130 where Hercules pursued by the Titan pushes against the confines of the night-sky with force enough to dislodge three stars. It’s … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel.

A Wonder Book. [1922]

£475

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel

A Wonder Book. [1922]

£1,000

First trade edition, this copy signed by Rackham on the front free endpaper. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) MORLEY, Christopher.

Where the Blue Begins. [1925]

£1,250

Signed Limited Edition. One of 175 copies. Signed by Rackham. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

The Tempest. [1926]

£875

First Rackham edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

The Tempest. [1926]

£2,500

First Rackham edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 520 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) SHAKESPEARE, William.

The Tempest. [1926].

£2,950

Signed limited edition of 520 numbered copies. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver.

The Vicar of Wakefield. [1929]

£250

First American edition thus illustrated. This edition is the same as the English trade edition. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GOLDSMITH, Oliver.

The Vicar of Wakefield. [1929]

£375

First American Trade Edition, the same as the English trade edition, except that the publisher’s name on the title page and on the spine is changed. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) WALTON, Izaak.

The Compleat Angler, [1931]

£19,500

Signed Limited Edition, Special Issue. The book is signed on the limitation page by Rackham and opposite is an humorous original ink and watercolour image, signed in full by the artist. The image depicts an angler chasing a frog and Rackham has added the caption, … Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) ROSSETTI, Christina.

Goblin Market. [1933]

£125

First edition, first printing. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Preliminary drawing for The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. [c. 1909]

£1,750

The finished version was used as a full page colour plate for Rackham’s edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales to illustrate “The Seven Ravens”, a story about 7 brothers and their sister, opposite page 284. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) BARRIE, J. M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From the Little White Bird. [c.1912]

£1,000

New edition; with the extra illustrations that first appeared in the 1912 second edition. Read more
RACKHAM, Arthur.

Original watercolour, “The Dog it was that Died”, from The Vicar of Wakefield. [c.1929]

£6,750

Original artwork in ink, pencil and water-colour. Approx. size 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. A fine drawing of an Islington gentlemen looking down on a dead dog. Signed by Arthur Rackham to the lower right. Originally used as a line drawing to illustrate The … Read more