Arthur Rackham from the Library of an English Bibliophile
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the works of arthur rackham from the library of an English bibliophile Peter Harrington london All items are fully described and photographed at peterharrington.co.uk 2 Peter Harrington 127 3 the library of an english bibliophile 126 catalogues in the series Peter Harrington 119: Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) Peter Harrington 122: Beatrix Potter Peter Harrington 127: Arthur Rackham VAT no. gb 701 5578 50 Peter Harrington Limited. Registered office: WSM Services Limited, Connect House, 133–137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7JY. Registered in England and Wales No: 3609982 Peter Harrington london catalogue 127 arthur rackham 126 All items from this catalogue are on display at Dover Street mayfair chelsea Peter Harrington Peter Harrington 43 Dover Street 100 Fulham Road London w1s 4ff London sw3 6hs uk 020 3763 3220 uk 020 7591 0220 eu 00 44 20 3763 3220 eu 00 44 20 7591 0220 usa 011 44 20 3763 3220 usa 011 44 20 7591 0220 Dover St opening hours: 10am–7pm Monday–Friday; 10am–6pm Saturday www.peterharrington.co.uk ntroduced in 1905 with Rip Van Winkle, Rackham’s illustrated gift books were issued in two primary formats: the deluxe edition, typically a signed limited edition bound in vellum, printed on handmade paper, with the colour plates mounted, or tipped-in, on thick paper, with captioned tissue guards. These were published at the same time as the normal trade editions of the book, case-bound in cloth, with the plates printed on ordinary plate paper. Occasionally the publisher issued improved versions of the trade editions with special leather bindings. It was George Harrap who hit on the idea of a “Rackham special”, the most exclusive format of Rackham’s books. From The Vicar of Wakefield on, Harrap held back the first dozen or so copies from the deluxe edition, had them bound in fine morocco (goatskin) by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, decorated in gilt with tools designed by Rackham, and asked Rackham to add a unique original watercolour sketch to the limitation page. This collection includes every title treated by Rackham in this fashion. Rackham had been long-established as a commercial book illustrator before he came to dominate the Edwardian deluxe gift book market. This catalogue is arranged in two sections; the first contains works wholly by Rackham issued in deluxe limited editions; the second contains a wide selection of his commercial work in books, magazines, and periodicals, together with some posthumous catalogues and related ephemera. Within each section, the items are arranged by date following the publication order given by Riall. Bibliographies cited Latimore, Sarah Briggs, & Grace Clark Haskell. Arthur Rackham, a Bibliography. Los Angeles: Suttonhouse, 1936 Riall, Richard. A New Bibliography of Arthur Rackham. Bath: Ross Press, 1994 works wholly by rackham issued in deluxe lim ited editions 126 section i 126 All items are fully described and photographed at peterharrington.co.uk 1 1 IRVING, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. With drawings deluxe edition, number 137 of 250 copies signed by the artist. by Arthur Rackham, A.R.W.S. London: William Heinemann, This was the first book wholly illustrated by Rackham to be is- 1905 sued in a limited edition format and it immediately established him as the leading illustrator of lavishly produced gift books in Quarto. Original vellum, titles to spine and front cover gilt, pictorial the Edwardian era. In March 1905 Rackham’s originals were ex- image blocked in gilt to front cover, brown endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, cream ribbon ties renewed. Housed in a plain hibited at the Leicester Galleries, which led to this deluxe edi- green cloth slipcase. Colour frontispiece and 49 colour plates mounted tion being fully subscribed before the exhibition had closed. on brown paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white illus- The exhibition also attracted the admiration of J. M. Barrie, who trations in the text, all by Rackham. Armorial bookplate of James F. would commission Rackham’s next book. N. Lawrence, Pilgrims Hall, Brentwood. Laid in are two letters from Latimore & Haskell, p. 26; Riall, p. 69. Rackham collector Thomas H. Pohirt on obtaining this copy in 1974. Occasional spotting to pages, more noticeably to endpapers, vellum £6,500 [112975] toned, corners bumped, a very good copy. 4 Peter Harrington 127 2 3 2 3 IRVING, Washington. Rip Van Winkle . London: William IRVING, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. New York: Heinemann, 1905 Doubleday, Page & Co; William Heinemann, London, 1916 Quarto. Original green cloth, titles to spine and front cover gilt, pic- Tall octavo. Original pale green cloth, titles to spine gilt, gilt title and torial image blocked in gilt to front cover, publisher’s device to rear pictorial block of Rip Van Winkle on front cover, pictorial endpapers. cover in blind, dark green endpapers, green edges trimmed straight. Without the dust jacket. Coloured frontispiece and 23 coloured plates Colour frontispiece and 49 colour plates mounted on green paper with with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by by Rackham. Spine sunned, small red ink mark on back cover, slight Rackham. Spine lightly toned, occasional spotting to pages, corners bump at foot of spine and front cover. A very good copy. lightly rubbed. An excellent copy. This American edition is thoroughly rearranged from the 1905 first trade edition, first impression, from the same setting edition, with many new drawings added and over half of the of type as the deluxe edition. original colour plates omitted. There was also a London edition Latimore & Haskell, p. 26; Riall, p. 69. in the same format, which was reprinted in 1917 and 1919. £750 [112930] Latimore & Haskell, p. 45; Riall p. 127. £150 [112929] 5 All items are fully described and photographed at peterharrington.co.uk 4 4 BARRIE, J. M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (From with Rackham as illustrator. The text was extracted, with mi- “The Little White Bird”) With drawings by Arthur nor revisions, from Barrie’s book-within-a-book in his London Rackham, A.R.W.S. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 story-collection for adults, The Little White Bird (1902), and it was published specifically as a children’s gift book. (The play re- Quarto. Original vellum, titles to spine and front cover gilt, design blocked in gilt to front cover, map endpapers, top edge gilt, others mained unpublished until 1928.) untrimmed, yellow ribbon ties renewed. Housed in a plain red cloth Latimore & Haskell p. 27; Riall p. 74. slipcase. Colour frontispiece and 49 colour plates mounted on brown paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the £7,500 [112977] text, all by Rackham. Bookplate of Archibald Younger. Vellum slightly darkened, rubbed, occasional spotting, an excellent copy. deluxe edition, number 157 of 500 copies signed by the artist. After the enormous success of the play Peter Pan, which opened on 27 December 1904 and broke all previous theatrical records, Barrie sanctioned this publication, in collaboration 6 Peter Harrington 127 5 6 5 6 BARRIE, J. M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens . BARRIE, J. M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens . London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907 Quarto. Original russet cloth, titles and decoration to spine and front Quarto. Original suede, titles to spine and front cover gilt, design cover gilt, dark grey endpapers with map to front free endpaper. In the blocked in blind to front cover, illustrated map endpapers, top edge printed dust jacket. Colour frontispiece and 49 colour plates mounted gilt. Colour frontispiece and 49 colour plates mounted on brown paper on brown paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white illus- with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, trations in the text, all by Rackham. Bookplate of Constance Cathe- all by Rackham. Contemporary note and Christmas gift letter mounted rine Wire. Joints rubbed, extremities gently bumped, in the toned dust to front pastedown; stationers’ ticket of Roffey and Clark, High Street, jacket with large chip to tail of spine with partial loss of imprint, and Croydon, at foot of rear pastedown. Light rubbing and spotting to chips to head of spine, rear fold and upper outer corner of front panel, suede covers, a little internal spotting more noticeable to untrimmed the jacket lined in Japanese tissue inside the spine and at corners. An edges, an excellent copy. excellent copy. first trade edition, fourth impression, in a publish- first trade edition, first impression, a rare survival in the er’s deluxe binding not noted by Latimore & Haskell or dust jacket, as here. The spine shows the original publication Riall, though it appears to be the binding described as “rough price of 15s. net. Persian” advertised by Hodder & Stoughton in the press in time Riall p. 74. for Christmas 1907. £6,500 [112964] £2,000 [112932] 7 All items are fully described and photographed at peterharrington.co.uk 7 7 CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. was travelling when this book was published, and so it was is- Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a proem [sic] by sued as a limited edition but not signed. However, this copy has Austin Dobson. London: William Heinemann; Doubleday Page been signed by Rackham and has an original pen and water- & Co., New York, [1907] colour sketch of Alice and the Dormouse, signed and dated 10 April 1931, on the half-page below the limitation notice, in the Quarto. Original white cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, de- manner of one of his “specials” (see item 79 below). sign blocked in gilt to front cover, publisher’s device in blind to rear cover, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt.