IRVING, Washington; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Rip Van Winkle.
Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; Finely Bound by Henry Sotheran
London: William Heinemann, 1905.
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Item Number: RRB-148360
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Rackham edition of this classic story. Royal octavo, bound in full red morocco by Henry Sotheran with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded color frontispiece of Rip Van Winkle tipped in, illustrated with 49 additional tissue-guarded tipped-in plates by Arthur Rackham. In near fine condition. Original green cloth bound in at rear.
One of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, Arthur Rackham's work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. "Arthur Rackham’s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233).
Rip Van Winkle.
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