ARTHUR RACKHAM. 1ST EDITION POE ' S TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION. DUSTWRAPPER
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ARTHUR RACKHAM. 1ST EDITION POE'S TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION. DUSTWRAPPER ... Click images to enlarge Description ARTHUR RACKHAM. 1ST EDITION 1ST ISSUE. POES TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION. GEORGE G HARRAP LONDON 1935. COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED DUSTJACKET. 12 STUNNING FULL-PAGE COLOUR PLATES, COMPLETE WITH CAPTIONED TISSUE GUARDS, 17 FULL-PAGE BLACK & WHITE DRAWINGS AND 11 OTHER SMALL DRAWINGS, WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATED END-PAPERS. ORIGINAL BLACK, GILT DECORATED COVERS. 10 “ X 8”, 317 NUMBERED PAGES. THE EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL DARK BLUE COVERS ARE VERY GOOD AND GILT STILL BRIGHT, LIGHTLY RUBBED, CORNERS STILL SHARP. SPINE IS ONLY LIGHTLY RUBBED. INSIDE, HINGES ARE STRONG, VERY BRIGHT, FOXING TO THE FIRST AND LAST FEW PAGES, LIGHT OR NO FOXING. THE ORIGINAL DUST-WRAPPER IS A LITTLE CHIPPED/TORN AND HAS BEEN PRICE CLIPPED, SPINE PANEL A LITTLE DARKENED, STILL A VERY NICE DUSTJACKET. ARTHUR RACKHAM STRUGGLED WITH THIS COMMISSION, HE FOUND THE SUBJECT MATTER, MACABRE AND DEPRESSING. THIS IS THE TRUE FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE, WITH THE 1ST STATE BLACK AND GILT COVERS, THE COLOUR STAINED TOP EDGE, THE DECORATED END-PAPERS, THE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR OTHER RACKHAM BOOKS ON THE REVERSE OF THE HALF-TITLE PAGE AND THE DATE 1935 ON THE REVERSE OF THE TITLE-PAGE. AS RECORDED IN RIALL PAGE 189. VERY SCARCE.
A MUST FOR ANY ARTHUR RACKHAM. EDGAR ALLAN POE COLLECTOR, PARTICULARLY WITH THE NAVY BLUE COVERS AND THE ORIGINAL DUSTWRAPPER.
A MUST FOR RACKHAM COLLECTORS, BECAUSE THE ILLUSTRATION ON THE WRAPPER IS NOT REPEATED WITHIN THE BOOK. ONE OF THE BEST COPIES THAT YOU WILL FIND.A LARGE AND HEAVY BOOK. RACKHAM-MAN. (WINDYRIDGE BOOKS) HAS BEEN SELLING BOOKS ON EBAY FOR OVER 12 YEARS. SELLING ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, INCLUDING ARTHUR RACKHAM. EDMUND DULAC. KAY NIELSEN. JESSIE M KING. WALTER CRANE. LOUIS WAIN. HARRY CLARKE. AUBREY BEARDSLEY. ERIC GILL. WILLY POGANY. ERIC BAWDEN. ERIC RAVILIOUS. PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS FROM THE GOLDEN COCKEREL. ST DOMINIC'S PRESS. ETC ETC.Combined shipping costs. The highest stated shipping cost first, plus any others at minus 30% of the stated price up to a MAXIMUM 4 BOOKS. Plus maximum 10 days from first to last finishing date. International and Europe buyers, my shipping costs are listed for your Country. INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE, I ONLY SHIP VIA, " AIR MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR"View My Other Items For SaleAdd me to your Favorite Sellers Payment Please pay within 3 days, many thanks. Contact Us Please contact through ebay Images sell!
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