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Arthur Rackham – Illustrations for English Fairy Tales 1918

Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator. Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the ‘Golden Age’ of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. During that period, there was a strong market for high quality illustrated books which typically were given as Christmas gifts.

Many of Rackham’s books were produced in a deluxe limited edition, often vellum bound and sometimes signed, as well as a larger, less ornately bound quarto ‘trade’ edition. This was often followed by a more modestly presented octavo edition in subsequent years for particularly popular books. He was one of the most prolific and most loved illustrator of children’s book. Many of his work are still in print today.

Presenting the First edition of English Fairy Tales, with 16 coloured illustrations by Arthur Rackham. First published by Heinemann, London, 1918.

Art Gallery: Arthur Rackham – English Fairy Tales

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