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Herefordshire
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1912 1st Edition Arthur Rackham of Aesop's Fables
REF: ES1764 / LA372703
£185
€216
$233
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Description
Aesop's 'Fables a New Translation' by V. S. Vernon Jones
Published by William Heinemann, London 1912
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
First Rackham Edition
Hardback bound in the original gilt decorated cloth binding A complete copy illustrated throughout with 13 full page colour plates by Rackham with tissue guards + numerous black and white illustrations that are full page and among text, later replacement decorated endpapers.
The book measures approx 8 x 6 inches with 29 + 224 pages
Collectable First Edition illustrated by Rackham and in its original binding
measurements
Height:
8 in
Width:
6 in
declaration
Elder Books & Collectables has clarified that the 1912 1st Edition Arthur Rackham of Aesop's Fables (LA372703) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1912
condition
SPINE HAS BEEN EXPERTLY RELAID WITH LATER CLOTH INSERTED BEHIND ORIGINAL SPINE, SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO COVER EDGES, CORNERS BUMPED, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR MINOR MARKS TO PAGES WHICH IS A LITTLE HEAVIER TO HALF TITLE & ENDPAPERS, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT WEAR TO PAGE MARGINS, ONE ILLUSTRATIONS WITH SMALL REPAIR TO MARGIN
OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY & MOSTLY CLEAN INTERNALLY
additional info
Material:
Origin:
Date of Manufacture:
1912
location
This 1912 1st Edition Arthur Rackham of Aesop's Fables is located in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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