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The Fables Of Aesop -
Aesop, Edward J. Detmold (illustrator)
1909 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - Number 50 of a limited edition of only 750 copies signed by the artist.
A fine and luxuriously presented collection of Greek storyteller, Aesop’s, wonderful fables, which have descended from ancient times. Tradition has it that Aesop was a freed Phrygian slave living in the 6th century BC, making this the world's oldest collection of stories.
Number 50 of a limited edition signed and illustrated with twenty-five mounted colour plates by Edward J. Detmold which are considered to be his finest work, each accompanying a separate fable.
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Price HK$ 15,000
1909 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - Number 50 of a limited edition of only 750 copies signed by the artist.
A fine and luxuriously presented collection of Greek storyteller, Aesop’s, wonderful fables, which have descended from ancient times. Tradition has it that Aesop was a freed Phrygian slave living in the 6th century BC, making this the world's oldest collection of stories.Number 50 of a limited edition signed and illustrated with twenty-five mounted colour plates by Edward J. Detmold which are considered to be his finest work, each accompanying a separate fable.
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The Secret Garden -
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
1911 - William Heinemann, London - First English Edition, and First Edition illustrated by Robinson
First edition in the scarce original gilt decorated cloth, of this magical portrayal of reawakened spirits, charmingly illustrated by Charles Robinson, including eight coloured plates with captioned tissue guards.
Mistress Mary, the orphaned expatriate, without ‘Ayah’, arrives at the dark, draughty, gloomy and cold Misselthwaite Manor.
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1911 - William Heinemann, London - First English Edition, and First Edition illustrated by Robinson
First edition in the scarce original gilt decorated cloth, of this magical portrayal of reawakened spirits, charmingly illustrated by Charles Robinson, including eight coloured plates with captioned tissue guards.Mistress Mary, the orphaned expatriate, without ‘Ayah’, arrives at the dark, draughty, gloomy and cold Misselthwaite Manor.
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The Complete Works -
Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]
1939 - The Nonesuch Press, London - First Nonesuch Edition
A finely bound volume of Lewis Carroll’s works.
Includes: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass; Sylvie and Bruno; Sylvie and Bruno Concluded; The Hunting of The Snark; Puzzles From Wonderland; Phantasmagoria; Acrostics, Verse, Stories and A Miscellany.
The two Alice titles are illustrated with John Tenniel’s original drawings, and the book begins with an introduction by Alexander Woollcott.
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Price HK$ 6,000
1939 - The Nonesuch Press, London - First Nonesuch Edition
A finely bound volume of Lewis Carroll’s works.Includes: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass; Sylvie and Bruno; Sylvie and Bruno Concluded; The Hunting of The Snark; Puzzles From Wonderland; Phantasmagoria; Acrostics, Verse, Stories and A Miscellany.
The two Alice titles are illustrated with John Tenniel’s original drawings, and the book begins with an introduction by Alexander Woollcott.
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Cinderella - together with - The Sleeping Beauty -
C. S. Evans, Arthur Rackham (illustrator)
1919 - William Heinemann, London - First Rackham Illustrated Editions
Once upon a time...
A uniform large pair of Arthur Rackham’s only magical silhouette illustrated titles. In superior condition, with the original decorated paper boards and dust jackets.
The decorations and silhouette illustrations are in both black and white and in colour, adding a simple yet mystical air to these two classical fairy tales.
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Price HK$ 12,000
1919 - William Heinemann, London - First Rackham Illustrated Editions
Once upon a time... A uniform large pair of Arthur Rackham’s only magical silhouette illustrated titles. In superior condition, with the original decorated paper boards and dust jackets.
The decorations and silhouette illustrations are in both black and white and in colour, adding a simple yet mystical air to these two classical fairy tales.
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English Fairy Tales -
Flora Annie Steel, Arthur Rackham (illustrator)
1918 - Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London - Deluxe Signed Limited and First Rackham Illustrated Edition
Fine deluxe signed edition, numbered 291 of 500 copies, in publisher’s stunning deluxe vellum and gilt binding.
Magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham with sixteen tipped on colour plates, and forty-two black and white illustrations and decorations throughout.
With forty one fairy tales including – ‘St. George of Merrie England’, ‘The Story of the Three Bears’, ‘Jack the Giant-Killer’, ‘The Golden Ball’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’, ‘Mr. Fox’, ‘The Old Woman and her Pig’, ‘Little Red Riding-Hood’, ‘The Babes in the Wood’, ‘The Ass, the Table, and the Stick’, and ‘The Rose Tree’.
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Price HK$ 28,000
1918 - Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London - Deluxe Signed Limited and First Rackham Illustrated Edition
Fine deluxe signed edition, numbered 291 of 500 copies, in publisher’s stunning deluxe vellum and gilt binding.Magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham with sixteen tipped on colour plates, and forty-two black and white illustrations and decorations throughout.
With forty one fairy tales including – ‘St. George of Merrie England’, ‘The Story of the Three Bears’, ‘Jack the Giant-Killer’, ‘The Golden Ball’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’, ‘Mr. Fox’, ‘The Old Woman and her Pig’, ‘Little Red Riding-Hood’, ‘The Babes in the Wood’, ‘The Ass, the Table, and the Stick’, and ‘The Rose Tree’.
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Price HK$ 28,000