RACKHAM (ARTHUR) -- MOTHER GOOSE; THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES, London, William Heinemann, [1913], first edition, number 690 of 1130 copies signed by artist, lge. 4to, 13 mounted coloured plates, illustrations, by Arthur Rackham, original cloth (spine slightly darkened, lightly soiled) [Latimore/Haskell pp. 41-42] -- Evans (Charles Seddon): CINDERELLA, London, William Heinemann, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co., [1919], first edition, number 174 of 325 copies of the Edition de Luxe on Japanese vellum, signed by the artist, lge. 4to, mounted coloured frontispiece, 17 silhouette plates, with 4 printed in 3 colours, including 3 double-page, by Arthur Rackham, original vellum-backed boards, gilt (edges slightly bumped, lightly soiled). [Latimore/Haskell p. 49] (2)

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RACKHAM (ARTHUR) -- MOTHER GOOSE; THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES, London, William Heinemann, [1913], first edition, number 690 of 1130 copies signed by artist, lge. 4to, 13 mounted coloured plates, illustrations, by Arthur Rackham, original cloth (spine slightly darkened, lightly soiled) [Latimore/Haskell pp. 41-42] -- Evans (Charles Seddon): CINDERELLA, London, William Heinemann, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co., [1919], first edition, number 174 of 325 copies of the Edition de Luxe on Japanese vellum, signed by the artist, lge. 4to, mounted coloured frontispiece, 17 silhouette plates, with 4 printed in 3 colours, including 3 double-page, by Arthur Rackham, original vellum-backed boards, gilt (edges slightly bumped, lightly soiled). [Latimore/Haskell p. 49] (2)

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