The pages are crisp and clean save for a very light stain in the top corner of text pages 1-15 and an occasional spot or two of light foxing on a few of the text pages. 341 printed pages plus two pages of advertisements. The boards and binding are solid and tight with some slight fading to the spine and light overall shelf-wear. Its age and would add value to a collection of Arthur Rackham’s works. Original red cloth boards with gilt elf illustrations.Ĭontains sixteen full-page color illustrations, plus 34 black-and-white text illustrations throughout the text. /rebates/2fip2fEnglish-Fairy-Tales-Illustrated-by-Arthur-Rackham-Hardcover-97814474493622f22160045&. The edition is in excellent condition for ENGLISH FAIRY TALES contains stories from the prolificĮnglish writer, Flora Annie Steel. Very rare British first edition from 1918 of ENGLISH FAIRY TALES, retold by Flora Annie Steel and illustrated by the iconic Arthur Rackham. Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm, as Arthur Rackham saw them in 1909 This is not the first edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, illustrated by Rackham, yet its the most popular one, especially among collectors. Publisher: The MacMillan & Co., London (1918) Arthur Rackham ~ English Fairy Tales, Retold by Flora Annie Steel ~ 1st Edition / 1st Printing 1918 ~ First (England, British) Edition
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