[CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATION] -- [RACKHAM, illustrator]. Goblin Market. LIMITED EDITION. 1933.
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Nov 14, 2024
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[CHILDREN'S BOOKS & ILLUSTRATION] -- [RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator]. ROSSETTI, Christina (1830-1894). Goblin Market. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933.
8vo. Title printed in green and black, 4 color-printed plates and numerous illustrations by Rackham. Original limp vellum gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut; publisher's board slipcase with printed label.
LIMITED EDITION, number 300 of 410 copies, SIGNED BY RACKHAM, of which 400 are for sale. Rackham's dark and fantastical images match the tone of temptation and salvation in Rossetti's narrative poem. Latimore & Haskell, p.69; Riall, p.179.
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