Cinderella; Retold By C.S. Evans And Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
London & Philadelphia: William Heinemann & J.B. Lippincott Co, 1919. hardcover. 109 pages. 29 x 23 cm. Limited edition signed by Rackham, copy 198 of 325 on Japanese Vellum. Tipped-in color frontispiece mounted on cream paper, color title page, three double page illustrations [silhouette drawings with color], one single page silhouette drawing with color, and 36 silhouette drawings in the text, decorated endpapers. HAMILTON p.118. "It is immediately clear that Rackham is a master of the medium (silhouette), being able to evoke character and humour by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going." LATIMORE & HASKELL p.49. Bright, clean copy, two small adhesion marks back cover. Orig. vellum backed, gilt decorated boards. Near fine in very good slipcase. Item #20145
Price: $1,950.00