28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes, London: William Heinemann, 1913. 4to, original white buckram lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 14 tipped-in plates (all but one in colour), captioned tissue-guards, partly unopened, bookplate of Christoher Hatton Turnor (1873-1940), spine toned, with green morocco shelfmark label to foot, and remnant of paper label further up, a few pale spots and finger-marks to covers, endpapers spotted, half-title and final text-leaf browned (qty: 1) First edition thus, number 699 of 1130 copies signed by the illustrator.
Sold for £420
Estimated at £300 - £500
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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