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Arthur Rackham Mother Goose Signed
Arthur Rackham was an English book illustrator who is remembered for his pen and ink work from the late 1800s and early 1900s. He is considered one of the top artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, a period when book and magazine art proliferated due to technological advances that allowed for inexpensive reproduction. Prior to this era, book and magazine illustrators were customarily uncredited for their work. Edyth Starkie, a portrait painter and wife of Rackham, critiqued Rackham’s work and encouraged him to expand his artistic repertoire and add color washes to his work. Some of Rackham’s most famous illustrations were for Rip Van Winkle, Gulliver’s Travels, Mother Goose and Snowdrop and Other Tales.
We sold the following copy of Mother Goose signed by Arthur Rackham for $1,812:
“Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes” — Signed by Illustrator Arthur Rackham
“Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes” signed first edition, first printing copy by the master illustrator Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann: 1913. One of only 1,130 printed, this first edition “Mother Goose” is signed by Rackham on the limitation page. Runs 160pp., illustrated with thirteen color plates and eighty-five black and white drawings. A beautiful edition with white boards adorned in gilt and top edges gilt. In very good condition with light soiling to boards and cracked hinges. Interior in near fine condition. Sold for $1,812.
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Extremely Rare Signed Edition by Willy Pogany of ”Willy Pogany’s Mother Goose” — 1928
”Willy Pogany’s Mother Goose” signed edition. Thomas Nelson & Sons: New York: 1928. The famed Art Nouveau children’s book illustrator signs the limitation page: ”Willy Pogany” in black ink. This is #21 of just 500 printed. Pogany’s cherished art appears on every page of the 152pp. volume, including illustrated endpapers and a full-color frontispiece. The Hungarian artist devoted his career to visually manifesting legends, myths and fairy tales, including classics by Homer, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Richard Wagner. Here, he depicts the nursery rhymes of the whimsical and timeless ”Mother Goose” collection: ”There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe,” ”Mary Had a Little Lamb,” ”Three Blind Mice,” ”Humpty Dumpty,” ”Jack and Jill” and many more. Comes with original tan paperboard slipcase, which is chipped to edges and bears a hand notation ”#21” to spine, else near fine. Volume measures 7.5” x 9.25”, with top edge gilt. Bound in blue-gray paper boards with paper labels. Pencil notation to top right of front free endpaper, else in fine condition. A beautifully illustrated and signed Willy Pogany piece. Sold for $1,290.
Beatrix Potter Signed First Edition, Second Issue of “Roly-Poly Pudding”
Beatrix Potter signed first edition, second issue of ”The Roly-Poly Pudding”, with presentation inscription on the half-title page, ”To Miss Rigg / in remembrance of a pleasant visit to the ferry / May 1912 / from Beatrix Potter”. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1908. Beautiful book in red publisher’s cloth features pictorial label on front cover, gilt lettering, and 18 colored plates within. Measures 6.5” x 8.25”. Separation just starting on front and mid-joint with professional restoration at upper portion, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $1,400.
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