First Rackham Illustrated Edition. (25.5 x 19 x 4cm). Forty tipped-in color plates with descriptive tissue-guards, thirty black and white drawings. Profusely illustrated with charming line drawings throughout. A magnificent combination of one of the most popular works of both artist and author, the weaving of magic and fairies perfectly suited to Rackham’s style. Publisher’s tan cloth, front cover pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt, spine lettered in gilt. Pages – 134. Condition: Extremities rubbed. Soiling around the edges and water spots on the bottom half. Fading of cover. Sporadic foxing on pages but otherwise clean. An average but a rare copy. Exportable: No Free Shipping for all orders within India. A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare (ills. by Arthur Rackham) is available for viewing at our store.
