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Signed limited edition, number 277 of 750 copies signed by the illustrator. Rackham's first version of Grimm's Fairy Tales, published in 1900, had no signed limited edition. This is a revised and enlarged edition with some new illustrations, as well as others redrawn and coloured. The new edition was enthusiastically received. The Daily News noted "his best work is here, and all of his characteristic style", the Birmingham Post suggested "as a gift-book it could scarcely be surpassed", and the Guardian stated "Rackham's picture books have become one of the regular features of the Christmas season... the best of these is the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm... which is quite in his best form, and his remarkable mastery as a colourist". Quarto (285 x 227 mm). Bound in mid-20th-century by Otto Schulze & Company in full red morocco, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, spine and covers with ruled borders in gilt, raised bands, turn-ins ruled borders in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With custom red cloth folding box. Colour frontispiece and 39 colour plates mounted on plain paper, with captioned tissue guards, numerous full-page and in-text black and white illustrations, all by Rackham. Repairs to joints, extremities a little rubbed, browning to free endpapers: a very good copy.

A collection of beautifully illustrated fairy tales featuring the work of Arthur Rackham, showcasing his delicate and intricate drawings, making the timeless stories come alive for readers of all ages.