Description
Deluxe limited edition of The Sleeping Beauty as told by C.S. Evans with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, signed by the artist.
Quarto, 110pp. Quarter vellum over white paper boards, title in gilt on spine. Illustration and title in gilt on front cover. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endpapers in green and white. Complete with color frontispiece, 19 full-page silhouette illustrations (nine double-page), plus 41 in-text illustrations. Some illustrations in color. Additional color plate added to this deluxe edition, which is not found in the trade edition. Light, even toning to covers, a few points of rubbing to tips of spine, scuff mark to rear cover. Previous owner’s name written on front free endpaper. Housed in custom cloth slipcase. (Riall 141) (Latimore & Haskell 51) From a limited edition of 625 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, this being number 452. An attractive example.
