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IRVING (Washington)

Rip Van Winkle.

Paris, at Hachette et Cie, 1906.

1 volume quarto (27.5 x 23 cm), ivory vellum rigid binding (publisher's binding), smooth spine with gilt title, upper board adorned with a gilded illustration after Rackham, gilt head, ex-libris, x-69-[3] pages and 51 plates (Complete). Boards slightly warped, small pinpricks on the head edges. Good overall condition.

French first edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 51 color plates, a title vignette, a headpiece and a tailpiece. Printed in 200 copies on Whatman paper, this is no. 131.

Fine copy.

‎IRVING (Washington)

Rip Van Winkle.‎

Paris, chez Hachette et Cie, 1906.

1 volume in-4 (27.5 x 23 cm), vélin ivoire rigide (reliure de l'éditeur), dos lisse avec titre doré, plat supérieur orné d'une illustration dorée d'après Rackham, tête dorée, ex-libris, x-69-[3] pages et 51 planches (Complet). Plats légèrement gondolés, petites piqûres sur les coupes de tête. Bon état général.

Première édition Française ‎illustrée par Arthur Rackham de 51 compositions en couleurs, d'une vignette de titre, d'un en-tête et d'un cul-de-lampe. Tiré à 200 exemplaires sur papier Whatman, celui-ci n°131.

Bel exemplaire.

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Washington Irving / Arthur Rackham - Rip Van Winkle - 1906

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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a first French illustrated and numbered edition from 1906 limited to 200 copies on Whatman paper, this copy no. 131, 1 volume, 82 pages, 27.5 × 23 cm, in good condition, in French.

Washington Irving / Arthur Rackham - Rip Van Winkle - 1906

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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a first French illustrated and numbered edition from 1906 limited to 200 copies on Whatman paper, this copy no. 131, 1 volume, 82 pages, 27.5 × 23 cm, in good condition, in French.

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