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Arthur Rackham (ill) - The Land of Enchantment - 1907
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Arthur Rackham (ill) - The Land of Enchantment - 1907

"The Land of Enchantment" illustrated by Arthur Rackham - Cassell, London - 1907 first UK edition - 30cmx20cm - 12 full-page and 24 text illustrations, with light yellow backgrounds, by Arthur Rackham - condition: fine copy, in original publisher's brown binding, complete with all illustrations by Rackham Stories first were released in Little Folks Magazine: Tales include: The Maker of Ghosts and the Maker of Shadows, and, The Mines of Experience by A. E. Bonser; Harry and Herodotus: Or, Tales of an Old Traveller by Sidney Woolf; The Stories of Ben the Sailorman by A. E. Bonser; and, Stories from the Edda by E. S. Buchheim. One of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, Arthur Rackham's work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. "Arthur Rackhamâ s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233).

No. 83784767

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Arthur Rackham (ill) - The Land of Enchantment - 1907

Arthur Rackham (ill) - The Land of Enchantment - 1907

"The Land of Enchantment" illustrated by Arthur Rackham - Cassell, London - 1907 first UK edition - 30cmx20cm - 12 full-page and 24 text illustrations, with light yellow backgrounds, by Arthur Rackham - condition: fine copy, in original publisher's brown binding, complete with all illustrations by Rackham

Stories first were released in Little Folks Magazine:

Tales include: The Maker of Ghosts and the Maker of Shadows, and, The Mines of Experience by A. E. Bonser; Harry and Herodotus: Or, Tales of an Old Traveller by Sidney Woolf; The Stories of Ben the Sailorman by A. E. Bonser; and, Stories from the Edda by E. S. Buchheim. One of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, Arthur Rackham's work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. "Arthur Rackhamâ s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233).

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