Christopher morley arthur rackham (30 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. 7 x 10 in. Paper boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; covers damp-spotted, spine ends worn. Binding tight but frontis is loose, has some foxing. Other plates are fine. Child. Stax.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. X, 227 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Four Color Plates, Numerous B/W Illustrations, And Cover And Endpapers All By Arthur Rackham. Early Uk Issue With The Rackham Illustrations, 1923 (The First Issue Was 1922, And A Signed Limited Edition Was Issued The Following Year In December 1924). Published In England, "Heinemann" At Base Of Spine, Using Sheets Printed In The Usa. Light Wear, Light Fraying At Ends Of Spine And Tiny Frays At Tips, Hinges Solid, No Names Or Marks, Some Browning To Endpapers, Pages Slightly Aged With Two Faint Spots Of Foxing On Title Page. Color Plates, B/W Illustrations, Cover And Endpapers By Arthur Rackham. (illustrator).…

First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. 227 pages. Features text by Christopher Morley. Includes four color plates and 16 black and white line drawings by Arthur Rackham. A good only copy in blue cloth boards with some slight fraying to the top of the spine, the rear hinge is cracked, with a small bookplate to the front pastedown and a gift inscription to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. A solid copy.…

Zustand: New. In English. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 246 pages. 10.50x8.25x0.58 inches. In Stock. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Excellent condition book in decent but heavily chipped dustjacket. Honestly remarkable how well intact and bright the book itself is with just the slightest shelfwear at the extremities of the boards and with an immaculate interior, containing illustrations by the great Arthur Rackham. The dustjacket is now preserved in mylar - it has a nearly fully intact front panel, with some chipping at the upper edge and some small closed tears, rubing and creasing elsewhere. The spine is heavily chipped, missing about 1/2 of the length of it although wonderfully maintaining most of the title of the book, author info, and the small illustration - the publisher tag at the very bottom is present although detatched but placed within the mylar where it would have been. Back panel has 2 very large chips at the bottom, a small piece missing towards the top, and a large and small chip at the top edge, in addition to some rubbing and creasing. Overall a nice copy though .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 246 pages. 8.00x0.81x10.00 inches. In Stock. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).

First edition of Morley's classic canine story, wonderfully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Quarto, original publisher's cloth, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with four color plates and numerous line drawings by Arthur Rackham. In very good condition with light rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine. A nice example. "Morley admirably creates a canine world through names alone. There are Mike Terrier, the curate Mr. J. Rover Poodle, the upper-class and working-class neighbors Mrs. Airedale and Mrs. Collie, the nursemaid Mrs. Spaniel and little Shaggy, her puppy, Gissing's adopted puppies Groups, Bunks, and Yelpers, haughty Mr. and Mrs. Chow and their "intolerably spotless" little Sandy, the landlady Mrs. Purps, the salesclerk Miss Whippet, the matronly Mrs. Mastiff, the compulsive shopper Mrs. Dachshund, the parishioners Mr. Dobermann-Pinscher, Mrs. Griffon, and Mrs. Retriever. There are the place names like Dalmatian Heights and the little shrine of St. Spitz. These are intermixed with humanless real locales like Paris and Atlantic City, Murray Hill and Fifth Avenue and Broadway and Wall Street, Delmonico s Restaurant and Trinity Church, and real historical personages like the Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Masefield; to make this our real world only inhabited by dogs, rather than some imaginary planet of dogs" (Fred Patten).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. First Edition. Previous owner's neatly penned name on front free endpaper. Dustjacket has edgewear and some chips - see image - protected in a Mylar sleeve. ; Book is in excellent condition. "Morley and Rackham! A combination calculated to all those who appreciate artistic merit in any field." [front dustjacket flap] ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 227 pages.…

Blue Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Illustrated Edition. [1925], first illustrated edition, x, 227 pp, 4 coloured plates and black and white drawings in text, all by Arthur Rackham, illustrated endpapers, both free endpapers tanned, pencil gift inscription to top corner of front free endpaper, blue top stain, spotting to fore edge, plates and the pages lying next to the plates, including the title page, otherwise pages appear clean, blue cloth, gilt lettering and small illustration to spine and upper board, spine a little tanned. Christopher Morley (1890-1957), American journalist, novelist and essayist, wrote many books. He met Arthur Rackham on one of his regular visits to the USA, and they became firm friends. Where The Blue Begins had originally been published in 1922. Size: 10.25 x 7.75 Inches. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Illustrated.…

dj. Later Trade Reprint Edition. Rackham, Arthur. Later Trade Reprint Edition. Color frontispiece, 3 full page color plates and 16 line drawings in the text by Arthur Rackham. x, 227 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Latimore and Haskell p. 60 (First Edition). Latimore and Haskell p. 60 (First Edition) Original blue cloth. Fine in fine illustrated dust jacket Color frontispiece, 3 full page color plates and 16 line drawings in the text by Arthur Rackham. x, 227 pp. 1 vols. 4to.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1925. Very good condition with no wrapper. Gissing lived alone on the Canine Estates, had an income of 1000 bones a year but was not happy. A story about dogs. 4 unusual colour plates and 16 b/w line drawings. Bright blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227 pages. Top and tail of spine slightly worn with a couple of small nicks. Corners rubbed. Faint damp marks to corners of some pages. Otherwise covers and contents beautifully bright and clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Gissing lived alone on the Canine Estates, had an income of 1000 bones a year but was not happy. A story about dogs. 4 unusual colour plates and 16 b/w line drawings. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227 pages. Spine and corners bumped with a little wear. Covers slightly grubby and spotted. Name plate to front pastedown. Front joint cracked at top (between pastedown and endpaper) and at base (between free-endpaper and half-title page). Foxing to prelims. Some light fingering to page margins. Contents generally clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st UK 1925. Very good condition with no wrapper. Gissing lived alone on the Canine Estates, had an income of 1000 bones a year but was not happy. A story about dogs. 4 unusual colour plates and 16 b/w line drawings. Bright blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly darkened with a few faint spots at base. Otherwise covers bright and clean. Endpapers browned. First hinge is cracked at the top. Contents and plates are fine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. The first US trade edition of Christopher Morley's illustrated fantasy novel, illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham and with the original dust wrapper. The first US trade edition, first printing of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three further colour plates by Arthur Rackham, alongside further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.A charmingly whimsical and satirical fantasy in which the world"s inhabitants are all anthropomorphic dogs - walking upright, speaking, socializing - all the while retaining canine instincts. The novel follows a contented bachelor living with his butler, whose life of tranquil routine is upended when he adopts three abandoned puppies, who are essentially canine children. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Former owner's label to front pastedown. Handling marks to dust wrapper, with small losses to back strip head and tail, small chips to wrap heads and tails, significant closed tear to front wrap tail, and small holes to folds over joints. Tape repairs running the length of the back strip head and tail to the reverse, with further repair to reverse of closed tear to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. "Where the Blue Begins", by Christopher Morley, and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London. 1922, first UK edition. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper, with 15 s net to dust jacket spine. 4 colour plates and 9 b/w line drawings. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 227pp. Cr 4to Condition. In very good condition. No inscriptions. Dust jacket suffering some loss to bottom edge. Professionally protected. Bright clean pages and boards tightly bound. 2 corners slightly bumped. Overall very good.…

Relié. In 4 reliure d'éditeur . Toile de la reliure passée, charnière fendue.

First edition, first printing with these illustrations. UK issue. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Blue top-stain. An excellent near fine copy, the binding clean and square, the gilt exceptionally bright. The contents are entirely complete and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. All 4 colour illustrations and 16 black and white line drawings are present as called for and in fine condition. Complete with the original dustwrapper which is a little rubbed and nicked at the extremities with light creasing and minor loss at the spine tips. Correctly priced 15s net to the spine. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…

This edition differs from the Doubleday edition in that there is no gilt blocking to the upper cover. The text pages appear to be identical to the Doubleday edition save for the change of publisher's imprint on title page. 8vo. (25 x 18cm), 4 full-page colour illustrations, 16 black-and-white drawings in the text, original light blue cloth, light wear, original blue dust-jacket, a very good copy. Cf Latimore & Haskell p.60.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Trade Edition. London and New York: William Heinemann Ltd, 1925. First trade edition, copyright 1922, actual printing date of this edition 1925. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Externally worn, internally good to very good. Blue cloth printed in gilt, four color plates by Rackham, no dustjacket. Covers heavily rubbed at the extremities, corners bumped and frayed, spine gilt clear and legible, rear hinge internally reglued and secure, front hinge has a partial internal split between the endpapers, text block sound, pages slightly age-toned but clean, name written at top of copyright page, no other markings. Signed by the Author. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. EARLY RACKHAM EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.7 x 6.8 inches). 4 full page colour plates and 16 line drawings throughout the text. Finely bound in late twentieth century half blue morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments with double gilt ruled lines and gilt lettering. Marbled paper on boards. Plain blue endpapers. An attractive leather bound copy of Morley's great Dog tale. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 1st USA 1922. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. 4 colour plates and 9 b/w line drawings. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227pp. Cr 4to. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed to head and tail. A couple of finger-marks to page margins otherwise contents bright. Original pictorial dustwrapper is slightly edge-chipped with a little loss to spine, 2" closed tear to top of front. A super first edition. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).…

First illustrated edition, U.S. issue. Quarto. 227 pages. Four colour illustrations as well as line drawings in the text. Blue pictorial cloth gilt. Top edge gilt. The copyright page gives the date as 1922, but that refers to the original unillustrated edition.Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: ''Signed for Henry D. Morley with affectionate greetings from his pseudo-cousin - Christopher Ditto''.Very good indeed in good dustwrapper with large chips at head and tail of spine and bottom edge of front panel.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Limited Edition. "Where the Blue Begins", by CHristopher Morley and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London. Deluxe limited edition, being no 22 of 175 copies. Signed by Arthur Rackham. Signed limited edition. Boards toned/marked. Split to cloth of the spine running down each gutter but spine still attached. Slight toning to text pages. One or two light spots of foxing. No inscriptions. All plates present. Signed by Illustrator.…

Zustand: Overall near fine. Signed limited edition of this tale of urban dogs by the revered journalist and author of THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP - one of only 100 numbered copies for the United States signed by both Rackham and Morley. The characters in the story are all humanized dogs, starring Gissing and his Japanese Butler, a pug named Fuji. Unlike this American issue, the British issue is signed only by Rackham. Scarce, especially in the original slipcase. 11'' x 8''. Original quarter cloth, patterned metallic paper boards, paper spine label with limitation number in ink (matching the number on the limitation page). Illustrated by Rackham with 4 beautiful and unusual color plates plus 16 fanciful line drawings in addition to a pictorial title page and pictorial endpapers. 227, [1] pages. Good slipcase worn and repaired at edges. Book fine. Signed.…

First US trade edition, first printing. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 60-61; Riall, p. 154. Small quarto. Colour frontispiece and 3 colour plates, black and white illustrations in the text, by Rackham. Original pale blue linen cloth, titles to spine and front cover gilt, vignette to front cover gilt, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. With dust jacket. Price-clipped jacket rather tattered and dampstained across back and head of front panels (with concomitant slight discolouration to rear cover of binding), neat Christmas gift inscription to half-title (dated 1925). A very good copy, the binding sharp-cornered and bright. …

First Rackham edition of Morley's whimsical tale of a dog's search for the meaning of life. "Arthur Rackham. has here found a theme which exactly suits his style, and his style exactly suits the theme - he is one of the few artists, in fact, whose insight and imagination could match Mr Morley's delicate art" (The Sphere). Latimore & Haskell note that "many believe that this edition with the Rackham illustrations was published in 1922, but it was not published until 1925". Latimore & Haskell, pp. 60-61; Riall, p. 154. The Sphere, 26 September 1925, p. 402. Small quarto (247 x 182 mm). Colour frontispiece and 3 colour plates, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Arthur Rackham. Later blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover with decoration in gilt, spine in compartments, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Minor toning to spine, some minor scratches to binding, some occasional internal marks: a very good copy.…

Zustand: Near Fine. First thus. Edition deluxe, number 30 of 175 numbered and signed by Arthur Rackham. A Near Fine copy. Quarto (11 x 7 3/4 in; 281 x 200 mm.). x, [2,], 227, [1, blank] pp. With four color-plates including frontispiece, and sixteen line drawings. Quarter black buckram over cream paper boards. Spine tooled in gilt., top edge gilt. Partially unopened. Bookplate on front pastedown. Where the Blue Begins is a delightful cross between a satire on polite society and a fable about finding meaning in life. American author, Christopher Morley uses anthropomorphized dogs to tell his thought-provoking tale about a bachelor dog named Gissing, who leaves his life in the suburban Canine Estates and sets out on an existential quest. The story appeared two years after Morley's collection of humorous essays, Pipefuls. What breed of dog was Gissing? Read the story and find out. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children's books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic-from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe. Latimore and Haskell, p. 60. Riall, p.154. Near Fine. Signed.…

Number 100 of 175 copies of the Edition de Luxe, signed by Rackham. 4 color plates and numerous line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Folio. Inscribed on the endpapers "With homage to Barbara Boston from the dog cherubs-and from Mr. Gissing and Christopher Morley" dated April 2, 1934 with an additional inscription presenting the book to "Lyon from Barbara." Mr. Gissing being of course the character in the book. Original black cloth-backed boards. Spine defective, some staining of boards, endpapers stained and browned but the interior sound and clean 4 color plates and numerous line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Folio Number 100 of 175 copies of the Edition de Luxe, signed by Rackham. Signed.…