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an old leather book with a decorative design on the coversomeone is holding a book open to a page with a picture on ita picture of a book with a picture of a woman in a beda picture of a book with a picture of a man in the woodsa picture of a picture of a dog laying on the grounda picture of an open book with a picture of a woman and a mana picture of a book with a picture of a woman and a manan open book sitting on top of a table next to a mouse
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369 - RACKHAM (Arthur) & FORT (Paul).
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Estimate €100 - €150
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Description
RACKHAM (Arthur) & FORT (Paul). The Book of Ballads. Paris, Piazza, [1921]. Quarto, beige calfskin, spine with embossed raised bands extending onto the covers, wide garland and embossed fillets framing the covers and spine, title and fleurons embossed on the spine, gilt head, illustrated cover and spine preserved. 14 original full-page colour engravings, beneath a captioned scroll, and 58 black-and-white headbands, small vignettes and end-piece illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Text framed by two black fillets and a broad garland printed in light green. Print run of 1,300 copies; no. 102. Some slight rubbing on the spine and edges. A fine copy.
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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