Arthur Rackham First Editions

A List of First Editions Of Published Books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The Dolly Dialogues Anthony Hope
1894, London, Westminster Gazette

Sunriseland A. Berlyn
1894, London, Jarrold & Sons

Guide to Wells and Neighbourhood
1894, London, Jarrold & Sons

Sketch Book; 2 vols. Washington Irving
1895, New York, Putnams

Tales of a Traveler; 2 vols. Washington Irving
1895, New York, Putnams

Bracebridge Hall; 2 vols. Washington Irving
1896, New York, Putnams

In the Evening of his Days – A Study of Mr. Gladstone in Retirement
1896, London, Westminster Gazette

The Zankiwank and the BletherwitchS. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald
1896, London, J. M. Dent & Co.

The Money-SpinnerHenry Seton Merriman
and S. G. Tallentyre
1896, London, Smith, Elder & Co.

The Grey LadyHenry Seton Merriman
1897, London, Smith, Elder & Co.

Two Old Ladies, Two Foolish Fairies and a Tom Cat: The Surprising Adventures of Tuppy and Tue*Maggie Browne
1897, London, Cassell & Co.

Evelina Frances Burney
1898, London, George Newnes

The Ingoldsby Legends Thomas Ingoldsby
1898, London, J. M. Dent & Co.

Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift
1899, London, J. M. Dent & Co.

Feats on the Fiord Harriet Martineau
1899, London, J. M. Dent & Co.

Tales from ShakespearCharles and Mary Lamb
1899, London, J. M. Dent & Co.

Fairy TalesThe Brothers Grimm
1900, London, Freemantle & Co.

Queen Mab’s Fairy Realm*
1901, London, George Newnes

Two Years Before the MastR. H. Dana, Jr.
1904, London, Collins

Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving

1905, London, William Heinemann. Large Paper Edition; 250 copies signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

Puck of Pook’s Hill Rudyard Kipling
1906, New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens J. M. Barrie

1906, London, Hodder & Stoughton. Large Paper Edition; 500 copies signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll

N. D. [1907] London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 1130 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; bound in white cloth; also a Large Paper Limited Edition for America; published by Doubleday, Page & Co.

The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingolds

1907, London, J. M. Dent & Co.; New York, E. P. Dutton & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 560 copies signed by the artist; bound in vellum. [Reprinted from edition of 1898 with added illustrations.]


Fairy TalesThe Brothers Grimm

1907, London, Constable & Co. [Reprinted from edition of 1899 with added illustrations]. 1909, reissued in a Large Paper Edition; 750 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; signed by the artist; bound in vellum; also a Large Paper Limited Edition for America published by Doubleday, Page & Co.

The Land of Enchantment*
1907, London, Cassell & Co.

The Cotter’s Saturday Night* Robert Burns
1908, London, J. Hewetson & Son

A Midsummer Nights DreamWilliam Shakespear

1908, London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 1000 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; signed by the artist; bound in vellum; also a Large Paper Limited Edition for America published by Doubleday, Page & Co.

UndineDe la Motte Fouqué

1909, London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 1000 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; signed by the artist; bound in vellum; also a Large Paper Limited Edition for America published by Doubleday, Page & Co.

Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift

1909, London, J.M. Dent & Co.; New York, E. P. Dutton & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 750 copies signed by the artist; bound in white cloth. [Reprinted from Edition of 1899 with added illustrations.]

Tales from Shakespear Charles and Mary Lamb

1909, London, J. M. Dent & Co; New York, E.P. Dutton & Co.; Large Paper Edition with Extra Plate; 750 copies signed by the artist; bound in white cloth. [Reprinted from edition of 1899 with added illustrations.]

Stories of King ArthurA. L. Haydon
1910, London and New York, Cassell & Co.

The Book of Betty Barber*Maggie Browne
1910, London, Duckworth & Co.

The Rheingold and the ValkyrieRichard Wagner

1910, London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 1150 copies; signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

Siegfried and the Twilight of the GodsRichard Wagner

1911, London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 1150 copies; signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

Aesop’s Fables

1912, London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 1150 copies; signed by the artist; bound in white cloth.

Mother Goose

1913, London, William Heinemann, Large Paper Edition; 1130 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; signed by the artist; bound in white cloth; also a Large Paper Limited Edition for America published by The Century Co.

Faithful Friends*
1913, London, Blackie

Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures

1913, London, William Heinemann; Large Paper Edition; 1130 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; signed by the artist; bound in white cloth; also a Large Paper Limited Edition for America published by The Century Co.

Imagina Julia E. Ford
1914, New York, Duffield & Co.

A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens

1915, London, William Heinemann; J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia; Large Paper Edition; 525 copies for Great Britain and Colonies; signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

The Allies’ Fairy Book

N. D. [1916] London, William Heinemann; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co.; Large Paper Edition; 525 copies signed by the artist; bound in blue cloth.


Little Brother and Little SisterThe Brothers Grimm

1917, London, Constable & Co.; Large Paper Edition with Extra Signed Plate; 525 copies signed by the artist; bound in grey cloth.

The Romance of King Arthurabridged by Alfred W. Pollard

1917, London, Macmillan & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 500 copies signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

English Fairy Talesretold by F. A. Steel

1918, London, Macmillan & Co.; 500 copies signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

The Springtide of Life; Poems of ChildhoodA. C. Swinburne

1918, London, William Heinemann; Large Paper Edition with Extra Plate; 765 copies signed by the artist; bound in white with vellum back.

Snickerty Nick Julia E. Ford
1919, New York, Moffatt, Yard & Co.

Cinderellare told by C. S. Evans

1919, London, William Heinemann; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co.; Large Paper Edition with Extra Plate; 525 copies H. M. paper and 325 copies Japan vellum, signed by the artist; bound in white with vellum back.

Some British Ballads

N. D. [1919] London, Constable & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 575 copies signed by the artist; bound in vellum.

The Sleeping Beauty told by C. S. Evans

1920, London, William Heinemann; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co.; Large Paper Edition with Extra Plate; 625 copies signed by the artist; bound in white with vellum back.

Irish Fairy Tales James Stephens

1920, London, Macmillan & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 525 copies signed by the artist; bound in white with vellum back.

SnowdropThe Brothers Grimm

1920, London, Constable & Co. [Reprinted from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, 1909, with added illustrations.]

Hansel and GrethelThe Brothers Grimm

1920, London, Constable & Co. [Reprinted from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, 1909, with added illustrations.]

Comus John Milton

1921, London, William Heinemann; New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.; Large Paper Edition; 550 copies signed by the artist; bound in white with vellum back.

A Dish of Apples Eden Phillpotts

1921, London and New York, Hodder & Stoughton; Large Paper Edition; 500 copies signed by the artist and author; bound in cream white cloth.

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