Through a Glass Lightly by T.T. Greg
Arthur Rackham Toasts Wine Appreciation Through Whimsical Sketch
Don’t let this obscure toast from Rackham’s hand vanish without securing your own copy!
Buy Through a Glass Lightly
1897 wine essays with rare stand-alone Arthur Rackham title page sketch.
- Whimsical pen and ink drawing of a bemused figure peering into a giant goblet
- Miniature yellow silk-bound volume captures Rackham’s little-seen range
- A truly uncommon Rackham collectible bridging fantasy and Victorian oenophilia
- Essential for completists and devotees of art, wine, book design or drinking culture
Format: Yellow silk binding with gilt top (143 pages) Size: 3 1⁄2 x 5 3/8 inches
Text: Through a Glass Lightly by T.T. Greg – essays on wine
Illustrations: Pen and ink sketch by Arthur Rackham on title page only
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Co. (London)
Publication Date: 1897
Summary: Though containing no internal illustrations, this 1897 collected volume of wine appreciation essays by T.T. Greg bears a single original pen and ink sketch by Arthur Rackham gracing its title page. Bound in shimmering yellow silk and limited in size to palm-portability, Through a Glass Lightly features British writer Greg’s reflections on the virtue, history, and tasting of fine vintages. Rackham captures the work’s ethos via a bemused figure peering into an oversized coupe glass, with silhouetted revelers in background. By contributing this lone piece, Rackham leaves his atmospheric imprint on a publication celebrating earthly rather than fantastical spirits. As the book itself vanished quickly into obscurity, ardent collectors should seize this scarce Rackham artifact capturing both the fanciful artist’s range and interpretations on Victorian liquid culture.
