1917 – Little Brother & Little Sister, Grimm | First Edition, Rackham Illustrated

An incredible first edition of Arthur Rackham’s illustrated Brother and Sister by Grimm. The pieces in this work are often considered one of Rackham’s crowning achievements as they show the versatility of his style and artistic execution. A masterpiece!

This first edition is beautifully illustrated throughout with 12 full-page, colored plates and 44 black and white line drawings.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Little Brother & Little Sister, and other tales by the Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
• Author(s): Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm
• Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
• Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Co.
• Edition: First American edition, 1917
• Binding: Green cloth hardcover
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Size:  10in x 7.75in (25cm x 19.5cm)
• Collation: xi, [1], 250, [1]
• Illustrations: 12 mounted color plates; 44 in-text black-and-white illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • Little Brother & Little Sister
  • Rapunzel
  • The Six Swans
  • Snow-White and Rose-Red
  • The Goose Girl

Condition:

Good. Original cloth binding is secure with moderate wear at the corners and edges. Preliminaries show mild toning. The text block is complete, with plates clean and properly affixed. Page edges uncut.

Why Collect This?

• Scarce first American edition with full Rackham illustrations
• Twelve color plates preserved in original state

Item Number: # 50027