SHAKESPEARE\'S-A MIDSUMMER NIGHT\'S DREAM/RARE 1st Ed/1911/40 ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUS

SHAKESPEARE\'S-A MIDSUMMER NIGHT\'S DREAM/RARE 1st Ed/1911/40 ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUS

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VERY RARE - SCARCE FIRST EDITION - FIRST ISSUE
RARE FIRST EDITION of a CELEBRATED WORK
FINE ORIGINAL FULL FINE GILTCLOTH BINDING
40 ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOR
2 PAGE ARTHUR RACKHAM HANDWRITTEN & SIGNED LETTER

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT\'S DREAM
by
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Illustrated
by
ARTHUR RACKHAM

LONDON: William Heinemann, NEW YORK: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1911 [published date: 1911]. Rare First edition.Second Impression. 4to. 10.25\" x 7.5\" inches (LxB). Pp. (3), 134 pages. Complete with color frontispiece and 40 full page color illustrated lithographs by Arthur Rackham, fine original publisher\'s full beige cloth binding with gilt lettering and a bright gilt vignette on the front board. Rare first issue. Printed in England by Ballantyne & Company Ltd., as stated on the last page. Illustrations in both color and line drawings in black & white. Shakespeare’s brilliant and delightful comedy was a wonderful exercise and ambitious undertaking for Arthur Rackham. This book ranks with PETER PAN as one of the finest expressions of his \"fantasy\" style of illustration. This particular title in the Rackham oeuvre is among the scarcest and is in constant demand. William de Morgan wrote to Rackham that he considered his Midsummer Night’s Dream “the most splendid illustrated work of the century so far.” At its publication, the book was widely acclaimed and hugely successful as Rackham continued to be extremely popular with the general public. “Rackham cast his spell over the play; his drawings superseded the work of all his predecessors from Gilbert to Abbey, and (for fifty years) have enriched the imagination; his conception of Puck and Bottom, Titania and Oberon, Helena and Hermia, his gnarled trees and droves of fairies, have represented the visual reality of the Dream for thousands of readers. Here he excelled especially in landscape, and in reconciling dream and reality, giving himself to the luxury of rich detail with a rare generosity.” -Derek Hudson What could be more irresistible than to read Shakespeare’s most enchanting play accompanied by Arthur Rackham’s misty, fairy-laden dream-like images? Opening this book is to transport oneself to the surreal world that Shakespeare wrought to make one query, “Are you sure That we are awake? It seems to me That yet we sleep, we dream...\". A classic work, complete as issued. There are numerous close-up pictures of the contents given below; please click on them for a detailed description (See Scans below). Please take some time to view the 50+ pictures in detail, in order to gain a full idea of the contents and condition.

Rackham’s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for thirty years - (Hodnett, 233). Rackham is most known for his work for children\'s fairy tales. \"Germany was Rackham’s favorite holiday destination, and the country which, apart from England, had the single most important influence on his art” (Hamilton, 42). At least one child, however, saw and responded to Rackham\'s art: the young C. S. Lewis, who would later recall, “His pictures, which seemed to me then to be the very music made visible, plunged me a few fathoms deeper into my delight. I have seldom coveted anything as I coveted that book\" (Hamilton, 101).Rackham\'s work is often described as a fusion of a northern European \'Nordic\' style strongly influenced by the Japanese woodblock tradition of the early 19th century. Complete as issued. One of Rackham\'s scarcer titles. With many of the artist’s best loved and most easily recognized paintings, masterfully crafted. Arthur Rackham is considered one of the great artists from the Golden Age of illustration. He was in a special league with other hugely talented illustrators such as Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen and W. Heath Robinson. Rackham\'s work continues to inspire and influence legions of artists. His first edition books are extremely collectible. Rackham is most known for his work for children\'s fairy tales. His first edition books are extremely collectible. Arthur Rackham\'s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for thirty years - (Hodnett, 233).

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With two full pages handwritten & signed letter by ARTHUR RACKHAM on his own stationery dated 20 3 20.

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CONDITION REPORT: A rare book in a fine original contemporary full fine beige cloth binding, the lower end of spine with small damage repaired (See THE LAST TWO Scans below), some wear/tear, soiling to covers, spine, ends & corners (See Scans below), the pages-plates are unusually clean & bright (See Scans below), the binding is tight & intact (See Scans below). The cloth is smooth & supple to the touch (See Scans below). Note: + FREE BONUS 2 pages handwritten & signed letter by ARTHUR RACKHAM on his own stationery dated 20.3.20. LAID INTO THE BOOK (See Scans below). A scarce title(See Scans below). See, click & enlarge the 100+ pictures below to get a better idea of condition etc. There are many close-up pictures for your kind perusal. Please click on any of the 50+ images above & below in the listing for enlarged close-up pictures of details, virtues & flaws (See Scans below).

Notable works
  • The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch by Shafto Justin Adair Fitzgerald (40 line, 1896)
  • Two Old Ladies, Two Foolish Fairies, and a Tom Cat by Maggie Browne (pseud. Margaret Hamer) (4 colour plates, 19 line, 1897)
  • Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (95 line, 1900, reworked edition 40 colour plates, 62 line, 1909)
  • Gulliver\'s Travels by Jonathan Swift (11 line 1900, reworked edition 12 colour plates, 34 line, 1909)
  • Rip van Winkle by Washington Irving (51 colour plates, 3 line, 1905)
  • Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (13 colour plates, 15 line 1907)
  • The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby (pseud. Richard Harris Barham) (12 colour, 80 line 1898, reworked edition 23 colour plates, 73 line 1907)
  • A Midsummer Night\'s Dream by William Shakespeare (40 colour plates, 34 line, 1908)
  • Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (1909)
  • Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (15 colour plates, 41 line, 1909)
  • The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner(34 colour plates, 8 line, 1910)
  • Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner (32 colour plates, 8 line, 1911)
  • Aesop\'s Fables by Aesop (13 colour plates, 82 line, 1912)
  • Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M.Barrie (50 colour plates, 3 line, 1906, new edition 50 colour plates, 12 line, 1912)
  • Mother Goose (13 colour plates, 78 line 1913)
  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (12 colour plates, 1915)
  • The Allies Fairy Book (12 colour plates, 23 line 1916)
  • Little Brother and Little Sister by The Brothers Grimm (13 colour plates, 45 line 1917)
  • The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Alfred W. Pollard (23 colour and monotone plates, 16 line, 1917)
  • English Fairy Tales by Flora Annie Steel (16 colour plates, 43 line, 1918)
  • The Springtide of Life by Algernon Charles Swinburne (8 colour plates, 1918)
  • Some British Ballads (16 colour plates, 23 line, 1918)
  • Cinderella ed. Charles S. Evans (1 colour plate, 60 silhouettes, 1919)
  • The Sleeping Beauty ed. Charles S. Evans (1 colour plate, 65 silhouettes, 1920)
  • Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens (16 colour plates, 20 line, 1920)
  • Comus by John Milton (22 colour plates, 35 line, 1922)
  • A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne (16 colour plates, 21 line, 1922)
  • The Tempest by William Shakespeare (20 colour plates, 20 line, 1926)
  • The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (12 colour plates, 23 line, 1929)
  • The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton (12 colour plates, 22 line, 1931)
  • Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (12 colour plates, 43 line, 9 silhouettes 1932)
  • Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe (12 colour plates, 28 line, 1935)
  • Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (12 colour plates, 38 line, 1936)
  • The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (16 colour plates, posthumously 1940 US, 1950 UK)
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