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1909 1st Ed Grimm's Fairy Tales Illustrated Arthur Rackham Constable Hardcover

An authentic 1909 first trade edition of The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas and illustrated by the renowned Golden Age illustrator Arthur Rackham. Published in London by Constable & Company Ltd.

This large, heavy volume features Rackham's iconic tipped-in colour plates mounted on heavy stock paper with titled tissue guards, alongside numerous black-and-white in-text line drawings and decorative pictorial endpapers.

Key Details:

Publication Date: 1909 (First Edition Thus)
Publisher: Constable & Company Ltd., London
Illustrations: Arthur Rackham (Colour tipped-in plates with tissue guards)
Dimensions: Approx. 26 cm x 20 cm
Weight: Approx. 2 kg

Condition Report:

Spine & Binding: Significant damage to the spine. The red cloth backstrip is torn and detached down the left hinge, exposing the underlying binding mesh and spine block.
Pages: Small group of pages have come away but present. No others apart from those shown in in images (see final 3 images)
Covers: Heavy fading, water marking, and cloth wear to the red boards; gilt titles and cover artwork remain visible but worn.
Interior: Internal text block remains heavy and complete. Tipped-in colour plates are present. Tissue guards show creasing, tanning, and detachment from the page margins. Tanning and age foxing throughout edge margins. Ideal for restoration, professional rebinding, or framing plate collectors.