Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1928.
First Trade Edition in A Lovely Binding
RACKHAM, Arthur, [illustrator]. BAYNTUN, [binder]. IRVING, Washington. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1928.
Full Description:
RACKHAM, Arthur, [illustrator]. IRVING, Washington. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1928.
First trade edition. Quarto (9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches; 240 x 180 mm). [1]-[103], [1, blank] pp. Eight mounted color plates and thirty text illustrations in black and white.
Beautifully bound by Bayntun in full green calf. Boards double-ruled in gilt. Spine stamped in gilt. Spine with red and blue calf spine labels, lettered in gilt. Board edges tooled in gilt. Gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine copy in a lovely binding.
Latimore and Haskell, pp. 63-65. Riall, pp. 164-165.
HBS 69621.
$1,000.
Price: $1,000.00
Item #69621