RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); IBSEN, Henrik.

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Peer Gynt. First edition, signed limited issue, number 258 of 460 copies signed by the artist. Ibsen's play, based on a Norwegian fairy tale, was originally published in 1867. In his essay on Rackham's book illustrations, Gettings states that "in the troll scenes" within Peer Gynt, "Rackhamerie abounds" (p. 165). A contemporary review of the book in the New York Times described the artist's work as "delightfully impish and imaginative" and stated, "it is seldom that the work of artist and author is more happily married".

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