Undine.

£1,250 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

'Although the waves and eddies of Undine bear the mark of Art Nouveau, the work was still another step forward for Rackham, the unity of conception in the line drawings and the colour plates, the assertion of contrast in the moods of the heroine, rendering it a masterpiece of sympathetic understanding' (Hudson, p80). Limited edition numbered 563 of 1,000 copes, signed by Rackham on limitation page; 4to (28.5 x 23); illustrated with 15 tipped in colour plates on brown paper, captioned tissue guards, further black and white illustrations within text, slight offsetting to endpapers, half-title, limitation page and leaves next to brown paper age-toned with a few odd spots, tiny hole to brown paper border of final illustration, occasional spot or small mark, otherwise very clean and bright; modern full blue morocco by Sangorski Sutcliffe, one-line gilt-panelled border, spine in 6 compartments with emblem and lettering in gilt, gilt ribs, all egdes gilt, small spot to upper panel, minor signs of wear to extremities, some fading to spine, else a handsome, finely-bound edition; 136p. Latimore and Haskell p. 34. Riall p. 93

• Binding: Hardcover

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