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Wednesday 15 June 2022 e Thursday 16 June 2022, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Illustrato - art-nouveau - Irving, Washington

Rip Van Winkle, 1908

Estimate

€ 300 - 600

Sold

€ 1.024

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Bergamo, Italian Institute of Graphic Arts, & nbsp; 1908. In 4 °. & Nbsp; Illustrated by 51 plates & nbsp; illustrated in color applied outside the text and protected by tissues, & nbsp; depicting watercolors by Arthur Rackham, tissue stains, editorial binding in blue canvas, decorated in gold on the front plate, title and illustrator embossed in gold on the spine, defects on the spine.


Specialist Notes

First edition in Italian of the famous children's story by the American writer Irving Washington (1783-1859), masterfully illustrated by & nbsp; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). & nbsp; Rackham & nbsp; he was one of the most popular designers of the Victorian period and in this work he expressed atmospheres rich in details between symbolism and & nbsp; art-nouveau.