He was one of the most prolific and most loved illustrator of children’s book.
This was often followed by a more modestly presented octavo edition in subsequent years for particularly popular books. Many of Rackham’s books were produced in a deluxe limited edition, often vellum bound and sometimes signed, as well as a larger, less ornately bound quarto ‘trade’ edition. During that period, there was a strong market for high quality illustrated books which typically were given as Christmas gifts. Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator.Īrthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the ‘Golden Age’ of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War.
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