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| (RACKHAM, Arthur).
EVANS, C. S. Cinderella. Retold by C. S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur
Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. and London: Heinemann,
[1919]. Quarto, modern full burgundy morocco gilt, marbled endpapers,
original covers bound-in. $700. "Now you are all ready," said the kind godmother who had worked all these marvels. "Step into the coach and drive away, but before you go, take careful heed of what I say. You may dance and enjoy yourself to your heart's content until midnight, but on the stroke of twelve you must leave the ballroom and come home. If you remain even a minute longer, your coach will become a pumpkin, your horses mice, your coachman a rat, and your footmen lizards, while your pretty gown will change back again into your shabby old dress..." First American trade edition (printed in London) of Arthur Rackham's beautifully illustrated edition of Cinderella. With mounted color frontispiece, three color double-page silhouettes, fourteen single-page silhouettes (one in color), and thirty-six silhouettes in text. Occasional light spotting to text, very handsomely bound. |