![]() ![]() Includes eight richly colored mounted plates with partial-page imagery, decoration, headers and tailpieces throughout. Beautifully, aptly illustrated throughout by the esteemed artist Arthur Rackham. Scene features main characters below trees teeming with ghouls and black cats and Sleepy Hollow in b.g. ![]() Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "Frequently see strange sights, and hear music and voices in the air." Classic two-page illustrated spreads at front and back endpapers in monochromatic golden browns, with varying hues of black & white. Rough-cut deckled leaves very good, no writing. Cream vellum (leather) boards, whimsically stylish gilt cover and spine titles, moderate cover, edge wear, discoloration, bow. Harrap & Co." Larger 8 1/4" x 10 1/2" gift book design. ![]() 'Arthur Rackham.'" Stated at copyright: "Published 1928 by George G. Rare limited edition beautifully signed and likely numbered by Arthur Rackham with what appears to be fountain pen at limition page: "Edition limited to Two Hundred and Fifty Copies for England and One Hundred and Twenty-five Copies for the United States, of which this is No. ![]()
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