Arthur Rackham was perhaps the
most prolific book illustrator of the first half of the twentieth century.
Beginning with The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch in 1896, for which he
contributed forty line drawings, Rackham illustrated over thirty-five works in
the course of a career that spanned over fifty years. Among the works for which
he is best-known is Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -- the first edition of this
book to appear with illustrations other than those of John Tenniel. The deluxe
edition is unusual in that it was never signed by Rackham; our copy is not only
signed, it contains an original drawing of Alice and the Caterpillar.
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