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A biography written by James Hamilton in a bound book. The illustrations were of course made by Rackham himself. The book was published in 1990. Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939) was a draftsman, painter and illustrator of books. Arthur Rackham's most important works are the illustrations for Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1900), Rip van Winkle (1905), Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (50 colored plates) (1906), and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (13 colored plates) ( 1907), A Midsummer Night's Dream (40 colored plates) (1908), Undine (15 colored plates) (1909), the text for Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen ("The Ring of the Nibelung") (with 34 colored slides for The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie (1910) and 32 colored slides for Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods (1911) and countless other books Another classic, containing eleven drawings by Charles Rackham after situations in William Shakespeare's plays, is an edition of Mary and Charles Lamb: Tales from Shakespeare for young people. + Arthur Rackham, his life and work, by: Derek Hudson. Published in 1974 by Heindemann in London (2nd edition). Reference book with many illustrations including a self-portrait. 180 p. Dimensions: 22.5 x 29 cm.
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