Lot 138 · Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939)
Arthur Rackham · watercolor and ink on illustration board, matted
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana, New York · 5 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 5¾ x 7 in. (145 x 180 mm), sheet size
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5406584
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Rackham, RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). Christie's, 5 Dec 2008, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5406584.
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Arthur Rackham, RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). Christie's, 5 Dec 2008, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5406584.
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From the same sale Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKENS, Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood . London: Chapman and Ha… | DICKENS, Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood . London: Chapman and Hall, April-September 1870. | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| [ARCHITECTURE]. NEUTRA, Richard. Survival Through Design . New York, … | [ARCHITECTURE]. NEUTRA, Richard. Survival Through Design . New York, 1954. 8 o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Neutra on the front free endpaper. -- BAILEY, Vernon Howe. Skyscrapers of New York . With an introduction by Cass Gilbert. New York, 1928. 2 o. Original cloth-backed boards; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- De Stijl , volume 3, number 7. Edited by Theo Van Doesburg. Leiden, n.d. Original wrappers. -- SULLIVAN, Louis H. Kindergarten Chats . [Lawrence, Kansas:] 1934. 8 o. Original cloth. FIRST EDITION. -- SULLIVAN. A System of Architectural Ornament . New York, 1924. 2 o. 19 (of 20) plates. Original cloth-backed boards. -- MAY, Cliff. Western Ranch Houses . Menlo Park, 1958. 4 o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY MAY on the front free endpapers. -- GLÜCK, Franz. Adolf Loos . Paris, [1931]. 8 o. Original wrappers. Together 7 volumes, condition varies. (7) | $800–$1,200 | |
| [BAUHAUS]. BAYER, Herbert, Walter GROPIUS, and Ise GROPIUS, editors. … | [BAUHAUS]. BAYER, Herbert, Walter GROPIUS, and Ise GROPIUS, editors. Bauhaus. 1919-1928 . New York, 1938. 4 o. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- GROPIUS, Walter. The New Architect and the Bauhaus . Translated from the German by P. Morton Shand. With an introduction by Frank Pick. Boston, n.d. Original cloth; dust jacket. -- GROPIUS, Walter and Lazlo MOHOLY-NAGY. Bauhausbücher 1. Internationale Architektur . Munich, 1925. 4 o. Original cloth. FIRST EDITION. -- GROPIUS and MOHOLY-NAGY. Bauhausbücher 9. Kandinsky. Punkt und Linie zu Fläche . Munich, [1926]. 4 o. Original wrappers. -- GROPIUS and MOHOLY-NAGY. Bauhausbücher 10. J.J.P. Oud. Holländische Architektur . Munich, [1926]. 4 o. Original cloth. -- MOHOLY-NAGY. The New Vision and Abstract of an Artist . New York, 1949. 4 o. Original wrappers. Together 6 volumes, condition varies. (6) | $600–$800 | |
| GRAVES, Michael, architect (b.1934). -- FITZGERALD, F. Scott. The Gre… | GRAVES, Michael, architect (b.1934). -- FITZGERALD, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby . San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1984. | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| [MASON, George Henry ]. The Punishments of China . London: William Mi… | [MASON, George Henry ]. The Punishments of China . London: William Miller, 1801. | $800–$1,200 | |
| The Dial: A Magazine for Literature, Philosophy, and Religion . Bosto… | The Dial: A Magazine for Literature, Philosophy, and Religion . Boston: Weeks, Jordan, and Co. (vol. I); E.P. Peabody (vols. II and III); and James Monroe and Co. (vol. IV), 1840-1844. | $3,000–$4,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Rackham | Fairy in a Tree | $4,008 | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | |
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| Arthur Rackham | Scene of Girl in Toyshop | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | [Children's & Illustrated] Rackham, Arthur. He heard the bog | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2025 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | rackham, four landscape watercolours ("domodossola", "near v | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | rackham, four limited signed editions, 1913-1931, including | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | RACKHAM | Collection of four limited signed editions (Wagner | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | 'Young Beckie', Original Illustration, Circa 1919 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 |
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