Arthur Rackham
77 copies for sale · $20–$28,500 · 5 first editions · 19 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Peter Pan Portfolio Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$4,950
Some British Ballads Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,850
Some British Ballads Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,850
Some British Ballads Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,450
Ingoldsby Legends Signed limited edition (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,950
Cesarino and the Dragon (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$28,500
Original drawing from Littledom Castle Self-Portrait (signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$4,500
With one spring he rose, and cleared it at a bound (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
Drawing from Eden Phillpott's Dish of Apples (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
AESOP'S FABLES (signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$2,750
Autograph Letter Signed (signed) — Bauman Rare Books$2,200
Mother Goose: The Old Nursury Rhymes (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,000
What these are worth
Some British Ballads3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
Mother Goose The Old Nursery Rhymes5 copies · £250–£4,500
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens4 copies · £175–£5,000
Rip Van Winkle3 copies · £2,500–£4,750
The Vicar of Wakefield3 copies · £125–£2,250
Some British Ballads Signed limited edition3 copies · $1,450–$1,850
Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures3 copies · $1,000–$1,250
Arthur Rackham Fairy Book. A book of old favourites with new illustrations2 copies · $1,000–$2,500
The Wind in the Willows2 copies · £45–£1,950
A Christmas Carol2 copies · £60–£1,200
Some British Ballads2 copies · $200–$350
ONCE UPON A TIME; The Fairy Tale World of Arthur Rackham2 copies · $73–$75
Cesarino and the Dragon1 copy · $28,500
The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton1 copy · £22,500
The Peter Pan Portfolio1 copy · £12,500
“Mr. Burchell at the conclusion of every sentence would cry out ‘Fudge!”. Original illustr1 copy · $8,500
The Peter Pan Portfolio Signed limited edition1 copy · $4,950
Irish Fairy Tales1 copy · £4,500
Original drawing from Littledom Castle Self-Portrait1 copy · $4,500
A Midsummer Night's Dream1 copy · £3,950
Drawing from Eden Phillpott's Dish of Apples1 copy · $3,000
Market context
19 copies of Arthur Rackham's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $250 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Some British Ballads, first American edition, New York, [1919]. (forum, 2026-09-17)£150
Grimm (Jakob Ludwig and Wilhelm Carl) The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, 1909. (forum, 2026-09-17)£280
Wagner (Richard) The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, one of 1150 copies signed by the artist (forum, 2026-07-23)£360
GRAHAME (KENNETH) The Wind in the Willows, NUMBER 193 OF 500 COPIES, Methuen, [1951] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£1,300
SWIFT (JONATHAN) Gulliver's Travels, NUMBER LARGE PAPER COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£400
Queen Mab's Fairy Realm, first edition, 1901; and others, illustrated by Arthur Rackham () (forum, 2026-06-04)£360
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