i) "Lying full length on the ground next to his shattered invention" [reproduced The Rainbow Book, p. 89], 180 by 205mm., signed and dated lower left "Arthur Rackham 1904", some spotting, corrections in gouache; ii) Title-page vignette [reproduced The Children and the Pictures, title-page], 136 by 142mm., signed with initials lower right "AR", mirror image of drawing on reverse with an additional scroll (all crossed through in pencil), some soiling; iii) Little Roebuck [reproduced Little Brother and Little Sister], 55 by 122mm., signed with initials lower right "AR"; all ink drawings

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The first piece originally appeared in Little Folks in 1905 to accompany M.H. Spielmann's 'Adventures in Wizard Land'. When collected with other tales by Spielmann in 1909 as The Rainbow Book, the volume carried a printed dedication "To | Barbara Mary Rackham | with all good wishes | for her future happiness | Mabel H. Spielmann". It seems appropriate that an original illustration from the book should be part of the collection of Barbara Edwards (née Rackham).