Louise Lillias Plunket Greene — The Grey House on the Hill

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1903. Cloth. A charming edition of a lovely children's story centered around kindness, illustrated by Arthur Rackham during the height of the 'Golden Age' of illustration. An early edition of The Grey House on the Hill, a lovely and uplifting story, written by Irish children's author Louise Lilias Plunket Greene, and illustrated by esteemed children's illustrator Arthur Rackham. Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1903. First published in 1870.In the publisher's original red cloth, with a colour frontispiece and all seven other colour illustrated plates by Rackham. Collated complete.Contains a prize front free end paper from Norfolk Education Committee, and publisher's original advertisements for Nelson's 'Royal' Libraries to the rear of the book.Arthur Rackham was one of the most eminent illustrators during the coined 'Golden Age' of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when children's illustrated books were very popular as deluxe items and Christmas gifts. This particular story, centering on two boys, emphasises the importance of both generosity and kindness, and Racket's hallmark water colour illustrations compliment the story very well. In the publisher's original red cloth. Externally, smart, with the odd faint fading mark to boards. Slight fading to the spine, and a small puncture to front joint near tail of spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean, with slight browning and offsetting marks to free end papers. Internally, firmly bound, with minor wear to hinges between leaves pp.98-99 and p.114 to plate. Pages are bright and clean, with slight age toning and minimal browning to first leaves, and offsetting to final advertisement leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Very Good .