The Pre-Raphaelites and Their World, A Personal View from some Reminiscences and Other Writings of William Michael Rossetti. Introduction and epilogue by Angela Thirlwell.

ROSSETTI, William Michael

Published by London: The Folio Society:, First printing,, 1995

About this Item

tall 8vo., xx, 234pp., with 104 illustrations printed in the text, 62 in colour, mostly reproducing paintings and drawings by, and portrait photos of, the Pre-Raphaelites, red endpapers. Printed and bound by the Bath Press, full dark purple cloth blocked in gold and printed in red, green and blue-green with a design by David Eccles. The Folio Presentation Volume for 1996. A very fine bright clean copy in the original red slipcase. The text is mostly drawn from Rossetti's 'Some Reminiscences' (1906) and 'A Memoir of Dante Gabriel Rossetti' (1895), with additions from other sources. The binding design is quite stunning and is based on that of 'Gems of English Art' (1869). The binding won for the Bath Press the Printing World Aster Universal Award. (XXXI).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pre-Raphaelites and Their World, A Personal View from some Reminiscences and Other Writings of William Michael Rossetti. Introduction and epilogue by Angela Thirlwell.
• Publisher: London: The Folio Society:, First printing,
• Publication Date: 1995
• Binding: Hardcover