The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. [Later Edition 7 Colour Plates]

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) & Arthur Rackham (Illustrator; 1867-1939).

Published by Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. (Printed at The Complete Press West Norwood London)., 1926

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. (Printed at The Complete Press West Norwood London)., Later Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe and Zaehnsdorf in full crushed Morocco with gilt titles to two labels the spine, five raised bands, gilt lined compartments, gilt decorated and lined boards, silk end papers, inner gilt dentelles, with the binder s stamp to the front, with 7 full colour illustrations by Rackham. With the original cloth covers bound in at the rear of the volume. Housed in a cloth and leather covered slipcase. Gilt titles to the spine of the slipcase. Pagination: ix, 133pp. Provenance no bookplates or signatures. Approximately 9 ¾ inches tall (25cm). Condition Report Externally Spine fine condition bright and well preserved. Joints fine condition. Corners fine condition. Boards fine condition with gilt decoration to the boards, minor marks. Page edges fine condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges fine condition sound. Paste downs fine condition leather turn-ins, gilt decorated, silk covered. End papers fine condition silk covered. Title very good condition tanned. Pages very good condition 7 full colour plates, tanned pages. Binding fine condition attractive. See photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. [Later Edition 7 Colour Plates]
• Publisher: Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. (Printed at The Complete Press West Norwood London).
• Publication Date: 1926
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sangorski and Sutcliffe Bindings
  • Fine Binding
  • Zaehnsdorf Fine Binding