Swinburne Algernon Charles Preface Edmund (9 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good+. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st edition. 1st edition thus, 1918. A Good+ copy. 4to., 132 pp., 8 full page illustrated plates with tissue guards, bound in publishers green cloth with titles in gilt on front cover and spine. Overall minor wear and soiling to cloth with some rubbing at tips, edges and top/base of spine. Previous owners name inside front cover. End pages foxed, paper is age toned. Text appears unmarked. Previous owner signature of Isadore Leighton Luce, Smith College April 1922. Isadore Smith (1902-1985) who published as Ann Leighton, was born in Portsmouth, N.H., graduated from Smith College in 1923, and married Archibald William Smith (1897-1962), a veteran of the First World War. Their home on Argilla Road in Ipswich overlooked Fox Creek. Col. Smith was the author of two books, A captain departed, (New Haven, Yale University Press, (published 1935) and A gardener's book of plant names; a handbook of the meaning and origins of plant names. (New York, Harper & Row, (published 1963).

Hardback. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Hardback bound in green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and illustrated end pages. Book has light rubs at top and bottom of spine and has a flaw along back bottom edge. Book has William Heinemann on both the copyright and title pages; however the book cover spine has Lippincott. With Heinemann and a 1918 date on the copyright page and with Lippincott on the spine, it is probably the First American Edition or possibly a very early American printing. 132 numbered pages plus one more page of text. 8 color plates by Arthur Rackman with tissue guards and other black and white illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 133pp, frontispiece and seven color illustrations with titled tissue guards, black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good in original green cloth tooled in gilt, light wear at spine ends, small corner bumps, end pages moderately toned, scattered small spots of toning throughout, bookplate verso front end page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Large 7 3/4" x 10" gift book design. Copyright by William Heinemann, 1918; no other dates. Likely, a somewhat later printing. Dark green cloth boards, stylized gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, some discoloration to back board. Pages generally near fine, sharp. Some fox to front endpaper, back few pages. Pictorial endpapers features light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine. Stylish antiquarian signature inside cover: "Katherine Walker". Small booksellers label inside back cover: "BRENTANO'S, Booksellers & Stationers, New York". Bind good, intact. Beautifully illustrated with nine tipped-in color plates in addition to various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good example. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 134 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First Thus. First illustrated edition, ix, 132 pp, publisher's ad at rear, 8 colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham with black and white vignettes, original gilt decorated cloth, a little rippling to rear cover, dust jacket lacks half of spine with some fraying of edges A poor dust jacket but it has protected the book which is an exceptionally bright copy. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Quarto, ix [i], 133 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration. Minor shelf wear. Creasing and light rubbing along spine. Bumping to spine and corners. Age-toning and light, scattered foxing to interior pages. Offsetting to endpapers. Features illustrations throughout by Rackham, including frontispiece. Shelved in Case 14. 1373985. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at title page: MCMXVIII (1918); and verso title page: "Printed in Great Britain." Large 7 3/4" x 10" gift book design. Sharp dark green full cloth boards, stylized cover and spine titles, light shelf, corner wear. Pages generally near fine, sharp; no writing Apprx. 1/2" discoloration to top edge throughout; mostly noticeable to plates in white surrounding borders. Pictorial endpapers features light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine; moderate fox inside back cover. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Beautifully illustrated with eight tipped-in color plates. Also, various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham throughout. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good example. Rare original beige pictorial wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, discoloration; 3.00 net at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Features stylized red and green cover and spine titles with charming vignette of little one among butterflies. Back panel features summary review adverts for A. R. gift editions, The Allies' Fairy Book by the New York Times, and A Christmas Carol by the Boston Transcript. Near very good first edition in same wrapper. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. From wrapper: "Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to gather in one volume his poems of child life. He died without having found occasion to do this. Edmund Gosse has carried out the poet's plan, and Arthur Rackham, whose dlecate and romantic fancy is in sensitvie harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands no less than he did, how 'the face and the voice of a child are assurance of heaven,' has given exquisite interpretation to these flowers of the poet's imagination. Overs of the beautiful in poetry will find this volume a rare addition to their treasures." Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 133 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Rarity signed by Arthur Rackham at limitation page: "This Edition is limited to 765 numbered and signed copies, of which 100 are reserved for United States of Amerca and 15 for Presentation. No. "698, Arthur Rackham". Large gift book 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" design. 1918 at copyright; no other dates. Beige earth toned boards, cream morocco leather spine wrap, now conditioned, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear, fleck, ripple, discoloration. Cover features stylized titles and gilt silhouette of what appears to be cupid springing from the grass with butterflies. Rough cut deckled leaves very good, clean. Pictorial endpapers feature light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine. Small antiquarian bookplate inside cover of sailing vessel with scrolled: "Julia M. Barnes". Bind good; hinges intact. Beautifully illustrated with nine tipped-in color plates on brown matte stock in addition to various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good signed limited edition. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 134 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Artist.

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.