Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Record And A Study

London : MacMillan and Co, 1882. First edition/First impression. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.75"/19.6cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt roundels to head front board with Latin inscription "Frangas non Flectas". Spine reinforced with black library tape, covering original material. Deckle fore-edge. Plain white endpapers. Viii; 432 pp, followed by [18] pp Appendix Supplementary List/Artistic Record. Condition notes: A rather poor condition reader's copy, ex-college-library with many stamps and stickers indicating such. Boards heavily worn, spine ends rolled, corners bumped, edges tanned/soiled. Reinforced spine/gutters; marginalia and underlining not uncommon, though fairly discreet. Pages tanned and somewhat brittle. A serviceable first printing. Bonus: an former owner/Rossetti enthusiast inserted a laminated "Ivy leaf plucked from the graves of the ROSSETTI family [plot] in Highgate Cemetery, London, England.". Rossetti (1828-1882) was notable for his poetry and art, as well as founding the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and his association with William Morris; Christina Rossetti, poet, was his sister. We personally inspect every book we offer.…