Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne with Illustrations and Decorations by Harry Clarke

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Wolfe, Humbert (Introduction)

Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. - Dodd, Mead and Company, London - New York, 1928

About this Item

Stated at copyright: This Edition first published in 1928; This Volume Published by arrangement with Messrs. William Heinemann. Tall 6 1/2" 9 3/4" design. Printed in England, Text by J. Curwen & Sons Limited, Photogravure plates by Nickeloid. Black coated cloth boards, gilt impressed cover and spine titles in Roman-like font. Enigmatic imagery of odd eminating priest(ess) character w/conehead wear, viper wrapping around at feet; similar feminine figure with two entwined forked-tongue vermin. Patterned illustrated endpapers by Clarke in maroon. Antiquarian printed bookpate at half-title for Margaret Gimlin; intriguing montage imagery of humanity's development of writing through the ages. Frontispiece plate with captioned tissue guard: "Felise". Rough-cut deckled leaves very good, moderately toned; several leaves remain uncut and unopened. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Features eleven plates with blind-stamped borders, each with captioned tissue. Partial page imagery and decoration by Harry Clarke throughout. Near very good first edition of fine book craftsmanship. XVII pages, 217 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne with Illustrations and Decorations by Harry Clarke
• Publisher: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. - Dodd, Mead and Company, London - New York
• Publication Date: 1928
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Clarke, Harry
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good