DELUXE EDITION IN BOX
Christina Rossetti Poems
Blackie & Son Ltd., 1910.
First edition, Edition de Luxe. Number 131 of 350 copies, printed on hand made paper, signed by Florence Harrison. 4to. Full white vellum with both spine and upper cover decorated in gilt. Top edge is gilt and others are uncut. This copy housed in its original box with printed limitation label and decorative spine label. Thirty six colour illustrations mounted under captioned tissue guards and 34 tipped in black and white plates with captions included in the plates. There are also a large number of small decorative line drawings. A fine copy, unprinted dustwrapper worn and chipped. the publisher's box in very good condition.
A simply glorious production. Not only does this book contain most of Rossetti's best loved poetry it is especially appealing because of the lovely decoration. The illustrations have a mixture of influences, the Pre-Raphaelite period is represented by the use of warm rich colours and the Art Nouveau style is evident in the stylised line drawings. The combination works very well indeed.
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