Dante Gabriel Rossetti : An Illustrated Memorial of His Art and Life. By H. C. Marillier. LONDON : 1899. [ Binding design by Laurence Housman.].
by MARILLIER, Henry Currie, 1865-1951. [ ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882. ]
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : George Bell & Sons [ Printed at the Chiswick Press ], 1899. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - 14 x 11 Inches Tall. Illustrated [ Binding design by Laurence Housman. ]. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1899. [ Binding design by Laurence Housman.]. Hardback. Illustrated: 84 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. Original dark blue-green cloth; elaborate gilt lettered and decorated spine and cover (designed by Laurence Housman). Title-page printed in red and black. Top-edge gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Bookplate of R.D. Waller. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Moderate wear to spine and corners; no fading. VERY GOOD. (xxiii), 270 pages. Appendix: a chronological list of pictures and drawings, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti": pages [231]-266. Indexes. CONTENTS: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood -- Work, 1849-1853 ; Influence of Browning and Dante -- Friendship with Ruskin ; Marriage and death of Mrs. Rossetti -- Work from 1854 to 1862 -- Settling at Chelsea, 1862 to 1868 -- 1869 to 1872 ; Kelmscott, 1872 to 1874 -- Close of the record, 1874 to 1882 -- Death, April 1882 ; Conclusion -- Supplementary notes. Early drawings and caricatures ; Hand-writing ; No. 16 Cheyne Walk and the animals. Referenced by: Holme, C. (ed.) (1900) Modern book-bindings and their designers. London: The Studio. Referenced by: No. 26 in Haslam, M. (2012) Arts and Crafts book covers. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis. Folio; approx. 14 x 11 inches. **Heavy; extra postage needed outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.
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- Title
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti : An Illustrated Memorial of His Art and Life. By H. C. Marillier. LONDON : 1899. [ Binding design by Laurence Housman.].
- Author
- MARILLIER, Henry Currie, 1865-1951. [ ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882. ]
- Illustrator
- Illustrated [ Binding design by Laurence Housman. ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons [ Printed at the Chiswick Press ]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- Folio - 14 x 11 Inches Tall
- Keywords
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-1882. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-1882. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-1882. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-1882. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828-1882 Criticism and interpretation Rossetti, Dante Gabriel 1828
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