Isabella or the Pot of Basil
by Keats, John
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898. MacDougall, W. B. (William Brown). Small quarto. (55)pp. Eight woodcut illustrations and each page with black floral borders. A fine rendering of John Keats's poem adapted from Boccacio's Decameron. In it, a young woman engaged to marry a nobleman falls in love with a commoner. When her brothers discover their relationship, they murder the commoner. Isabella learns of their crime in a dream, and, distraught, exhumes the body and buries the head in the titular pot of basil, over which she perpetually weeps. This version is sumptuously illustrated with black borders and romantic imagery of Isabella, her lover, her brothers, and their lush countryside. The effect is pleasingly nostalgic, matching the sympathy of Keats's poem. Bound in green cloth over boards with rich gilt tooling to spine and upper cover. Minor general wear to exterior, including three red blotches to lower cover. Overall, a near fine copy with a clean interior.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28046
- Title
- Isabella or the Pot of Basil
- Author
- Keats, John
- Illustrator
- MacDougall, W. B. (William Brown)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Fine Printing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Fine
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....