THE BLESSED DAMOZEL. by (Woodroffe, Paul). Rossetti, Dante Gabriel - [1916].

Philadelphia, PA: David Mckay, circa [1916]., [1916].. Very good. - 12mo [approximately 6 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in decorative stiff paper wrappers with a small color illustration mounted on the front cover. The spine is creased, slightly affecting the titling & the head of the spine is chipped. 27 pages plus 1-page publisher's catalog & colophon. Color pictorial title, 3 color plates & cover illustration by Paul Woodroffe. Very good. <p>Paul Woodroffe [1875-1954] had his first illustrated book, "Ye Booke of Nursery Rhymes", published in 1895 while he was still a student at the Slade School of Fine Art. On leaving the Slade he concentrated on further book illustration and then on stained glass. He was to work with illustrated books and stained-glass windows for the rest of his life. The Pre-Raphaelites were a major influence on his art.