Poems, containing Dante at Verona, Sister Helen, The Blessed Damozel, Stratton Water, etc. etc.
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Handsomely bound in full grained red morocco with gilt decor & title to cover; gilt particulars to spine. Gilt ruled doblures. Clipped inscription (which is itself adhered to a backing slip) to his sister, Christina to front fly & pastedown:
"Dear Christina, Here is a sonnet if it will serve. If-not-nevermind. Your Gabriel."
The Siddar Edition of the text, which contains a foreword by W.M. Rossetti. Black-and-white illustration titled Stratton Water as frontispiece.
All edges gilt. Light foxing to several pages, including title page and towards the back. No previous owners' names or other markings.
4.5 x 6.25 inches.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7800
- Title
- Poems, containing Dante at Verona, Sister Helen, The Blessed Damozel, Stratton Water, etc. etc.
- Author
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Siddar Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ellis and Elvey
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Pages
- 135
- Size
- 18mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- goblin market, Christina Rossetti
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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