SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE ( Poems of Childhood, Illustrated By Arthur Rackham )

Swinburne, Algernon Charles & Gosse, Edmund

Published by William Heinemann, London, 1918

About this Item

Beautifully illustrated with 8 Full-Page Colour Plates by Arthur Rackham. Each Plate protected by Captioned tissue guard. Preface by Edmund Gosse. Green cloth cover with Gilt child chasing butterflies on front. Gilt lettering above. Dull Gilt lettering and Bird on spine. Endpapers illustrated with a child and garlands of roses. Top page edges Green ix (9) preliminary pages. Main Text 133 p.pages. 10" Tall, 580g. Some spotty loss of colour to cloth which is a little bubbled where glue has failed. Hinges sound and text block firm. Small penciled tick on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 019042

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE ( Poems of Childhood, Illustrated By Arthur Rackham )
• Publisher: William Heinemann, London
• Publication Date: 1918
• Binding: Decorative Cloth
• Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Classics
  • Illustrated Children's Books
  • Poetry