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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; Rossetti, William M : The Poetical Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti; A New Edition in One Volume

Ellis and Elvey, London, England, 1898

Contemporary full leather binding. Spine is light brown and covers are light green; either may be discolored. Gilt lettering on black leather spine label. Gilt decorations on spine, covers (thin borderlines), and edges of covers. Blue marbled endpapers. All edges marbled blue. Five slightly raised bands. 5" x 7 1/2." 380 pages, complete. One black-and-white frontispiece portrait of the author, complete. Frontispiece is protected by a tissue guard and shows the author posing at his abode at Cheyne Walk. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and some foxing limited to the first few pages in front and back. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight wear to extremities, possible discoloration to spine or front and back, and light surface wear. Binding is tight. A Very Good copy. A collection of poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), an Italian-English poet, painter, illustrator, and translator. Dante had three siblings, Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919), and Maria Francesca Rossetti (1827-1876). Edited with a Preface by William M. Rossetti. In his Preface, William briefly describes the life of his brother and offers a detailed description of Dante's physical appearance, personality, and habits. While Dante is well-known for interweaving his paintings and poetry, William writes that Dante had considered himself a poet more than a painter. Dante, Christina, William, and Maria all had successful careers in the arts and letters. Christina became a poet, William became an author and critic (and is the editor and writer of the Preface in this book), and Maria became an author. Notably, Dante and William were two of the co-founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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