Author : Christina Rossetti Year of publication: 1893 Format: Hardback Signature: No First edition :Yes Condition: Fair Category: Poetry / drama Cost of book: £350 Price negotiable: Yes
Specifics:
1893 - FIRST EDITION. ROSSETTI, Christina. Goblin Market. London: MacMillan, 1893.Tall slim octavo, original gilt-stamped green cloth, all edges gilt. Rossetti's
poem was first published in 1862 in Goblin Market and Other Poems,
which was illustrated by her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti. In this
first separate edition of the poem, Rossetti's lush maidens and
grotesque goblins are exquisitely realized by artist and writer Housman,
whose Art Nouveau illustrations and bindings established him as a
worthy successor to Gabriel Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite tradition.Slight
rubbing to spine ends and small tear on cloth at top of spine. Previous
owner's signature on side cover. Still gilt bright. A lovely copy.
