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The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$1,364.09NZ$1,227.68
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About This Item
London : Ellis and Elvey, 1890. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. Two lovely volumes of collected works by the poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. A lovely complete two volume set of the collected works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, being first edition copies. These volumes are edited with a preface and notes by William M. Rossetti. The first volume contains Rossetti's Prose-Tales and Literary Papers and the second volume contains his translations and prose-notices of fine art. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. With a bookplate for Reginald Balfour to both front pastedowns. In the publisher's original gilt cloth binding. Externally very smart. Some rubbing to the front board of volume II and some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Both front hinges are starting but remain firm. rear hinge of volume two is starting but remains firm. With a bookplate for Reginald Balfour to both front pastedowns. With a previous owner inscription to the half title page for Reginal Balfour. Internally, generally firmly bound though slightly loosening in places bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 831B50
- Title
- The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Author
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ellis and Elvey
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti Dante Gabriel Rossetti poetry poems Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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