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THE SENSITIVE PLANT
by SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; illustrated by HOUSMAN, Laurence:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Aldine House. 1898. First edition with Housman illustrations, first printing. First edition with Housman illustrations, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth over beveled boards with titles and decorations in gilt to the upper board and spine. Top edge gilt. Title page printed in brown and red. Beautifully illustrated with twelve tissue-guarded black and white plates by Laurence Housman. An excellent near fine copy, the binding firm with just a little rubbing at the extremities, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The spine is slightly rolled. The contents, with a small previous owner's signature to the top of the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. 'The Sensitive Plant', a relatively late poem in Shelley's short but prolific writing career, takes a symbolic, mythic approach to the themes of beauty and death. In his note on the illustrations, Housman states his belief that illustration cannot improve or add to an already beautiful poem, and can only capture the unique response of the individual reader; the richly detailed, atmospheric garden he offers here is surely a worthy and beautiful response to Shelley's vision. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22968
- Title
- THE SENSITIVE PLANT
- Author
- SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; illustrated by HOUSMAN, Laurence:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition with Housman illustrations, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Aldine House. 1898
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
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