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Chicago IL: Chicago Review Pr, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 88 pp. w/ color and b&w plates throughout. Examines the role of flora and nature in the life and work of William Morris, a seminal figure in the Arts & Crafts and Pre-Raphaelite movements in Victorian England. His interest in early landscape preservation is also covered. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; minimal shelf wear along edges;price unclipped..
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The Flowers of William Morris
by Baker, Derek W.
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Masculinities in Victorian Painting (The Nineteenth Century Series)
by Kestner, Joseph A.
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Routledge, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 316 pp. w/ b&w plates throughout. "Powerful images from dozens of Victorian artists...are used to illustrate the five key paradigms of masculinity...The author concludes that maleness was, and is, learned and that 19th century ideas still influence the construction of manhood..." Book Condition : Near Fine; former owner's name on front free end paper, no other text marks; crease to half title page. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; mild shelf wear along upper edges..
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Nature and the Victorian Imagination
by U.C. Knoepflmacher
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Berkeley CA: Univ of California Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Presumed 1st Edition. Hardcover, 519 pp. w/ 131 primarily b&w illustrations and several color tipped-in plates.24 essays offer "a comprehensive investigation of the response to Nature in the 19th century". Sections examine Victorian responses to Nature in - city, suburb, and country; the Alps and Arctic; science and philosophy; literature and visual arts. Book Condition : very Good; no text marks; a few small stains to text block; light bumping to spine ends. Dust Jacket Condition : Good+; shelf waer along edges; price clipped. c.
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Pre-Raphaelite and Other Poets
by Lafcadio Hearn
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London, England: William Heinemann Ltd., 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, 432 pp. Series of lectures on various poets - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Rbert Browning, Charles Swinburne, George Meredith, William Morris, Robert Nuchanan, Robert Bridges - by Lafcadio Hearn. Book Condition :Good, Ex-College Library; bookplate inside front cover; label on spine and inside rear cover; pocket and slip inside rear cover; front hinge cracked; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners. No dust jacket..
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Re-framing the Pre-Raphaelites: Historical and Theoretical Essays
by Harding, Ellen (editor)
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Hants, England: Scolar Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This collection of 14 essays, some of which were part of a 1994 Pre-Raphaelite seminar, covers a gamut of subjects related to individual artists, symbolism, techniques, and cultural cross-currents. The essays include : Death and the Maiden : The Lady of Shalott and the Pre-Raphaelites; Millais' "Knight Errant" and the formation of the English Nude; and Sermons in Stone : John Brett's "The Stonebreaker" Reconsidered. Book Condition : Fine; binding tight; no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light rubbing; crease near top front right..
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Victorian Women Poets: Writing Against the Heart (Victorian Literature and Culture Series)
by Leighton, Angela
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Charlottesville VA: University of Virginia Press, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This work examines eight female Victorian poets : Felicia Hemens, L.E.L., Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, Augusta Webster, Michael Ford (nom de plume of Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper), Alice Meynell, and Charlotte Mew. Each poet has subchapters on various aspects of their life and work. First American Edition. Book Condition : Near Fine; no internal markings; slight scuffing and rubbing to covers; bump to left top rear corner. No dust jacket..
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Victorian Narrative Paintings
by Raymond Lister
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New York NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Presumed 1st Edition. Hardcover, 159 pp. w/ 58 b&w and 3 color plates. Following an introduction, 60 Victorian paintings are presented with descriptive and critical commentary on the facing page. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light toning around cover edges. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; considerable creasing and small tears along edges; some soiling to back. This is an excellent survey of how Victorian artists, including the Pre-Raphaelites, portrayed, documented, and commented on Victorian life. Whether it was portraying scenes of daily life, the effect of industrialization, social mores, class life, and people on the fringes of society, Victorian artists left a remarkable body of work providing insight into their time period. .
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Victorian Ceramic Tiles
by Barnard, Julian
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Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 184 pp. w/12 color plates and 120 b&w illustrations. Traces the introduction of mass production techniques into ceramic tile design and distribution in Great Britain and America in the 19th century. Includes information on the role of Arts and Crafts pioneers such as William Morris and William De Morgan. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; slight bumping to spine ends; some spotting to (primarily top) text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good-; multiple tears at front cover corners and spine ends; creasing to inner flaps..
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Victorian Art Reproductions in Modern Sources: A Bibliography (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
by Garrigan, Kristine O.
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New York NY: Garland, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by author on front free end paper : "To RDA, who is so well represented in this volume - With fond good wishes, Kris. February 1, 1991". Inscription was to Richard D. Altick, Ohio State University professor and the author's mentor. This volume is organized alphabetically by Victorian artist, and references the repository for each particular work listed, and the book(s) in which the work is reproduced. Book Condition : Near Fine; no internal markings; binding tight. No Dust jacket as issued..
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Virginal Sexuality and Textuality in Victorian Literature (Suny Series, the Body in Culture, History, and Religion)
by Davis, Lloyd (editor)
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Albany NY: State University of New York Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This work examines the symbol of the virgin in a variety of Victorian literary works : Frankenstein, The Woman in White, Dracula, Tess of the Durbervilles. It also examines virginity in the poetry of Coventry Patmore, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Christina Rossetti. Additionally commentary is provided on the social and sexual background of the Victorian period and links gender, discourse, the body, and language. Book Condition : Very Good; press stamp of former owner on title page; no other interior markings; very slight corner cover and edge wear..
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