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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The springtide of life: Poems of childhood. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$34.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Algernon Swinburne, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8 x 10 in. Green cloth boards. Color frontis, B&W vignettes. Condition is GOOD+ ; covers have some very faint water spots, wear to corners and spine ends. Binding is a bit tender but holding fine. Endpapers have some toning and mild spots. Frontis very clean, as is text. Poet. Stax.

Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.

Algernon Charles Swinburne. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$58.51 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Preface by Edmund Gosse. Original dark green cloth with gilt titles and small gilt illustration to front cover, 133 pages. Illustrated with text drawings and seven coloured plates. Some light foxing. Cloth rubbed, worn and damaged on spine. POSSIBLE REBINDING COPY.

Seller: beckfarmbooks, HOLT, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Algernon Charles Swinburne. The Springtide of Life Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$58.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition illustrated by this iconic artist. Very good in green cloth with gilt vignette and titles and lightly rubbed. Complete with all plates.

Seller: Chris Phillips, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann., London, U.K., 1918.

Price: US$63.33 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: No dust jacket. Hardcover. Former owner's name and date in pencil on FEP. Large area of pale staining on front board. Pale stains around edges of front board. Back board is very creased, with a few pale stains. Spine ends worn and bumpedt. Spine slightly cocked. Leading corners worn and bent. Book club sticker on back pastedown. Few green stains on page block foot. Endpapers quite foxed. Text clear. Illustrated with eight colour plates and black and white drawings. AF

Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life, Poems of Children. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$65.01 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: v-ix, 132pp; frontispiece, coloured plates and b/w illustrations; green cloth boards with gilt decoration and title to front board; spine-ends worn and rubbed, title from spine rubbed; private library label to fep. and top corner clipped; some foxing to rear endpage; interior clean and good. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd, Rochester, KENT, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles & Gosse, Edmund. SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE ( Poems of Childhood, Illustrated By Arthur Rackham ). William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$71.51 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Beautifully illustrated with 8 Full-Page Colour Plates by Arthur Rackham. Each Plate protected by Captioned tissue guard. Preface by Edmund Gosse. Green cloth cover with Gilt child chasing butterflies on front. Gilt lettering above. Dull Gilt lettering and Bird on spine. Endpapers illustrated with a child and garlands of roses. Top page edges Green ix (9) preliminary pages. Main Text 133 p.pages. 10" Tall, 580g. Some spotty loss of colour to cloth which is a little bubbled where glue has failed. Hinges sound and text block firm. Small penciled tick on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Quite scarce in this condition and state, being the rare true First Edition. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Decorated pastedowns lightly soiled and a bit foxed, and with a fetching gift inscription from 1922. Eight full-color plates, with captioned tissue guards, and with delightful black-and-white initials, headpieces and tailpieces. Bound in a dark green fine cloth, with gilt lettering and device to cover, a bit rubbed, lettering and device to spine, more rubbed. Bumping to spine head and foot, moderately worn covers, mildly soiled rear panel.132 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Seller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, U.S.A.

Algernon Charles Swinburne, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st edition, 1st impression. Green cloth, gilt titles and illustrations, illustrated endpapers, top edge stained dark. 8 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, b/w illustrations throughout, by Arthur Rackham. Preface by Edmund Gosse. Condition: Very good. Some bubbling to cloth on front and back, spine gilt dulled. A little edgewear. Light foxing to rear endpapers. No inscriptions. Clean and bright internally. Binding firm. Size: 10x7.5in / 25x19cm. 133pp. Weight: 570g.

Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life - Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: NB: No dustjacket. Dark green cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Little gilt vignette of a cherub on front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. The gilt title on the spine is dulled. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Light foxing to endpapers and very occasionally within the book. 133pp. 8 colour plates (with captioned tissue-guards) by Arthur Rackham, including frontispiece, all bright and clean.

Seller: Karen Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA), Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles [Arthur Rackham].. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood.. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott; London: William Heinemann, 1918, 1918.

Price: US$80.00 + shipping

Description: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott; London: William Heinemann, 1918. First trade edition, American issue. Original green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, 133 pp., illustrated by Arthur Rackham, eight inserted color plates. Edited with a preface by Edmund Gosse. "The face and the voice of a child are assurance of heaven and its promise forever." Contemporary Christmas gift inscription. Light rubbing at tips and spine ends. Small bits of lost sizing along the bottom edges. A Very Good copy.

Seller: Up-Country Letters, Gardnerville, NV, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life, Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Description: Minor bubbling to the cover cloth, owners name on ffep, otherwise a very nice copy!

Seller: Recycled, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Edmund Gosse. The Springtide of Life; Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: pp. 132. 4to. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front board. Decorated endpapers. Black and white Arthum Rackham illustrations and colour plates. Light shelfwear, some scuffing and spots to extremities, ink inscription to front pastedown, single instance of underlining; very good.

Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Swinburne, Algernon Charles:. The springtide of life. Poems of childhood. With a preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.. London, William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$100.04 + shipping

Description: 132(1) Seiten, mit 7 farbigen Abbildungen auf Tafeln, s/w-Illustrationen in den Texten. Dunkler Farb-Kopfschnitt. Fadenheftung. Der Einband berieben und mit Schmutzspuren. Erstes Vorsatzblatt mit ca 2 cm Randeinriss. Insgesamt ein gutes Exemplar dieser Ausgabe. Text in englisch. English printed edition. Some damages at the binding. Good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000 ca 25,5x19cm, geprägter und illustrierter OLeinen,

Seller: Antiquariat Schröter -Uta-Janine Störmer, Unna, Germany

Swinburne, Algernon C. & Gosse, Edmund. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$102.39 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1918. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. As the close of his life approached, Swinburne often expressed his desire to extract from his various volumes those poems addressed to children. He died without doing so. Edmund Gosse has brought together this collection of Swinburne's poems which are concerned with infancy. Rackham's delicate and romantic illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. 8 colour plates plus b/w text decorations. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Green/white decorated endpapers. 133pp. cr 4to. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Gilt on the spine is dulled. Light scuffing to rear board. Writing in pencil to top of front pastedown. Rear endpaper has horizontal crease. Foxing throughout otherwise contents generally clean. Plates are bright. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$104.01 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 25.5cm x 19cm. ix, 132pp. Illustrated with 8 plates by Arthur Rackham. 1st edition 1918. Small tears with losses to edges of worn d/w. Private ownership. (bs108)

Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon C. & Gosse, Edmund. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$109.21 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1918. Very good condition with no wrapper. As the close of his life approached, Swinburne often expressed his desire to extract from his various volumes those poems addressed to children. He died without doing so. Edmund Gosse has brought together this collection of Swinburne's poems which are concerned with infancy. Rackham's delicate and romantic illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. 8 colour plates plus b/w text decorations. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Green/white decorated endpapers. 133pp. cr 4to. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few small marks to covers. Crossed out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing; mostly to endpapers. All plates present. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon C. & Gosse, Edmund. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$109.21 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1918. Very good condition with no wrapper. As the close of his life approached, Swinburne often expressed his desire to extract from his various volumes those poems addressed to children. He died without doing so. Edmund Gosse has brought together this collection of Swinburne's poems which are concerned with infancy. Rackham's delicate and romantic illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. 8 colour plates plus b/w text decorations. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Green/white decorated endpapers. 133pp. cr 4to. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, ARTHUR: SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles:. The Springtide Of Life. Poems Of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With A Preface By Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.. London, William Heinemann, 1918 (1st.)., 1918.

Price: US$110.51 + shipping

Description: Hardback, 4to. 10 x 7.5 inches. Original dark green gilt cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine. In very good condition. Cloth rubbed at edges and ends of spine, some surface rubbing to boards. Endpapers clean and bright, no penned inscriptions. Some areas of minor light foxing to inside pages, and slightly to main title page. Plates all clean and bright, all guarded. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 133pp. Illustrated with 8 full-page colour plates and many smaller B&W illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Endpapers with a garland design printed in green.

Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life__Poems of Childhood__illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$111.15 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: green cloth gilt lettering and decoration top edge green 132 pp 8 color plates by Rackham covers worn light foxing to endpapers and front edge Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. ix [1] 134 pp. With eight color plates, each with captioned tissue guard, and text illustrations in black and white by Arthur Rackham. Small folio, publisher's dark green gilt cloth, in dust jacket. Endsheets tanned; a bright unworn copy in a dust jacket missing most of the spine; splitting at flap folds, and neat tissue repairs on verso.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

[RACKHAM, Arthur] SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. POEMS OF CHILDHOOD. J. B. Lippincott Company & William Heinemann, Philadelphia & London, 1918.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10") in publisher's gilt-lettered cloth. Illustrated with 8 full-page color plates by Arthur Rackham, all with captioned tissue guards, as well as a number of black-and-white drawings in the text. Small calling card with gift inscription pasted to the front endpaper. Near Fine

Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles (illustrated by Arthur Rackham).. The Springtide of Life - Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London. 1918. First edition. Preface by Edmund Gosse., 1918.

Price: US$130.02 + shipping

Description: Colour plates (with tissue guards) and Black and White decorations by Arthur Rackham. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. No previous owners' markings. DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover.

Seller: Much Ado Books, Alfriston, SUSSE, United Kingdom

Rackham, Arthur] Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$133.15 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Large 8vo. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to front board and spine. Colour frontis and 7 colour illustrations with captioned tissue guards, and several in-text illustrations throughout. Light edgewear, bumped corners and light wear to head and foot of spine. Contents clean and the binding is tight and square. A very good copy. First trade edition.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Gosse, Edmund (Preface). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$133.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Large 7 3/4" x 10" gift book design. Copyright by William Heinemann, 1918; no other dates. Likely, a somewhat later printing. Dark green cloth boards, stylized gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, some discoloration to back board. Pages generally near fine, sharp. Some fox to front endpaper, back few pages. Pictorial endpapers features light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine. Stylish antiquarian signature inside cover: "Katherine Walker". Small booksellers label inside back cover: "BRENTANO'S, Booksellers & Stationers, New York". Bind good, intact. Beautifully illustrated with nine tipped-in color plates in addition to various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good example. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 134 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

Algernon Charles Swinburne. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. Heinemann and Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1918.

Price: US$135.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: a near fine copy in the original green cloth, of the 1st American with the London sheets, with the date on the title page. with all color plates collated. and near fine condition. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott; London: William Heinemann, 1918, 1918. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott; London: William Heinemann, 1918. First trade edition, American issue. Original green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, 133 pp., illustrated by Arthur Rackham, eight inserted color plates. Edited with a preface by Edmund Gosse. "The face and the voice of a child are assurance of heaven and its promise forever.

Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$143.75 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 133 pages in very good, clean condition. Beautifully illustrated with 8 colour plates. Few stains on the endpapers, tiny tear at the edge of the ffep. Green cloth with embossed titles on the spine. Gilt titles and illustration on the upper board; bright and clear gilt. Spine is faded with small tears at the head/tail. Corners bumped and a little frayed. Light scuffing and wrinkling on the boards.Binding good and tight. Interior is VG+, covers only GOOD.

Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; Preface By Edmund Gosse. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 133pp, frontispiece and seven color illustrations with titled tissue guards, black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good in original green cloth tooled in gilt, light wear at spine ends, small corner bumps, end pages moderately toned, scattered small spots of toning throughout, bookplate verso front end page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. ix [1] 134 pp. With eight color plates and captioned tissue guards and text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Small folio, publisher's dark green gilt cloth, in dust jacket. First trade edition. Tiny areas of very slight use to extremities of cloth; a fresh attractive copy in the scarce jacket with a few tiny chips and one short closed tear.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. Rear hinge cracked and rather roughly repaired, light rubbing to joints and edges, overall very good in custom mylar cover.

Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Edmund Gosse (intro.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$156.02 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. By Algernon Charles Swinburne. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London. William Heinemann, 1918. 133 pp. 4to. Complete with 8 colour plates with guards with quoted text, b/w vignettes throughout. Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ornamentation. Matching green dust jacket with black lettering and ornamentation. Dust jacket rubbed and chipped with some loss of text at the head and foot of the spine (missing 'The Springtide of Life' at the head, the 'Hei-' of the publisher's name at the foot). The foot of the dust jacket is also torn, 2cm further to the above-mentioned chip, though the detached piece is present and the dust jacket is wrapped in a protective acetate cover. Some browning to endpapers, otherwise a bright copy of the first Rackham-illustrated edition.

Seller: Henry Pordes Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom

SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES.. SPRINGTIDE of LIFE. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, London, 1918.

Price: US$178.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: AN ABSOLUTE GEM OF A SOUGHT AFTER BOOK ! DARK GREEN CLOTH WITH GILTED PICTORIAL OF A CHILD, BUTTERFLIES , FLOWERS AND LETTERING ON FRONT BOARD. GOLD GILT BIRD AND LETTERING ON SPINE. VERY SOLID BINDING. BLIND STAMPED HEINEMAN LOGO ON BACK BOARD. VERY CLEAN, NO WRITING OR INSCRIPTIONS. TINY BOOK SELLER'S STICKER INSIDE FRONT BOARD. A TAD BIT OF RESIDUE FROM PAPER LABEL ON ffep. O/W NO MARKINGS. FIRST TRADE EDITION. CONTAINS 8 SPLENDID FULL VIVID COLOUR PLATES, ALL WITH TISSUE GUARDS HAVING TITLES. THESE UNIQUE AND WELL PRESERVED ILLUSTRATIONS ARE BY THE NOTED ARTIST; ARTHUR RACKHAM. THE BEAUTIFUL AND OFTEN TOUCHING VERSES BY SWINBURNE CONCERN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD. DIRECT INQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOMED. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.

Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life : Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann 1918, London, 1918.

Price: US$182.02 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: ix, 133 pp. Dark green cloth with gilt decoration & lettering to front board & spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bump to the rear board. Minor darkening to the dust jacket, with 4 cm tear to the head and 2 cm tear to the tail. Internally clean. No ownership names. With black and white illustrations and eight tissue-guarded colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Large 8vo. Illustrated

Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom

Algernon Charles Swinburne. The Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$182.02 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publishers black cloth with gilt titles. Complete with original green jacket. Loss to jacket at head of spine and stain to front board.

Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life : Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann 1918, London, 1918.

Price: US$195.03 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: ix, 133 pp. Dark green cloth with gilt decoration & lettering to front board & spine. Tears to head and tail of the spinel. Internally clean save some foxing to the extremities. No ownership names. With black and white illustrations and eight tissue-guarded colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Small 4to. Illustrated

Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom

Swinburne Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. with a preface by Edmund Cosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$200.08 + shipping

Description: Legatura editoriale in tela verde con titoli e figure impresse in oro al ds. e al piatto anteriore. Lievi fioriture, ma ottimo esemplare. Prima edizione. Hudson, p. 170. 8vo (cm. 24,8), IX(1)-132 pp., 1 c.nn. con num.se ill.ni in nero n.t. e 8 tavv. a colori protette da velina f.t. (di cui una in antiporta).

Seller: Libreria Ex Libris ALAI-ILAB/LILA member, Roma, Italy

Swinburne, Algernon Charles(illustrated by Arthur Rackham). The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood.. London; William Heinemann. 1918., 1918.

Price: US$227.53 + shipping

Description: 1st edition. 10" x 7.5". ix + 132pp, illustrated + 8 cold plates. Inscription to previous owner from friend on paste down fep. Foxing on eps, else, very good hardback in torn, rubbed and scuffed, now protected, dustwrapper.

Seller: Elaine Beardsell, HOLMFIRTH, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles [Illustrated by Arthur Rackham]. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. London William Heinemann 1918, 1918.

Price: US$247.28 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Trade Edition. ix,132pp. Large octavo with green cloth boards. Gilt lettering and decoration on front and spine, and endpapers with green pattern. Colour illustrated frontispiece and seven coloured plates. Very small bookseller's stamp on front pastedown. Board corners and edges, and spine edges have mild wear. Back endpaper has some foxing. very good Sixteen poems from Noble Prize nominee and English writer, Algernon Charles Swinburne. The poems have been collected from Swinburne's various works and all have overarching themes of children or childhood life. With a preface by Edmund Gosse and eight lovely full page illustrations from Arthur Rackham.

Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada

Rackham, Arthur; Swinburne, Algernon Charles. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE: POEMS OF CHILDHOOD. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition of this collection of poetry for children by multiple Nobel Prize-nominated poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, with delightful Golden Age illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Arthur Rackham's name is synonymous with the Golden Age of Illustration, an association on full display in the beautiful color plates of THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. This is an excellent copy. 9.75'' x 7''. Original green cloth with gilt lettering. Green topstain. Pictorial endpapers of a child and floral swag. Color frontispiece with tissue guard and seven color plates with tissue guards, black-and-white illustrations throughout. x, 134 pages. Binding with only a hint of bumping to corners and spine ends. Sharp and bright.

Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide Of Life - Poems Of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$253.53 + shipping

Description: 8 colour plates with tissue guards and numerous line drawings in text. Very slight ghosting to endpapers and one small light mark to free front endpaper otherwise this is an unusually clean copy inside and out. Firm green cloth boards with gilt decoration and titles. Very minor edge wear to boards and one tiny dint to lower edge of top board. The dustjacket is complete but has long closed tears to edges of spine and edge of front flap.

Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE: POEMS OF CHILDHOOD. London: William Heinemann., 1918.

Price: US$325.04 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printing with these illustrations. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding clean and square with a bump at the top of the spine. The contents are entirely complete and without inscriptions or stamps. All 8 full-page colour plates with tissue guards and 52 black and white illustrations throughout the text are present as called for and in fine condition. Complete with the original dustwrapper which is a little rubbed and nicked with a few short closed tears and associated creasing at the spine tips. An attractive example. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur (Illustrator). THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse.. Lond. William Heinemann., 1918.

Price: US$399.32 + shipping

Description: Or.cl. with gilt Rackham illustration on front board. 133pp. Eight full-page colour plates and many b/w ills. in the text. The boards sl.moisture affected else a very good copy. 1st Rackham-illustrated edition. Scarce.

Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia

[RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator] Algernon Charles SWINBURNE. The Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Folio. Color frontispiece and 8 plates after Rackham, tipped to mounts, captioned tissue guards preserved. Original vellum-backed boards, gilt-lettered and -decorated on front cover and spine, decorated endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed with deckle-edges preserved. LIMITED EDITION, number 179 of 765 copies signed by Rackham. Some soiling to binding, unnamed booklabel on front free endpaper

Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne with a Preface by Edmund Goose.. London, William Heinemann, no date (1918). FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION., 1918.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Author: Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Title: The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne with a Preface by Edmund Goose. Language: Text in English. Publisher: London, William Heinemann, no date (1918). FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Size: 10 " X 7.5 ". Pages: ix-132 pages. Binding: Attractive and fine full dark green morocco leather binding with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, gilt center tool decoration and decorative gilt border to boards, marbled endpapers (hinges fine) under a protective mylar cover. All edges gilt. Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the eight wonderful color plates and captioned tissue guards by Arthur Rackham. **** The book: A beautifully bound first edition of The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne with wonderful illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Seller: MFLIBRA Antique Books, MONTREAL, QC, Canada

RACKHAM, Arthur; SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. Springtide of Life, The. London : William Heinemann, 1918, 1918.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: First Trade Edition in the Original Printed Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. First trade edition. Octavo (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 inches; 248 x 183 mm). Eight full-page color plates with tissue guards. Fifty-two black and white text illustrations. Publisher's green cloth, front cover and spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge stained green. Inner hinges very slightly cracked but firm. A bright and near fine copy in the original green printed dust jacket. "[Rackham's] drawings for Swinburne's poems of childhood, The Springtide of Life.attracted the admiration of Edmund Gosse, who expressed his appreciation in a preface and told Rackham personally (18th October 1918: 'This volume will not merely be the best book of the present art-season, but a joy to all sensitive people for years and years to come'" (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 108). "As the close of his life approached, Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to extract from his various volumes those poems which were addressed to children, or were descriptive of child-life, and to publish them in a separate collection. He died without having found occasion to carry out this plan, and he left no directions with regard to the way in which it ought to be done. One reason why Swinburne never brought out such a collection was his failure to find an artist who could interpret to his satisfaction the simplicity and freshness of his verses. We are fortunate in having secured, in Mr. Arthur Rackham, one whose delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands, no less than he did, how "Heaven lies about us in our infancy." (Edmund Gosse), Latimore and Haskell, p. 48. Riall, p. 133.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur; SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles; GOSSE, Edmund. Springtide of Life, The. London: William Heinemann, 1918, 1918.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: Signed Limited Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, Illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this copy being no. 752). Large quarto (11 3/16 x 9 1/8 inches; 284 x 230 mm.). ix, [1], 132, [2] pp. Nine full color tipped-in plates with captioned tissue guards and fifty-two black and white text illustrations. Publisher's quarter vellum over parchment boards. Front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Original plain white endpapers. Publisher's ink presentation on front free end-paper "For Sylvia Henley - Their guardian of the 'Springtide' With all good wishes from the Publishers of this book. Xmas 1918." Three of the tipped-in color plates (frontispiece and facing pp. 2 and 132) have slight creases, the original binding is somewhat soiled and the spine is rubbed. This is a very reasonably priced copy which was presented by the the publishers to Sylvia Henley - the sister of British aristocrat and socialite Venetia Stanley(1887-1948) who corresponded freely with Prime Minister H.H. Asquith between 1910 and 1915. The signed limited edition contains one extra colored plate that is not found in the trade edition - the frontispiece. The signed limited edition contains one extra colored plate that is not found in the trade edition - the frontispiece. "[Rackham's] drawings for Swinburne's poems of childhood, The Springtide of Life.attracted the admiration of Edmund Gosse, who expressed his appreciation in a preface and told Rackham personally (18th October 1918: 'This volume will not merely be he best book of the present art-season, but a joy to all sensitive people for years and years to come'" (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 108). "As the close of his life approached, Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to extract from his various volumes those poems which were addressed to children, or were descriptive of child-life, and to publish them in a separate collection. He died without having found occasion to carry out this plan, and he left no directions with regard to the way in which it ought to be done. One reason why Swinburne never brought out such a collection was his failure to find an artist who could interpret to his satisfaction the simplicity and freshness of his verses. We are fortunate in having secured, in Mr. Arthur Rackham, one whose delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands, no less than he did, how "Heaven lies about us in our infancy." (Edmund Gosse), Latimore and Haskell, p. 48. Riall, p. 133.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Description: With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. ix [1] 132 [9] pp. With nine tipped-in color plates and captioned tissue guards and text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Folio, publisher's vellum-backed gilt boards, t.e.g., lacking the publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 724 of 765 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Slight bumping and rubbing to corners; light soiling to boards; distinguished engraved card presenting this copy on front free endpaper; contents fine.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Gosse, Edmund (Preface). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [First Edition]. J. B. Lippincott Co. - William Heinemann, Philadelphia - London, 1918.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Stated at title page: MCMXVIII (1918); and verso title page: "Printed in Great Britain." Large 7 3/4" x 10" gift book design. Sharp dark green full cloth boards, stylized cover and spine titles, light shelf, corner wear. Pages generally near fine, sharp; no writing Apprx. 1/2" discoloration to top edge throughout; mostly noticeable to plates in white surrounding borders. Pictorial endpapers features light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine; moderate fox inside back cover. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Beautifully illustrated with eight tipped-in color plates. Also, various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham throughout. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good example. Rare original beige pictorial wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, discoloration; 3.00 net at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Features stylized red and green cover and spine titles with charming vignette of little one among butterflies. Back panel features summary review adverts for A. R. gift editions, The Allies' Fairy Book by the New York Times, and A Christmas Carol by the Boston Transcript. Near very good first edition in same wrapper. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. From wrapper: "Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to gather in one volume his poems of child life. He died without having found occasion to do this. Edmund Gosse has carried out the poet's plan, and Arthur Rackham, whose dlecate and romantic fancy is in sensitvie harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands no less than he did, how 'the face and the voice of a child are assurance of heaven,' has given exquisite interpretation to these flowers of the poet's imagination. Overs of the beautiful in poetry will find this volume a rare addition to their treasures." Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 133 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE: Poems of Childhood. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. (SIGNED, LIMITED DELUXE EDITION). London William Heinemann 1918, 1918.

Price: US$739.80 + shipping

Description: LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, No. 389 of 765 copies, SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM. 4to. hardback with vellum spine and vellum-style boards, with decorative gilt titles to spine and upper board. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Illustrated endpapers. 133pp. text with many line drawings, plus 9 tipped-in colour plates, pasted to heavy brown paper, with captioned tissue-guards, all in excellent condition. This Limited Deluxe Edition contains one extra plate, not included in the Trade Edition. Numbered and signed by the artist on the Limitation page. No other markings or inscriptions. Endpapers lightly foxed/tanned with heavy tanning to half-title page only. Light foxing to foredge. Slight bumping to corners and base of spine. Light soiling to boards and light edgewear but overall a VERY GOOD, BRIGHT COPY. (Shelf 130) NOTE: Heavy Book (1.1 kg+): postage outside the UK might incur a surcharge.** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The springtide of life - poems of childhood. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$795.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1918 Arthur Rackham SIGNED Springtide of Life by Swinburne Illustrated ART Algernon Swinburne was a 19th-century English author known for his poems and ballads. He wrote numerous works that edged on the excessive and controversial; however, one collections of works that was the complete opposite was his series of poems on childhood – “The Springtide of Life”. These poems describe life as a child – children’s games, laughter, songs, baby-birds, and playing – and have remained some of Swinburne’s most famous works. In fact, the Arthur Rackham-illustrated edition of ‘Springtide of Life’ is still highly sought after even today. This first Rackham edition of Swinburne’s “Springtide” is an impressive piece, signed by Rackham and numbered no. 523 of 765. Item number: #23630 Price: $795 SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles The springtide of life - poems of childhood London: William Heinemann, 1918. Details: • Collation: Complete with all pages o ix, [1], 132, [2] o 9 color plates • Language: English • Binding: Vellum; tight and secure • Size: ~11.5in X 9.5in (29cm x 24cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 23630 Photos available upon request.

Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon C.. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$910.64 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1918. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Limited Deluxe edition of 765 numbered, signed copies. Vellum-style boards and vellum spine. Gilt titles and vignette. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 133 pages. 11.5 x 9.25". 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with captioned tissue-guards. 52 drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Contains extra colour plate not in trade edition. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 76. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some foxing/browning/spotting to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to contents and a couple of light marks to page margins. Two of the plates have corner creases. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon C.. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, 1918.

Price: US$910.64 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1918. Very good condition with no wrapper. Limited Deluxe edition of 765 numbered, signed copies. Vellum-style boards and vellum spine. Gilt titles and vignette. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 133 pages. 11.5 x 9.25". 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with captioned tissue-guards. 52 drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Contains extra colour plate not in trade edition. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 573. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby and marked. Endpapers lightly browned. Plates all present. Tiny corner crease to one plate else otherwise fine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles [Rackham, Arthur]. The Springtide Of Life; With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Quarto, ix, 133pp. White vellum binding, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. Illustrated endpapers. Solid text block, bumped corners, faint toning to rear cover. Vellum professionally cleaned, with small points of restoration to head of spine. Internally bright. A very good example of a deluxe binding. Complete with 9 color plates, including frontispiece, all protected by tissue guards. Limited edition of 765 copies signed by the illustrator, with 100 copies reserved for sale in America, this being number 59. Signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. (Riall, p. 133).

Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. With a preface by Edmund Gosse.. London: William Heinemann, 1918, 1918.

Price: US$975.13 + shipping

Description: First Rackham edition, signed limited issue, number 631 of 765 copies signed by the artist. A contemporary review described the edition as "one of his best. [Rackham's] delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's poems and his pictures show that he understands no less than did the poet" (The Publisher's Weekly, vol. 94, 1918, p. 19). Riall, p. 133. Quarto (305 x 235 mm). Late 20th-century green crushed morocco, raised bands, red morocco spine label, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in four compartments in gilt, floral border to covers in gilt, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, marbled endpapers. With 9 tipped-in colour plates, including frontispiece, tissue guards captioned in green, and black and white illustrations to the text, all by Rackham, title page printed in black and green. A very good copy, attractively bound, pale damp stains to fore and inner margins of a few pages, text unaffected, contents otherwise clean.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. ix [1] 132 [2] pp. With nine tipped-in color plates and captioned tissue guards; text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Folio, publisher's vellum-backed gilt boards, t.e.g. First edition; No. 50 of 765 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Endsheets a little tanned; contents otherwise fine. Upper outer corners bumped; foxing to front board with some light tanning to the rear board; spine a little darkened.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus). The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. William Heinemann (1918), London, 1918.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: 4to, 9 color tipped-in plates and 52 b/w text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original vellum-backed parchment over boards, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, t.e.g. Bottom fore-tips bumped, one shallow dent in top-edge of front cover, back cover rubbed and discolored along the fore-edge, otherwise a very good copy. Bottom fore-tips bumped, one shallow dent in top-edge of front cover, back cover rubbed and discolored along the fore-edge, otherwise a very good copy First edition, deluxe issue. One of 765 numbered copies signed by Rackham. This signed limited issue contains one extra color plate not found in trade issue.

Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Rackham, Arthur [illus.]. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. Signed Limited edition. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1918.

Price: US$1010.23 + shipping

Description: 300mm x 240mm (12" x 9"). 549pp. Frontis plate and 8 tipped-colour plates illustrated by Rackham with captioned tissue-guards; additional b/w illustrations by Rackham. Signed by Arthur Rackham on the Limitation page. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern sympathetic rebind imitating the original. Sporadic light foxing within. Front endpaper browned Vellum spine over cream/gilt covers

Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom

Charles Swinburne, Algernon. The Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1040.13 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Gilt embossed on vellum, some light rubbing and bumping, some dints and dings to front and rear, edges bumped with some light loss. Very mild tanning to f-fep, Illus and text clean and clear, C/E uncut. Overall nice copy Size: 4to 0.0

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life - Poems of Childhood. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1040.13 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: With a preface by Edmund Gosse. "This edition is limited to 765 numbered and signed copies, of which 100 are reserved for United States of America and 15 for presentation." Limited edition number 248, signed by Rackham overleaf of half title page. Boards and spine rubbed and slightly discoloured with light general wear, extremitites lightly bumped and chipped, closed edges slightly warped towards rear, gilt edged top closed edges. Internally the odd small spot of light foxing to contents and title pages and one tiny spot to closed edges, minor creases to pp. 3 & 5 and the paper guard to illus. on p.2, a 1 inch tear to bottom of p.27, endpapers browned, else an excellent copy, illus. in superb condition, pp clean and tidy, text bright, a charming book. Size: 4to

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur; SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles; ZAEHNSDORF, binder; GOSSE, William, preface. Springtide of Life, The. London: William Heinemann, 1918, 1918.

Price: US$1100.00 + shipping

Description: Signed Limited Edition Bound by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this copy being no. 185). Large quarto (10 15/16 x 9 inches; 278 x 229 mm.). ix, [1], 132, [2] pp. Nine full color tipped-in plates with captioned tissue guards and fifty-two black and white text illustrations. Bound ca. 1989 by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in) in full dark green crushed levant morocco. Covers ruled in gilt, front cover pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt to match the original 1918 cover design, spine paneled and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt-ruled board edges and turn-ins, top edge gilt, others uncut, original pictorial end-papers. A fine copy. The signed limited edition contains one extra colored plate that is not found in the trade edition - the frontispiece. "[Rackham's] drawings for Swinburne's poems of childhood, The Springtide of Life.attracted the admiration of Edmund Gosse, who expressed his appreciation in a preface and told Rackham personally (18th October 1918: 'This volume will not merely be he best book of the present art-season, but a joy to all sensitive people for years and years to come'" (Hudson, Arthur Rackham His Life and Work, p. 108). "As the close of his life approached, Swinburne frequently expressed his intention to extract from his various volumes those poems which were addressed to children, or were descriptive of child-life, and to publish them in a separate collection. He died without having found occasion to carry out this plan, and he left no directions with regard to the way in which it ought to be done. One reason why Swinburne never brought out such a collection was his failure to find an artist who could interpret to his satisfaction the simplicity and freshness of his verses. We are fortunate in having secured, in Mr. Arthur Rackham, one whose delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands, no less than he did, how "Heaven lies about us in our infancy." (Edmund Gosse), Latimore and Haskell, p. 48. Riall, p. 133.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1235.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: ix, [1], 132pp, [2], ills. Rebound in full morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, illustrator to fourth, all panels bordered with a single fillet, covers bordered with a single fillet, zig-zag and dot inner dentelles, t.e.g. marbled endpapers. Spine faded, otherwise very good indeed. Internally some light browning to page edges, but quite bright and clean. With eight tissue-guarded plates by Rackham as called for. Number 35 of 765 copies, signed by Rackham to the limitation leaf. Riall, page 133 Size: 4to

Seller: Temple Rare Books, Oxford, United Kingdom

Rackham, Arthur; Swinburne, Algernon Charles. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE: POEMS OF CHILDHOOD. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First printing of this collection of poetry for children alongside delightful Golden Age illustrations by Arthur Rackham - with a letter from Rackham to the assistant of art dealer and collector Alwin J. Scheuer. Arthur Rackham's name is synonymous with the Golden Age of Illustration, an association on full display in the beautiful color plates of THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. But his talents were not confined to art: he was also a shrewd businessman who was eager to explore new ventures, particularly as his popularity declined in the UK in the 1920s. He traveled to the US in 1927 to establish connections with publishers and gallery owners, including noted collector Alwin J. Scheuer, with whom he corresponded extensively until Scheuer's death in 1934. Included in this copy of THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE is a letter from Rackham to Scheuer's assistant J. C. C. Taylor, discussing the sale of 23 pieces of original art. An interesting item that illuminates the relationship between children's book artists and private collectors. 9.75'' x 7'' (book); 7'' x 9'' (letter). Original green cloth with gilt lettering. Green topstain. Pictorial endpapers of a child and floral swag. Color frontispiece with tissue guard and seven color plates with tissue guards, black-and-white illustrations throughout. x, 134 pages. Ink shelfmark to front flyleaf. Autograph letter from Arthur Rackham to "Mr. Taylor" (Scheuer's assistant) dated 5 Feb 30 loosely laid in, "Here are the remaining drawings / for Mr. Scheuer. You will see there / are 23 of them. This number is reached / (instead of 16) because in several cases / there was more than one drawing on the / same sheet of paper. They are now / separated. In two cases there were two / drawings: and in one, six. / The above is now my permanent / home address to which all communication / had better be addressed, as I shall be / there much more than at my London / studio (where I can be, at any time, by / appointment). / I wish I had been able to get / these drawings to you before this and / I very much hope Mr. Scheuer has / not been inconvenienced. I need / hardly say it has not been possible to / do otherwise, but I am now back / at work again, and completely recovered / from my operation." Small, partially erased pencil note to lower margin of letter "For Mr. [erased] / with the compliments of Alwin J. Scheuer." Letter with tiny chip to lower edge, two shallow creases to center; light toning from adhesive to rear. Binding with mild bumping to corners and spine ends, a hint of sunning to spine. A bit of toning to front flyleaf. Clean and bright.

Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. ix [1] 132 [9] pp. With nine tipped-in color plates and captioned tissue guards and text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Folio, publisher's vellum-backed gilt boards, t.e.g., lacking the publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 386 of 765 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. A very attractive copy with some inoffensive small stains to the boards; light foxing to endsheets; tiny stamped initials to front free endpaper; otherwise fine.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.. The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. With a preface by Edmund Gosse.. London: William Heinemann, 1918, 1918.

Price: US$1267.66 + shipping

Description: Signed limited edition, number 521 of 765 copies signed by the artist. This edition includes an additional colour plate that is not present in the trade edition. It depicts Swinburne as Pan addressing a group of children beneath a typically Rackhamesque tree. A contemporary review in The Bookman states, "Arthur Rackham has caught the very spirit and changing moods of the poems very happily in his delicately finished series of colour pictures, and his many little sketches of children, scattered through its pages as head- and tail-pieces, add much to the charm of one of the most beautiful gift-books." Latimore & Haskell pp. 48-49; Riall, p. 133. The Bookman, December 1918. Quarto. Original vellum-backed cream-coloured boards, spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Colour frontispiece and 8 colour plates tipped-in on thick brown paper, with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Lower corners bumped, light consistent soiling to binding, browning to free endpapers: a very good copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood.. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Description: With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. ix [1] 132 [9] pp. With nine tipped-in color plates and captioned tissue guards and text illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Folio, publisher's vellum-backed gilt boards, t.e.g., in publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 508 of 765 copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Corners very lightly bumped; slight soiling to spine; endsheets a little darkened; but a very good, attractive copy. Slipcase rubbed at extremities and lightly soiled, but sound.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles; Gosse, Edmund (Preface). The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [Signed, Limited Edition]. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Rarity signed by Arthur Rackham at limitation page: "This Edition is limited to 765 numbered and signed copies, of which 100 are reserved for United States of Amerca and 15 for Presentation. No. "698, Arthur Rackham". Large gift book 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" design. 1918 at copyright; no other dates. Beige earth toned boards, cream morocco leather spine wrap, now conditioned, gilt cover and spine titles, design, moderate shelf wear, fleck, ripple, discoloration. Cover features stylized titles and gilt silhouette of what appears to be cupid springing from the grass with butterflies. Rough cut deckled leaves very good, clean. Pictorial endpapers feature light green Rackham imagery of babe below rose vine. Small antiquarian bookplate inside cover of sailing vessel with scrolled: "Julia M. Barnes". Bind good; hinges intact. Beautifully illustrated with nine tipped-in color plates on brown matte stock in addition to various black-and-white vignettes, ornamentation by Arthur Rackham. Each with captioned tissue guards. Additionally features fifty-two drawings by Rackham in black and white. Also, a preface by Edmund Gosse describing the match of Swinburne's poetry with Rackham's designs. Attractive near very good signed limited edition. Algeron Charles Swinburne is noted as founder and promoter of English literary symbolism, his many works of literature and poetry, and his brilliant essay on William Blake, without which Blake would never have become an ideal for a whole school of poets and writers. Printed at The Complete Press, West Norwood, London. 134 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur (Illus.) & Algernon Charles SWINBURNE (Text).. The Springtide Of Life Poems Of Childhood With A Preface By Edmund Gosse.. London: William Heinemann, [1918]., 1918.

Price: US$1700.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4to. pp. ix, [1], 132, [2]. with half-title. 9 tipped-in colour plates. tissue guards with legends. numerous vignette text illus. original quarter vellum, top edge gilt, others uncut (bds. very slightly soiled). First Rackham Edition, Limited to 765 numbered copies signed by the Artist.

Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada

RACKHAM, ARTHUR, Illustrator. SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$2340.00 + shipping

Description: 286 x 232 mm. (11 1/4 x 9 1/8"). ix, [i], 132, [2] pp.With a preface by Edmund Gosse. Very attractive red three-quarter morocco, gilt (stamp-signed "Putnams" along rear turn-in), raised bands, spine handsomely gilt in compartments formed by plain and decorative rules, quatrefoil centerpiece surrounded by densely scrolling cornerpieces, sides and endleaves of rose-colored linen, top edge gilt. With numerous black and white illustrations of cherubic children in the text, and NINE COLOR PLATES, as called for, all tipped onto brown paper and with letterpress guards. Front pastedown with morocco bookplate of W. A. M. Burden. Hudson, p. 170; Latimore & Haskell, pp. 48-49. ◆Just a hint of offsetting from the brown mounting paper, otherwise A VERY FINE COPY, BRIGHT, FRESH, AND CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT, with only the most trivial of imperfections. This collection of Swinburne verses written for and about children was published near the end of the four years of horror known as the "War to End All Wars," and its innocent subject matter--not exactly what the bohemian Swinburne was best known for--combined with Rackham's sweet drawings of babies and toddlers constituted just what a war-weary public was seeking. Writer Edmond Gosse told Rackham, "This volume will not merely be the best book of the present art-season, but a joy to all sensitive people for years and years to come." (Hudson) The limited edition had an additional plate (the frontispiece) not included in the trade edition.

Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.

Rackham, Arthur; Swinburne, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. William Heinemann, London, 1918.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 765 copies printed. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Arthur Rackham. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and boards are crisp light discoloration to the boards. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by Rackham in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Rackham First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Algernon Charles Swinburne.. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Mit acht montierten Farbtafeln und Buchschmuck von Arthur Rackham.. London, William Heinemann., 1918.

Price: US$2778.86 + shipping

Description: Exemplar 88 von 755 (Gesamtauflage 765 Exemplare). 28,7 x 23 cm. Im Impressum von Arthur Rackham signiert. 132, [2] Seiten, 8 Tafeln. Dunkelgrüner Maroquinband mit reicher Deckel-, Rücken-, Bordüren- und Schnittvergoldungen. Druck auf festem, breitrandigem Velin. Alle Farbtafeln mit einem mit Textzitat bedruckten Seidenblatt. Hinterer Deckel mit einigen Kratzspuren, sonst ein gutes Exemplar in einem dekorativen Einband der renommierten Londoner Buchbinderei Zaehnsdorf (signiert: bound by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph). Algeron Charles Swinburne. The Spring Tide of Life. Poems of Childhood. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. With eight tipped-in color plates and book decorations by Arthur Rackham. Copy number 88 of 755 (total edition 765 copies). London, William Heinemann. 1918. 28.7x23cm. Signed by Arthur Rackham in the imprint. 132, [2] pages, 8 plates. Dark green morocco binding with rich gilding on the cover, spine, borders and edges. Print on wove paper. All color plates with a silk sheet printed with a text quote. Back cover with some scratch marks, otherwise a good copy in a decorative binding by the renowned London bookbindery Zaehnsdorf (signed: bound by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph). Sprache: englisch.

Seller: Stader Kunst-Buch-Kabinett ILAB, Stade, Germany