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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.
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.
Price: US$731.89 + 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 childrens games, laughter, songs, baby-birds, and playing and have remained some of Swinburnes 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 Swinburnes 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$900.91 + 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$900.91 + 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
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.
Price: US$964.71 + 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
Price: US$999.44 + 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
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.
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.
Charles Swinburne, Algernon. The Springtide of Life. William Heinemann, London, 1918.
Price: US$1029.02 + 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
Price: US$1029.02 + 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
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$1221.96 + 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
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.
Price: US$1254.12 + 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
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.
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.
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
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. âJust 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.
Price: US$2755.72 + 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