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THE GERM: THOUGHTS TOWARDS NATURE IN POETRY, LITERATURE, AND ART by (PRE-RAPHAELITES). MOSHER, THOMAS, Printer - 1898

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THE GERM: THOUGHTS TOWARDS NATURE IN POETRY, LITERATURE, AND ART by (PRE-RAPHAELITES). MOSHER, THOMAS, Printer - 1898

THE GERM: THOUGHTS TOWARDS NATURE IN POETRY, LITERATURE, AND ART

by (PRE-RAPHAELITES). MOSHER, THOMAS, Printer

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Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1898. First American Edition and the first reprint of this publication. (Bishop) No. 6 OF 25 COPIES PRINTED ON JAPANESE VELLUM AND SIGNED BY THOMAS MOSHER (there were also 450 regular copies on Van Gelder; four copies on vellum; and 25 copies on Japanese vellum for the Guild of Women Binders). 236 x 160 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 1/4"). xxx, [2], 224 pp., [9] leaves (one blank, plus ads).
An unusual publisher's binding of plain beige stiff paper boards with an uncovered spine, the whole in original cream paper wrappers imprinted with a light green honeysuckle border on the front panel and lettering on the panel and spine. WITH torn but mostly surviving ORIGINAL GLASSINE. Housed in a brown cloth chemise and matching brown morocco-backed slipcase with raised bands and gilt lettering. With woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, one facsimile leaf, and four plates (one double-page, three with tissue guards). With small laid-in card noting that "The honeysuckle border on wrapper was designed and cut by Charles Ricketts, and is taken from . . . The Poems of John Suckling, London: The Vale Press, 1896." Bishop 132; Ransom 284. ◆Light soiling, some wear to bottom edges and corners (as expected), a couple very short tears to wrapper, one or two trivial thumb smudges internally, but quite an excellent copy, the original insubstantial binding remarkably well preserved, and the contents in nearly pristine condition.

Originally issued as a periodical in 1850 and reprinted here in its entirety by the eminent American publisher Thomas Mosher, this work contains poetry, essays, and art by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their circle. Edited by William Michael Rossetti, "The Germ" included contributions from his brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti (under the pseudonym Ellen Alleyn), John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, James Collison, Thomas Woolner, and others. Although the publication was not a financial success (it lasted for only four issues), it is considered an important, early document recording the work and beliefs of key figures in the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Of private press publisher Thomas B. Mosher (1852-1923), Blumenthal says that he was "the first American to have established a sustained program . . . of splendid literary output in consistently felicitous typographic form." The books he produced between 1891 and 1923 were characterized by "fine paper, good workmanship, and an unassuming and quiet typographic elegance." Copies like ours--being one of just 25 signed and printed on Japanese vellum--are very seldom seen for sale in any shape, let alone the sturdy and pleasing condition seen here..
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  • Edition First American Edition and the first reprint of this publication
  • Publisher Thomas B. Mosher
  • Place of Publication Portland, Maine
  • Date Published 1898

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Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1898. Hardcover. Limited to 450 copies on Van Gelder hand-made paper; 224+ pages; Fold over dust wrap, over un-covered boards; Non-author inscription on blank front free end page reads in full: "To Tho's O'Rielly, M.R.C.S.E.-- With the respect and best wishes of John W. O'Brien-- Christmas 1898"; Edges are a little worn, and contents show a little very light foxing and darkening; Dust wrap shows tears along edges, as well as over joints of covers at spine; All lettering on dust wrap remains good. .
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The Germ. (Satirical magazine of the Cheshire Joint Sanatorium) 8 volumes.
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Market Drayton, Salop,: Privately Printed,, 1945. Paperback . Very Good. Stapled wrappers slightly worn, marked, creased and chipped. Contents very good. 8 vols, March; Vol. XII., No. 6; No. 7; No. 8, 1945; Vol. 12, No. 10; 11; 12, 1946; Vol 12, No. 12. 1947.
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Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1898. Limited Edition. Cardboard covers. Very good +/good. 8vo (24 x 16 cm). 224 pp. 1/450 copies printed on Van Gelder handmade paper. Covers absent (boards only, ready for binding). Text block tight and unmarked with all 4 illustrations present. DJ with red and black titles to front panel and spine. Wear to edges and corners, chips to head/tail of spine, top fold of front flap loose. Includes printed slip describing the "honeysuckle border on wrapper". Bishop 132, Hatch 78 From the shop of Sarasota bookbinder James Tapley (deceased).
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The Germ : Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art. Nos. 1 - 4. [All Published]
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London: Aylott & Jones / Dickinson & Co. and Aylott & Jones, 1850. 700 or fewer depending upon the issue. Softcover. VG or better. Original printed fragile wraps.See comments. A complete run of this extremely scarce Pre-Raphaelite periodical. Issue 1, Title: The Germ : Thoughts Towards Nature In Poetry, Literature and Art. Dated January 1850, with original etching by W. Holman Hunt printed on thick stock inside front cover. Fragile wraps, slightly chipped in upper left and much less so upper right corner, and along the lower edge. Includes. Some chipping to edges. 48 pp. rear cover still attached with advertisements inside the rear cover. Pages unopened. Issue 2, same title as Issue 1. Dated February 1850, with etching by James Collinson on thick stock. Near fine condition pages unopened, pp. 49 to 96. Both covers with the most minimal of chipping. First two issues printed by Aylott & Jones. Issue 3, Title: Art and Poetry : Being Thoughts towards Nature. Conducted principally by Artists. March 1850,… Read More
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