Tuscan Songs; Collected Translated and Illustrated by Francesca Alexander
by Rogers, Bruce (Designer)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Orig. full vellum in fleur de Lys gilt designs. Aeg, Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1897. First edition. Orig. full vellum in fleur de Lys gilt designs. Aeg, Very good. 58 pages in text. Folio, 36.5 x 28 cm. Limited edition, copy 6 of 50 designed by Bruce Rogers, printed on Japan vellum: the first work produced by Rogers for the Riverside Press. One hundred and eight photogravures from the original designs. Lettered tissue guards, title printed in red and black with English and Italian text. Alexander met John Ruskin through a family friend; impressed by her spirituality he purchased her manuscripts, and in 1885 published her work, Roadside Songs. After Ruskin's death she published this work. Interior contents very fresh, clean and bright. Covers mottled with stains. WARDE & HASS 6.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23243
- Title
- Tuscan Songs; Collected Translated and Illustrated by Francesca Alexander
- Author
- Rogers, Bruce (Designer)
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. full vellum in fleur de Lys gilt designs. Aeg, Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Printing; Design; Poetry;
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Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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