English Illustrated Magazine 1883-84
James, Henry, Walter Crane, Matthew Arnold, William Morris, Thomas Hardy, Swinburne, et al
| Publication Date |
1884 |
| Publisher |
Macmillan |
| Binding |
Hardback |
| Condition |
Good+, sound copy |
| SKU |
21316 |
| Notes |
Small split to edges of hinges and rubbed to very points of covers else the leather is in very good condition. Marbled boards are rubbed to edges and slightly surface scuffed but clean. Binding is sound. Text is clean and crisp. An attractive and interesting volume. |
Description
A substantial volume of essays and other literary pieces half bound in black leather with marbled papers to boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration to same, red label with gilt titles to one compartment. Has items by Henry James (an essay on Matthew Arnold), Walter Crane, William Morris, Thomas Hardy, Swinburne and many others. Lavishly illustrated throughout with engravings, including a beautifully illustrated essay on Rossetti’s Influence in Art by J. Comyns Carr (who was also the first editor of The English Illustrated Magazine), and another on Joshua Reynolds by the same author. Other pieces are equally well illustrated include articles on miniatures in the Royal Collection at Windsor, lace making in Nottingham, Sheffield cutlers and cutlery, a tour of Cornwall, etc.
