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1911rif. 34980London / Philadelphia: William Heinemann / J.B. Lippincott 1911. First edition thus. Near fine. Elaborately ornamented edition of Shelley's 1820 poem lavishly illustrated by Charles Robinson and in the full maroon leather binding variant the scarcest of the edition's bindings. First published with "Prometheus Bound" in 1820 "The Sensitive Plant" was inspired in part by Margaret King Lady Mountcashell: author political radical onetime pupil of Mary Wollstonecraft and acquaintance of Shelley that most sensitive plant of all. A rare and beautiful copy. 10.25'' x 8''. Original full maroon goatskin with pictorial gilt decoration. Decorative white and gilt endpapers. Printed at the Ballantyne Press. Introduction by Edmond Gosse. 127 1 pages. 18 tipped-in color plates with additional illustrations in color and black and white by Robinson. Small bookseller label to rear paste-down. Faint toning and wear to spine some rubbing to rear board. William Heinemann / J.B. Lippincott unknown books
1843rif. 260343London: Thomas Rudd 1843. First. unbound. fine. 16 pages stitched as issued. Enclosed in a a half crimson morocco slipcase spine elaborately gilt; inner cloth wrappers. London: Thomas Rudd 1843. First Edition The publisher states that this is a facsimile reprint of the original edition of 20 copies printed in 1816 but no evidence indicates the existence of such an edition. Thomas Rudd unknown books
2023rif. SBBI-mon0000154844Page Publications 2023. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Page Publications paperback
2017rif. SBBIH-DU6GV2DXO2S6Pinnacle Press 2017. paperback. Very Good. Most of our very good books have only minor imperfections such as shelf wear consistent with a new book that's sat on a bookshop shelf for a year or two. Occasionally we may miss other minor imperfections as we have to grade books at speed. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Pinnacle Press paperback
1828rif. 32206London: Published for the Proprietor by Hurst Chance and Co. / R. Jennings 1828. Very Good. London: Published for the Proprietor by Hurst Chance and Co. 65 St. Paul's Churchyard and R. Jennings 2 Poultry 1828. First Edition. Octavo 19cm.; publisher's magenta moire silk gilt-lettered spine all edges gilt binder's ticket of F. Westley to rear pastedown; vii1360pp.; engraved presentation plate with initials "S.W." frontispiece and added title page sixteen 16 leaves of plates throughout collated complete. Some scuffing at corners and spine ends with brief exposure front hinge just starting else a Very Good internally clean and sound copy housed in modern linen clamshell box. Rather pretty orange contemporary bookseller ticket to front pastedown of George Gregory "Bookseller to H.M. Queen Alexandra." Magnificent example of this scarce keepsake volume with contributions by Sir Walter Scott Wordsworth Coleridge Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley listed here simply as "the author of Frankenstein." The short story appears on p. 80 under the title "The Sisters of Albano" adorned with an accompanying engraving. As with her masterpiece "Frankenstein" Shelley returns to the nesting story within a story which opens with a pleasure party on the banks of Lake Albano observing a young couple a young worker with a rifle and his female companion. Thus sets off this tragic examination of "the mingling of love with crime" the story of sisters Maria and Anina the elder a devout nun the younger an adolescent who commits a crime for love that lands her before the executioner. In an act of desperation the sisters exchange garbs when Maria comes to visit Anina in order to save her but tragedy comes for all the characters in the end. Lyles D1c. Published for the Proprietor by Hurst, Chance, and Co. / R. Jennings unknown
1828rif. 32206London: Published for the Proprietor by Hurst Chance and Co. / R. Jennings 1828. Very Good. London: Published for the Proprietor by Hurst Chance and Co. 65 St. Paul's Churchyard and R. Jennings 2 Poultry 1828. First Edition. Octavo 19cm.; publisher's magenta moire silk gilt-lettered spine all edges gilt binder's ticket of F. Westley to rear pastedown; vii1360pp.; engraved presentation plate with initials "S.W." frontispiece and added title page sixteen 16 leaves of plates throughout collated complete. Some scuffing at corners and spine ends with brief exposure front hinge just starting else a Very Good internally clean and sound copy housed in modern linen clamshell box. Rather pretty orange contemporary bookseller ticket to front pastedown of George Gregory "Bookseller to H.M. Queen Alexandra." Magnificent example of this scarce keepsake volume with contributions by Sir Walter Scott Wordsworth Coleridge Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley listed here simply as "the author of Frankenstein." The short story appears on p. 80 under the title "The Sisters of Albano" adorned with an accompanying engraving. As with her masterpiece "Frankenstein" Shelley returns to the nesting story within a story which opens with a pleasure party on the banks of Lake Albano observing a young couple a young worker with a rifle and his female companion. Thus sets off this tragic examination of "the mingling of love with crime" the story of sisters Maria and Anina the elder a devout nun the younger an adolescent who commits a crime for love that lands her before the executioner. In an act of desperation the sisters exchange garbs when Maria comes to visit Anina in order to save her but tragedy comes for all the characters in the end. Lyles D1c. Published for the Proprietor by Hurst, Chance, and Co. / R. Jennings unknown books
rif. 149800Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Archive of 12 vintage oversize borderless double weight photographs from the 1973 film. Eight photographs with the stamp of photographer Alan Pappe on the verso one photograph additionally SIGNED by the photographer. Five with manuscript annotations on the verso identifying either the film the subjects or location of the photograph one bearing the annotated date "1972." Pappe worked as a film still and press photographer for 30 years photographing a who's who of film and music stars including iconic images of Sharon Tate Jimi Hendrix and Liza Minnelli as well as album cover for the "Grease" soundtrack album and the interior images of Jefferson Airplane's "After Bathing at Baxter's." His 1972 "Time" magazine cover photograph of Minnelli in "Cabaret" is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. A high-powered divorce attorney struggles with the end of his own marriage after he is caught having an affair only to discover he is still in love with his ex-wife. Photographs variously sized between 11.75 x 9.25 and 13 x 10 inches with most being 13.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
rif. 149800Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Archive of 12 vintage oversize borderless double weight photographs from the 1973 film. Eight photographs with the stamp of photographer Alan Pappe on the verso one photograph additionally SIGNED by the photographer. Five with manuscript annotations on the verso identifying either the film the subjects or location of the photograph one bearing the annotated date "1972." Pappe worked as a film still and press photographer for 30 years photographing a who's who of film and music stars including iconic images of Sharon Tate Jimi Hendrix and Liza Minnelli as well as album cover for the "Grease" soundtrack album and the interior images of Jefferson Airplane's "After Bathing at Baxter's." His 1972 "Time" magazine cover photograph of Minnelli in "Cabaret" is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. A high-powered divorce attorney struggles with the end of his own marriage after he is caught having an affair only to discover he is still in love with his ex-wife. Photographs variously sized between 11.75 x 9.25 and 13 x 10 inches with most being 13.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1837rif. 37724New York: Harper and Brothers 1837. First American Edition. Original green cloth with paper label octavo. Novel of a young woman's education under a tyrannical father figure. Nearly Very Good contemporary previously owner signature at front endpaper some loss to spine label expected foxing to pages Harper and Brothers hardcover
1821rif. 339097London: Printed and Published by W. Clark 1821. First published edition unauthorized expurgated state and with publisher's ad leaf presentadverrtising this editio at 1s. 6d. bds. 182 1 adspp. 8vo. Bound in contemporary quarter brown calf and marbled boards. First published edition unauthorized expurgated state and with publisher's ad leaf presentadverrtising this editio at 1s. 6d. bds. 182 1 adspp. 8vo. This edition was published without Shelley's consent and the publisher spent four months in jail on the grounds of distribution of illegal material and he was eventually pardoned agreeing to provide all unsold copies to the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Tinker 1888; NCBEL III 314; originally privately printed in a very small edition in 1813 Printed and Published by W. Clark unknown
1821rif. 246037London: Printed and Published by W. Clark 1821. First published edition. 182 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter green morocco and cloth. Bookplate of Barnton. Fine. First published edition. 182 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Though a piracy by William Clark - with the help of book pirate Thomas Moses whose monogram appears in black letter below the imprint on the penultimate leaf - the is the first published edition of Shelley's first poem of any length. It was privately printed in 1813 in a very small edition and originally contained a poetical dedication to Harriet. Shelley was in the habit of cutting out the title page and the dedication in copies he gave to friends to avoid his inflammatory views about politics the family and religion being noted by the authorities. There are two known versions of this edition the first that prints the notes in their entirety and excises the dedication and a second that includes the dedication and deletes words and lines from the notes. Shelley wrote a letter from Pisa on June 22 1821 both "exonerating" himself and asking to "restrain the sale." Clark threatened by prosecution for Vice voluntarily discontinued distribution after selling about only 50 copies. He was brought to trial and found guilty serving four months. Clark's piracy was the first of three caused Shelley's poem and the ideas therein to be discussed publicly for the first time. This copy has certain sections omitted on pp. 146 & 147 it is lacking the advertising page and in its place is bound the dedication "To Harriet" from Carlile's 1822 edition that used Clark's plates. Granniss 19; Tinker 1888 Printed and Published by W. Clark unknown
1821rif. 339097London: Printed and Published by W. Clark 1821. First published edition unauthorized expurgated state and with publisher's ad leaf presentadverrtising this editio at 1s. 6d. bds. 182 1 adspp. 8vo. Bound in contemporary quarter brown calf and marbled boards. First published edition unauthorized expurgated state and with publisher's ad leaf presentadverrtising this editio at 1s. 6d. bds. 182 1 adspp. 8vo. This edition was published without Shelley's consent and the publisher spent four months in jail on the grounds of distribution of illegal material and he was eventually pardoned agreeing to provide all unsold copies to the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Tinker 1888; NCBEL III 314; originally privately printed in a very small edition in 1813 Printed and Published by W. Clark unknown books
1821rif. 246037London: Printed and Published by W. Clark 1821. First published edition. 182 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter green morocco and cloth. Bookplate of Barnton. Fine. First published edition. 182 2 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Though a piracy by William Clark - with the help of book pirate Thomas Moses whose monogram appears in black letter below the imprint on the penultimate leaf - the is the first published edition of Shelley's first poem of any length. It was privately printed in 1813 in a very small edition and originally contained a poetical dedication to Harriet. Shelley was in the habit of cutting out the title page and the dedication in copies he gave to friends to avoid his inflammatory views about politics the family and religion being noted by the authorities. There are two known versions of this edition the first that prints the notes in their entirety and excises the dedication and a second that includes the dedication and deletes words and lines from the notes. Shelley wrote a letter from Pisa on June 22 1821 both "exonerating" himself and asking to "restrain the sale." Clark threatened by prosecution for Vice voluntarily discontinued distribution after selling about only 50 copies. He was brought to trial and found guilty serving four months. Clark's piracy was the first of three caused Shelley's poem and the ideas therein to be discussed publicly for the first time. This copy has certain sections omitted on pp. 146 & 147 it is lacking the advertising page and in its place is bound the dedication "To Harriet" from Carlile's 1822 edition that used Clark's plates. Granniss 19; Tinker 1888 Printed and Published by W. Clark unknown books
1880rif. AQ26576London: C. Kegan Paul & Co 1880. One volume bound as two. 2 xxvi 188; 189-393pp 1. With an engraved frontispiece vignette of Shelley's tomb on india paper. No. 20 of just 50 copies on large paper; each endorsed by the publishers 'Charles Whittingham & Co'. Uncut and partially unopened finely bound in gilt-tooled green morocco by S.imon Kaufmann. A little rubbed and marked. From the recently dispersed library of Stopford Brooke with a loosely inserted 4pp A.L.S. folded and lightly spotted addressed to him by Lady Jane Shelley dated Good Friday 1899 on Boscombe Manor headed notepaper. An appealing large paper copy finely bound and with an interesting additional A.L.S. from Lady Jane Shelley - the daughter-in-law and fierce protector of the late Victorian reputation of the poet and his second wife Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - of the Richard Garnett's 1835-1806 selection of Shelley's shorter pieces. Garnett was better known as a librarian and editor but the first of his slim volumes of verse to bear a name on the title - Io in Eygpt London 1859 - included a sonnet 'To the memory of Shelley' which 'which appears to have given Garnett an introduction to the poet's son Sir Percy Florence Shelley and his wife Jane' Bell A. 2004 September 23. Garnett Richard 1835-1906 librarian and author. Oxford DNB. Garnett visited Boscombe Manor in 1859 and despite turning down an offer to write Shelley's authorized biography remained a strong proponent of Shelley's work and stayed in touch with Sir Percy and Lady Jane even after coming to regret his being drawn into the latter's dispute with Shelley's friends Hogg Peacock and Trelawny'. The inclusion of an A.L.S. to Stopford Brooke 1832-1916 Anglican clergyman poet university lecturer and literary editor in this copy from Lady Jane Shelley the wife of Shelley's only son with his second wife neatly ties together three of the poet's late Victorian supporters and editors. Like Garnett before him Brooke edited and arranged an edition of Shelley's verse for publication by Macmillan in 1906. The letter itself - written in the very final year of her life - also mentions Garnett in relation to one of Lady Jane's pet topics; the collection and curation of material relating to her father-in-law and the protection to her very end of his reputation from the views especially of T.J. Hogg referring to Garnett's keenness to 'go through.letters which I have been able to purchase from the executor of Hoggs daughter who died last year'. Provenance: From the remains of the library of Stopford Brooke recently dispersed from the estate of his great-grandson Patrick Dockar-Drysdale 1929-2020. . Limited edition on large paper. 8vo. C. Kegan Paul & Co unknown
1894rif. 143164London: Privately printed 1894. First edition one of a stated limitation of 30 copies presentation copy inscribed on the half-title by the bibliographer editor and notorious forger "To Henry Norman With Kindest Regards from Thos. J. Wise. 7/iv/95". Henry Norman 1858-1939 was a Liberal politician and journalist who worked for a time at the Pall Mall Gazette under the editorship of W. T. Stead. He was on the staff of the Daily Chronicle from 1892 becoming assistant and literary editor in the year of this presentation. He was knighted in 1906 and made a baronet in 1915. As a journalist he is remembered for his revelations on the truth behind the Dreyfus affair. 2 vols small folio. Engraved device of the Ashley Library at end of each vol. Original red cloth over bevelled boards titles to spines in gilt untrimmed. A touch rubbed slight soiling the bindings otherwise sharp and unfaded very occasional faint toning else internally bright and fresh; a very good set indeed. hardcover
1830rif. 880P38London: Alfred Miller 1830. Paperback. Good Only. 6" by 4". Robert Cruikshank. The first illustrated edition of this anonymously penned poem thought to be written by a young Mary Shelley. The scarce first illustrated edition.Illustrated with an engraved title and six plates by Robert Cruikshank. Four pages of adverts to the rear.Collated complete.'Monsieur Nongtongpaw' is thought to be a juvenile poem by Mary Shelley written when she was a child. It was first publishing by her father William Godwin's publishing firm in 1807. Some modern scholars believe it to have been penned by John Taylor.A charming poem based on Charles Dibdin's 1796 song of the same name mocking English and French stereotypes. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally worn front wrap is held by two cords only rear wrap is working loose. Lacking most of the back strip. Wraps are a little discoloured with some light marks. Edge wear to the wraps with a few small chips. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots and handling marks. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Good Only Alfred Miller paperback
1911rif. 941Q5London: William Heinemann 1911 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 8". Charles Robinson . The first Robinson illustrated edition of Percy Bysshe Shelley's romantic dreamlike poem elegantly bound in half crushed morocco. The first Robinson illustrated edition being the first appearance of Charles Robinson's illustrations. Bound in half crushed morocco with cloth boards. Beautifully illustrated by prolific book illustrator Charles Robinson. Collated complete with eighteen plates and numerous additional vignettes. First published in 1820 'The Sensitive Plant' explores nature art and the human psyche. Written by Percy Bysshe Shelley this romantic poem comments on society's' view of perfection and humankind's place in the universe. With the bookplate and inscription of Marjorie E. Waggett. Bound in half crushed morocco with cloth boards. Externally excellent with a few marks to the boards and a touch of fading to the spine. Ink inscription to half title and bookplate to following blank. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good Indeed William Heinemann hardcover
1876rif. 129623London : Reeves And Turner 1876-1877 1876. 1st Buxton Forman edition in this form. Hardback. A fine set in the original full calf. Period sympathetically re-backed with a red Morocco gilt-blocked label; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Scans &c. On request. ; 1 pages; Physical desc. : 4 v. : ill. fronts. ports. . pl. facsim. ; 22 cm. London : Reeves And Turner [1876-1877] hardcover
1819rif. 99620London: John Ascham. 18191834. 1st thus. Printed and published by John Ascham Holborn all title pages dated 1834 with the two page 'Advertisement' for 'Rosalind and Helen' stating 'Naples Dec.20 1818". Recased in decorated paper-covered cloth boards leather and gilt title spine label new endpapers pp iv contents pages inserted title page ii adverts. 48; title page 71; title page viii preface 325; title page 424. Some foxing to upper margins of pages 38-42 of first poem and 377--382 with some foxing other upper cnrs lightly creased. Content pages lightly browned. Very good condition. Rare edition which includes Shelley's sonnet 'Ozymandias' which follows 'Rosalind and Helen'. Bound with 1834 edition of Epipsychidion; Posthumous Poems; The Cenci - each with title page. Uncommon likely pirated 1834 edition. 1st thus. Cloth Backed Boards. John Ascham hardcover
rif. 30Warsaw: Woodbank Press 2022. Limited edition one of 25 numbered copies. This is copy no. 8. Three octavo volumes each measuring 215 × 138 mm. Set in Brunel Text No. 2 and printed on Fabriano Tiepolo cotton paper. Hand-bound in full leather with gilt-decorated spines gilt edges and hand-marbled endpapers. Housed together in a custom-made slipcase. A fine set new. First published anonymously in London in 1818 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus is one of the defining works of English Romanticism and Gothic literature. Begun when Shelley was eighteen the novel transformed the Gothic tradition into a profound meditation on scientific ambition moral responsibility and the limits of human knowledge. Far more than a tale of horror Frankenstein examines the consequences of creation without compassion. Victor Frankenstein's determination to transcend the natural order leads not to triumph but to isolation suffering and loss. The Creature frequently simplified in popular culture remains one of literature's most complex and tragic figures embodying enduring questions of identity rejection responsibility and what it means to be human. The novel was conceived during the celebrated summer of 1816 at the Villa Diodati on the shores of Lake Geneva. Emerging from the intellectual world of European Romanticism it was shaped by contemporary debates surrounding science philosophy education and the sublime. More than two centuries after its first appearance Frankenstein remains among the most influential novels in the English language continuing to inspire literature theatre and cinema while provoking reflection upon the ethical consequences of human invention. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1797–1851 was an English novelist essayist and biographer and one of the central literary figures of the Romantic period. The daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and the writer and advocate of women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft she grew up within an exceptional intellectual milieu. Although best known for Frankenstein her works also include The Last Man Valperga and Lodore. Her editorial work played an important part in preserving and establishing the literary legacy of her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley. The Woodbank Press Edition This edition is limited to twenty-five numbered copies and is presented in three octavo volumes. The text has been newly set in Brunel Text No. 2 a refined classical typeface whose elegant proportions complement the dignity and clarity of Shelley's prose. The sheets are printed on Fabriano Tiepolo cotton paper selected for its strength tactile surface and permanence. Each volume is bound by hand in full leather with a gilt-decorated spine gilt edges and hand-marbled endpapers. The three volumes are housed together in a custom-made slipcase. Its classical typography cotton paper full-leather bindings and restrained gilt decoration evoke the character of early nineteenth-century European bookmaking while preserving the clarity and discipline of the private press tradition. Produced in a limitation of only twenty-five copies the edition is intended to be read collected and preserved. Bibliographical Details Author: Mary Shelley Title: Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus Publisher: Woodbank Press Place of publication: Warsaw Date: 2022 Edition: Limited to 25 numbered copies; this is copy no. 8 Format: Three volumes octavo Dimensions: 215 × 138 mm Typeface: Brunel Text No. 2 Paper: Fabriano Tiepolo cotton paper Binding: Hand-bound in full leather Spines: Decorated in gilt Endpapers: Hand-marbled Edges: Gilt Issued with: Custom-made slipcase Condition: New; a fine set in fine bindings Language: English About Woodbank Press Woodbank Press is an independent private press based in Warsaw Poland devoted to publishing limited editions of classic literature and works concerned with typography and the history of the book. Rather than reproducing historical editions the press creates newly conceived books informed by the traditions of European fine printing. Each title is designed printed and bound with close attention to typography page proportion paper and materials. Editions are limited to no more than twenty-five numbered copies and every volume is made by hand as a book intended to be read collected and preserved. Guarantee The accuracy of this description is fully guaranteed. The books may be returned for a full refund in accordance with our terms of sale. Woodbank Press hardcover
1905rif. 3905London: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press 1905. Thick octavo. Bound in dark green morocco by the W.H. Smith bindery under Douglas Cockerell featuring a subtle but signature Cockerell design in blind and gilt consisting of triple leaf motifs connected to bands across spine and multiple solid gilt dots on both covers. Spine very slightly faded boards a bit bowed. Green marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press unknown
1905rif. 3905London: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press 1905. Thick octavo. Bound in dark green morocco by the W.H. Smith bindery under Douglas Cockerell featuring a subtle but signature Cockerell design in blind and gilt consisting of triple leaf motifs connected to bands across spine and multiple solid gilt dots on both covers. Spine very slightly faded boards a bit bowed. Green marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press unknown books
1980rif. 34396BERTELSMANN CARL 1980. 1. hardcover. Frankenstein BERTELSMANN, CARL hardcover
1911rif. 3764London/Philadelphia: William Heinemann/J.B. Lippincott Co 1911. First Thus. First U.K. Robinson-illustrated Deluxe edition a Heinemann "Xmas Art Book" that originally sold for 15 shillings. Publisher's deluxe binding of full vellum over boards front cover and spine elaborately stamped and lettered in gilt pictorial end-papers top edge gilt. In the scarce original pictorial dust jacket with just some very minor rubbing at extremities. Small neat and inoffensive ink stamped signature on half-title and title-page. Quarto 10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in; 264 x 195 mm. Collating xii 4 17-127 1. Eighteen full color tipped-in plates including frontispiece with captioned tissue guards. Small color halftone or black and white some full page illustrations to each page. Housed in the original green cardboard slipcase with the color illustration from page 61 on front panel. A tight bright and Fine copy of this generously produced volume. "No more tastefully illustrated book of verse could be desired than the elaborately artistic edition of Shelley's Sensitive Plant edited by Mr. Edmund Gosse illustrated with much richness of coloring and gracefulness of design by Mr. Charles Robinson and imported by the Lippincott Co. Mr. Gosse's introduction throws new light on the ' Lady the wonder of her kind' who played the part of 'an Eve in this Eden ' where grew the sensitive plant. Drawing upon Medwin's notes to a never-published second edition of his life of the poet he tells us that this paragon of her sex was a certain Countess of Mountcashell an Irish lady about fifty years of age of sufficient unconventionality to be welcomed by Shelley and his company as a congenial spirit. The notes on this lady and the editor's gleaning of facts concerning the mimosa pudica or sensitive plant celebrated bythe poet are interesting. The illustrations large and small accompanying the slender thread of text form the conspicuous feature of the book and make it one of the most sumptuous gift volumes of the year. The cover design is a thing of beauty" The Dial 1911. William Heinemann/J.B. Lippincott Co unknown
1911rif. 3764London/Philadelphia: William Heinemann/J.B. Lippincott Co 1911. First Thus. First U.K. Robinson-illustrated Deluxe edition a Heinemann "Xmas Art Book" that originally sold for 15 shillings. Publisher's deluxe binding of full vellum over boards front cover and spine elaborately stamped and lettered in gilt pictorial end-papers top edge gilt. In the scarce original pictorial dust jacket with just some very minor rubbing at extremities. Small neat and inoffensive ink stamped signature on half-title and title-page. Quarto 10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in; 264 x 195 mm. Collating xii 4 17-127 1. Eighteen full color tipped-in plates including frontispiece with captioned tissue guards. Small color halftone or black and white some full page illustrations to each page. Housed in the original green cardboard slipcase with the color illustration from page 61 on front panel. A tight bright and Fine copy of this generously produced volume. "No more tastefully illustrated book of verse could be desired than the elaborately artistic edition of Shelley's Sensitive Plant edited by Mr. Edmund Gosse illustrated with much richness of coloring and gracefulness of design by Mr. Charles Robinson and imported by the Lippincott Co. Mr. Gosse's introduction throws new light on the ' Lady the wonder of her kind' who played the part of 'an Eve in this Eden ' where grew the sensitive plant. Drawing upon Medwin's notes to a never-published second edition of his life of the poet he tells us that this paragon of her sex was a certain Countess of Mountcashell an Irish lady about fifty years of age of sufficient unconventionality to be welcomed by Shelley and his company as a congenial spirit. The notes on this lady and the editor's gleaning of facts concerning the mimosa pudica or sensitive plant celebrated bythe poet are interesting. The illustrations large and small accompanying the slender thread of text form the conspicuous feature of the book and make it one of the most sumptuous gift volumes of the year. The cover design is a thing of beauty" The Dial 1911. William Heinemann/J.B. Lippincott Co unknown books
