Signed by Rackham w/original letter by Swinburne
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Author: Swinburne, Algernon Charles
Title: The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood - with holograph letter
Place Published: London
Publisher:William Heinemann Ltd.
Date Published: [1918]
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Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, including 9 color plates, tipped to dark brown paper, captioned guards. (4to) finely rebound in gilt stamped blue sealskin, spine with raised bands, gilt-decorated compartments, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt; floral endpapers, top edge gilt. First Rackham Edition. Number 411 of 765 copies.
Signed by Rackham at the limitation statement. Two page holograph letter signed by Algernon Charles Swinburne sent from The Pines in 1905, along with the original envelope, tipped-in to blank page at front, addressed to "Miss Anthony." Gilt-decorated leather ex-libris label of Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson on the front free endpaper. Inscribed to her on front blank by Countess Estelle Doheny: "Valentines greetings to Lucy from Ma D., February 14, 1927." This unique copy elegantly bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe for J.W. Robinson Co.
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