A Channel Passage and Other Poems
Swinburne, Algernon Charles
London: Chatto & Windus, 1904. F ix + 213 pages; dedicated in Memory of William Morris and Edward Burne Jones; the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) English poet and critic, associated with Rossetti & William Morris, after a breakdown due to intemperate living, submitted to the care of his friend Watts-Dunton, in whose house he continued to live in semiseclusion for the rest of his life. His first series of poems took the public by storm; he represented the last phase of the Romantic movement, giving a genuine and lasting contribution to the poetic scene. (Chambers); nicely printed by Spottiswoode and Co.; previous owner engraved bookplate on front endpaper of T. Tileston Wells Esq.; laid-in is a several-column length review of the book from the September 17, 1904 Spectator; bound in dark teal-blue polished cloth covered boards, cover gilt ruled, gilt spine titled, with design; kept very well in a custom light gray cloth slipcase, with full-length blue leather spine label, gilt titles; light edge and tips wear to the box and boards; very good plus condition, a handsome presentation. Very Good Hardcover (Item ID: 20027)
$45.00
