Description: Click here to see our other books! The Sensitive Plant Percy Bysshe Shelley 1898 Aldine house : London 8.5" by 6" 60pp. SUMMARY The first thus of Percy Bysshe Shelley's romantic, dreamlike poem, containing the striking, Art Nouveau illustrations by Laurence Housman. Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Uncommon Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first Housman edition, being the first thus to contain illustrations by Laurence Housman.Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth. Wonderfully illustrated throughout by Laurence Housman, a leading book illustrator in the 1890s who was known for his marvellous Art Nouveau wood engravings, such as these. Housman studied art in London and was a prolific and popular illustrator during the first few years of his career, before focusing more on writing. Illustrated with eleven plates and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.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. CONDITION Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping to the spine. Light spots to endpapers and fore edge. Internally, frontispiece and plate to page 20 are working loose and may detach. Otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright, with very light spotting to the first and last few pages. Glue residue adhered to the margin of plates to page 40, 46 and 48. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Poetry
Publisher: Aldine house
Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Binding: Cloth
Subject: None
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: Laurence Housman
Signed: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1898
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
