Dante Gabriel Rossetti / Blessed Damozel Signed limited edition 1st Edition 1901

Description: The Blessed Damozel (Signed limited edition) Author: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; Charles Ricketts; Thomas B. Mosher Title: The Blessed Damozel (Signed limited edition) Publication: Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1901 Edition: First Variorum edition Description: Number 2 of 10 copies printed on vellum (this being No. 2) signed by Thomas Mosher, with designs by Charles Ricketts. Small quarto (5 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 146 x 134 mm.). [i-v, blank], vi, limitation, [inserted photogravure portrait], xiii, [i, blank], [1]- 32, [2], [4, blank] pp. The photogravure frontispiece is after the author's 1874 portrait of Alexa Wilding for Lord Mount-Temple. Publishers vellum over boards, spine lettered in gilt (gilt somewhat faded), remains of original tan silk ties. Spine a little discolored and with minimal loss to extreme top, otherwise a wonderful copy. The Arthur A Houghton copy with his bookplate on rear paste-down.The famous Pre-Raphaelite artist and poet Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti's most-celebrated poem, The Blessed Damozel, was written when he was 19. It would remain a favorite subject—he continuously revised the poem up until his death and used the theme for his painting of the same name (1871-1878). Inspired in part by Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven, Rossetti inverted the story of a grieving lover and with the narrative unfolding from the perspective of the deceased damozel looking down at her lover from heaven. It was first published in the Pre-Raphaelite journal The Germ. The text is here printed as it first appeared in the February 1850 issue of The Germ with, neatly printed below, the variants present in the 1856 Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, the 1870 Poems, and the 1886 Collected Works. Bishop notes the decorative similarities between this edition and that of Hacon & Ricketts in 1900, including the “same alternating black and red Ricketts initials and text, the same red rules as the two-page openings of the book following the half-titles, and the same red Roman numerals of each stanza,” although Mosher here opts for smaller type, a larger page, and different dingbats, with his printer's device prominently displayed on the title-leaf verso.Hatch, Mosher, 184; Bishop, Mosher, 47. Seller ID: 6416 Subject: Fine Bindings and Sets, Literature, Signed Books Whitmore Rare Books was founded in 2010 with the aim of drawing together exceptional first editions of important literary works. Over the past several years, the shop has become a world-class destination for both seasoned collectors as well as those people newly discovering the field. WRB maintains a reputation for rigorous research and integrity, for discriminating taste, and for creating a space where collectors can interact with amazing copies of the books they love. Terms All orders ship within three business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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