By Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Leipzig   Bernhard Tauchnitz
6.5" by 4.5" xxvi, 282pp
A collection of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's poems.
By Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1873 Poems

Leipzig   Bernhard Tauchnitz
6.5" by 4.5" xxvi, 282pp
A collection of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's poems.
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This book is from the Tauchnitz 'Collection of British Authors' which started in 1842 and continued for almost a century. The collection eventually comprised of 5370 volumes. This is volume number 1380. Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz founded his Leipzig publishing firm in 1837 at the age of 20. His specialism was publishing foreign language books, particularly English. He began his firm at a defining period for English literature, as popular authors were producing a wider range of work in differing genres and forms. Tauchnitz built a good reputation with many leading British and American authors which lead him to be the principal publisher of English Language books in continental Europe from 1840 to 1940. In some instances authors sent Tauchnitz their proofs in order for them to be published at the same time as the British publisher, or in some cases before. In nineteenth century Britain, an author's work could be published by several different publishing houses leading to the production of their novels in a variety of formats. By Tauchnitz owning the publishing rights to nearly all the leading British authors for the first time there was a consistent format. Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a British poet, illustrator, painter and translator. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats.

Condition

In a quarter vellum binding with vellum paper covered boards. Externally, rubbed to the boards and to the extremities. Loss to the spine label. Bumping to the head and tail of spine. Boards are faded. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, dated 1881. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, heavier to the top edges. A few pencil inscriptions to the pages.

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