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1877 A note on Charlotte Brontë Swinburne By Algernon Charles Swinburne
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First Edition, Uncommon
In the original royal blue cloth binding with deckle edges. Algernon Charles Swinburne, although famous for his poetry on themes often perceived as taboo (such as lesbianism, cannibalism, sado-masochism and anti-theism) was also a notable literary critic. He wrote on famous names such as Victor Hugo, Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, and within this text, Charlotte Brontë. This copy features publisher's ads as well as a dedication leaf to Theodore Watts, placing this copy as a first edition, second issue. Theodore Watts, an English critic and poet in his own right was a constant friend and minder of Swinburne who he helped save from alcoholism, and Swinburne clearly expresses his admiration and gratitude to Watts within the dedication of the text.
Condition
In a full cloth binding with gilt border on the front board. Externally, very smart with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and extremities. Rubbing to the front and rear joint. A few light tidemarks to front board. Small pencil markings by prior owner to the verso of front free-endpaper: 'CMHW/. 10/85 SBIL/ 1st Edition According to TJWISE "Ashley Library" vol VI pp 126-127, this constitutes a 2nd issue, with preliminaries including a dedication to Theodore Watts which was omitted from the 1st issue. Advts dated October 1880'. Binders label to the rear pastedown, W. Bone & Son. Internally, generally firmly bound with binding strained in places. Some slight creasing occurring occasionally to the top of the page at the gutter, but not affecting the text. Foxed to the half title page and last page of the publishing ads, otherwise generally bright and clean with some spotting throughout. Repair to outer corner of page 19/20.
Very Good
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