The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
SWINBURNE, Charles. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
First edition of The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne; illustrated by Arthur Rackham
London: William Heinemann, 1918.
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First edition of one of Rackham’s finest illustrated works. Quarto, original green cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 8 color plates with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text. Preface by Edmund Gosse. In very good condition. Toning to the half-title.
One of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, Arthur Rackham's work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. "Arthur Rackham’s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233).
