ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL.
THE BLESSED DAMOZEL, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. With an Introduction by Wm. Michael Rossetti, a reproduction in Photogravure of D. G. Rossetti’s crayon study for the head of the Blessed Damozel, and decorative designs and cover by W. B. Macdougall. Fcap. 4to, 1/4-bound, art vellum, gilt top. 5s. net. (See Special Prospectus.)
The poem given here is as it originally appeared in The Germ, and consequently the version is one hitherto practically inaccessible. Mr W. M. Rossetti’s Introduction deals fully with the history of its composition and the changes through which it subsequently went.
Illustrated London News.—“A fine bit of decorative art and an excellent sample of modern format. The frontispiece is very beautiful. Mr Macdougall’s designs are rich.”
The Sketch.—“It is really beautifully illustrated. The book is a veritable art treasure.”
Speaker.—“This artistic and singularly interesting volume.”
Birmingham Gazette.—“Every page contains a broad framework of beautiful design, in which the artist manifests his power in glorious sweeping lines and delicate tracery. A treasure to be appreciated. The noble poem is nobly decked out in every respect.”
Manchester Courier.—“The decorative designs are at once original, harmonious and beautiful. A work which will be welcomed alike for its high literary value, and for the high artistic standard to which it attains.”
HOUSMAN, CLEMENCE.