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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Hand and Soul
Hammersmith 1895
14.5 x 10.5 cm. 1 sheet, double title and 56 pages. Brown original morocco binding with spine title and box gilt, rich gold and blind embossing on both boards, gilt on the top and inside edges, blue, gold-framed morocco bindings with aquamarine brocade endpapers and full gilt edges. (Signed: Lortic Fils). - Printed by the Kelmscott Press, one of 300 copies for America. The programmatic pamphlet "Hand and Soul" is one of the most important documents by Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelites, addressing ideas about art and aesthetics. With the beautiful double title and numerous initials by William Morris. Printed throughout in red and black on laid paper. A flawless copy in an excellent binding by Lortic Fils. - Tomkinson 116/36
5,800
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