The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
London: William Heinemann, 1918. Hardcover. Swinburne wanted to put together a collection of his poems for children, but didn't do so until an artist who could properly interpret his work was found: that artist was Arthur Rackham. Edmund Gosse writes in the Preface, "We are fortunate in having secured, in Mr. Arthur Rackham, one whose delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's, and who understands, no less than he did, how 'Heaven lies about us in our infancy."
Tall 8vo, 133pp, frontispiece & 7 color illustrations with titled tissue guards, b&w illustrations throughout. End papers with a Rackham garland design printed in green. Original green gilt cloth. Corners gently rubbed, front cover with tiny bubble in cloth; ffe with diagonal section cut away at bottom, with some offsetting, a partially removed book shop label at base of front paste down. Very good overall. Item #22941
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