[Rossetti, Dante Gabriel] The Blessed Damozel-- Deluxe Edition, 35 Copies, Stunning Vellum Cover

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1886.

First edition. Immense Folio Size. The Deluxe Edition, Limited to Only 30 Copies with Proof Impressions on India Paper. Original publisher's full vellum with striking Pre-Raphaelite gilt cover design by Keynyon Cox, decorative spine gilt blocked, silk-backed endpapers. Superb illustrations in proof throughout by Kenyon Cox printed on thick card paper. Kenyon Cox's "Blessed Damozel" was a landmark in printing and publisher's bookbinding in the U.S. for the period, and served to advance both Cox's career as an artist, as well as further popularize The Pre-Raphaelites to a growing U.S. market. This book is seldom seen in the Deluxe Edition, and our copy, without any foxing either to pages or the thick vellum cover, makes this particular example all the more attractive.

Price: $2,500.00   Item #1856