Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Phoebe Anna Traquair - The pems of Daniel Rossetti ...





THE POEMS OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI, INCLUDING LOVE'S NOCTURN, PIPPA
PASSES, THE STAFF AND SCRIP, WILLOW WOOD, LOST DAYS, THE BLESSED DAMOZEL,
SUNSET WINGS

volume bound in vellum with 31 illuminated pages, the front cover decorated with
strawberry flowers, leaves and fruit; the back cover decorated with kidney vetch flowers,leaves and seed-pods
many pages signed with monogram and dated 1883 or 1884, variously inscribed

27 by 20 cm., 10 1/2 by 7 3/4 in.

ESTIMATE 15,000-20,000 GBP
Lot Sold: 17,500 GBP

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