The Blessed Damozel

Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Kenyon Cox
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1886.
First Edition.

39cm x 30cm. [74] pages, black and white illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, decoration, gilt top edge.

Following on from Rossetti’s most successful poem, Cox created the Pre-Raphaelite cover art and the 20 near full page illustrations for this volume, which became a landmark in printing and bookbinding in the United States, advancing both his career as an artist, and popularising the Pre-Raphaelites.

Soiling to cloth, some rubbing and insect damage. Foxing and soiling to interior. Good Condition.

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