The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood, Swinburne, Rackham, 1918, 1st illus

133pp. 8 colored plates. 10" X 7 1/2. Green cloth boards. Gilt titles and illustration on the front board and spine. First Arthur Rackham Edition. With eight captioned tissue guarded full page color plates by Arthur Rackham.

Condition

A little wear at spine ends, a few small light stains on front, foxing on end papers but clean and bright on content pages.

About this book

Collected by Edmund Gosse, this edition contains Algernon Charles Swinburne's enchanting verses for children.

Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. (Wikipedia)

Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognized as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. (Wikipedia)