THE BALLAD OF BEAU BROCADE AND OTHER POEMS OF THE XVIIIth CENTURY (COLOURED EDITION)
London, England: Kegan, Paul, French, Trubner & Co., 1903. Limited Hand-Coloured Edition (Number 94 out of 250 Copies). Hardcover. Limited Edition (No. 94 out of 250 copies printed), with Hand-Colored Illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
16mo. (7 in. x 4 1/2 in.). Grey paper-over-boards with publisher's black and red paste-on title label to front board. Light shelf-wear to boardsMild wear to extremities. No title to spine.
This copy UNOPENED, which means that the leaves of a book issued entirely untrimmed (and therefore having the folding of its component sections still intact at the top and fore-edges) and have not been severed from their neighbours with the paper-knife..." (John Carter, in "ABC For Book Collectors"). with DECKLE EDGES. John Carter opines: "...Much prized by collectors...as tangible evidence that the leaves are UNCUT; for the deckle edge normally would be -- and indeed was meant to be -- trimmed off by the binder")
Fifty-five hand-coloured illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Unopened/Uncut. 128 pp. One page advertising at rear featuring seven titles in publisher's "Dainty Series of Books" Very Good Plus. Item #88649
Henry Austin Dobson (1840-1921) was a British poet and essayist, best known for his graceful and polished verse. He was a leading figure in the late-Victorian literary scene, a time characterized by a renewed interest in classical forms and a focus on craftsmanship. Dobson's poetry often evokes the atmosphere of 18th-century France, particularly the Rococo period, with its emphasis on elegance, wit, and delicate beauty. He excelled in writing tightly structured forms like the villanelle, rondeau, and triolet. These forms, originating in medieval France, had fallen out of fashion but were revived by Dobson and his contemporaries. This revival contributed to the broader aesthetic movement known as Aestheticism, which emphasized beauty and artistic value above moral or didactic purposes.
Price: $225.00