Author: Austin Dobson
Title: The Story of Rosina and Other Verses
Description: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of this work of poetry by Austin Dobson, copiously illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Austin Dobson was an English poet, critic, and biographer renowned for his love and knowledge of the 18th century that inspired his critical studies and his own work, resulting in a 'graceful elegance' to his poetry. Hugh Thomson was an Irish Illustrator who produced works for the texts of authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie, largely produced in his iconic pen-and-ink style. Throughout his lifetime, Thomson illustrated sixty-five books and contributed a large number of illustrations to magazines and other periodicals, an impressive output for any illustrator. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with attractive gilt detailing to the front board and spine. In a cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing and shelfwear and minor marks to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Rosina Poetry Thomson First Edition Poetry Hugh Thomson
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Title: The Story of Rosina and Other Verses
Description: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of this work of poetry by Austin Dobson, copiously illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Austin Dobson was an English poet, critic, and biographer renowned for his love and knowledge of the 18th century that inspired his critical studies and his own work, resulting in a 'graceful elegance' to his poetry. Hugh Thomson was an Irish Illustrator who produced works for the texts of authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie, largely produced in his iconic pen-and-ink style. Throughout his lifetime, Thomson illustrated sixty-five books and contributed a large number of illustrations to magazines and other periodicals, an impressive output for any illustrator. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with attractive gilt detailing to the front board and spine. In a cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing and shelfwear and minor marks to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Rosina Poetry Thomson First Edition Poetry Hugh Thomson
Price: GBP 200.00 = appr. US$ 285.60 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: GEN40-C-23
- Book number: GEN40-C-23
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