1888 Rare Edition - Christina Rossetti's POEMS, Including Goblin Market. Illustrated.
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Author: Christina Rossetti. Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Title: Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems With Four Designs by D. G. Rossetti.
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., 1888. Fourth printing.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7" X 5".
Pages: xi-287 pages and publisher's catalog.
Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, clean, and tight, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the five beautiful full-page illustrations.
The book: Very nice fourth printing of the first complete edition of the Poems of Christina Rossetti, including the Goblin Market, a captivating narrative poem exploring themes of sisterhood, temptation, and redemption. The verse chronicles Laura and Lizzie's encounter with goblin merchants peddling tantalizing, forbidden fruits. Utilizing vivid imagery, evocative language, and enchanting rhythms, Rossetti masterfully weaves a tale that underscores the power of love and sacrifice in overcoming life's darkest temptations.
The author: Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English poet who wrote romantic, devotional, and children's poems. "Goblin Market" and "Remember" remain famous. She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in the UK: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst and by Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", also set by Darke and by other composers. She was a sister of the artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and features in several of his paintings.