Description: :¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.:¦::¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.:¦: ❤️The House of Life, Ltd Ed.1899 Signed by Elbert Hubbard ❤️ Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (English, 1828–1882)Roycrofters edition #698 of 925.Specially illumined by Elgie Fatty. Published by: Roycrofters, East Aurora, New York (American)1899 SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. Number 698 of 925 copies. Illumined by hand by Elgie Fatty. SIGNED in full by BOTH Elbert Hubbard & Elgie Fatty in black ink on limitation page. Illuminated on title page & the first letter of each page/sonnet. From the limitation page: "Of this edition of 'The House of Life' there were printed and specially illumined by hand nine hundred & twenty-five copies. This book is number 698. Full title page as follows: "So This Then is The House of Life: Being a Collection of Sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Done into a printed book by the Roycrofters at the Roycroft Shop, which is in East Aurora, N.Y., USA". With contents printed at rear. An early Roycroft publication & an excellent example of a 19th century hand-made book from the American Arts & Crafts movement. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), prolific American writer, publisher, artist, & philosopher, was an influential exponent of the Arts & Crafts movement. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois, & died when the ship he & his wife were on (RMS Lusitania) was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine off the coast of Ireland. Bound in publisher's original half suede leather & boards, bright gilt title to front board, gilt-lettered brown leather label to spine. Roycroft watermark paper. Condition: Good, The original silk ribbon page marker has become detached and is now laid in. Suede rubbed, tips worn through to boards, some marginal toning and a stain on a page. (please see the photos) A good tight leatherbound copy. 114pp. RARE. The item will be carefully packed for safe shipping.eBay will automatically add sales tax to the invoice if your state requires it. Good Luck and Happy Bidding!❤️ THANK YOU FOR LQQKING! ❤️ :¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.:¦::¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.-:¦:-•:¦:-•:*'""'*:•.:¦:
Price: 250 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1899
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Binding: half suede leather & boards
Region: North America
Illustrator: Elgie Fatty
Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Subject: Sonnets
Personalized: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Character Family: The House of Life
Signed: Elbert Hubbard
Publisher: Roycroft Shop
Place of Publication: Roycrofters, East Aurora, New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illuminated, Inscribed, Limited Edition