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Goblin Market, by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by Laurence Housman, London, Macmillan and Co., 1909.

€150,00

This rare book (only two other copies available online) is a beautiful example of the early ‘Golden Age’. Goblin Market is a poem by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894, sister of the famous pre-Raphaelite artist Gabriel Rossetti) that she composed in 1859. It tells the story of two sisters, of whom one gets tempted by the goblins to try their fruits. At this point the story takes a dramatic turn. The poem is well debated by literature scholars throughout the century. Some see Rossetti’s writing as an expression of early feminism and sexuality, while others see it as an indictment against the Victorian era. The illustrations by Housman intensify the events that take place. His swirly lined monsters give a sinister feel to the story. B2362

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Blue cardboard binding with yapp edges. The front shows a gilded illustration of a goblin, surrounded by blind-stamped plant decoration. Gilt lettering on the spine and gilded top edge. De yabb edges are slightly scuffed and the endpapers show light foxing. The contents are in very good condition. 9 x 11,5 cm (yapp incl.), [9] 10-93 [4] pp. The book contains a full-page sepia coloured frontispiece and twelve full-page illustrations by Laurence Housman, of which four are double-paged. Thirty-two smaller illustrations are placed throughout the text. This book is a miniature version of the original Goblin Market (illustrated by Housman) published in 1893.

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