1883 Sketches in Italy by John Addington Symonds

Description: Sketches in Italy by John Addington Symonds, Copyright Edition, Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1883, 312 pp, illuminated vellum binding, 6.5 x 4.5”, 18mo. In fair condition. Ex-library of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Beautiful binding reminiscent of Medieval manuscripts with latticed cords and illuminated initial. Lattice work produced in vellum is flaking with light discoloration and abrasions to red leather. Chipping to paint, particularly to shields. Tear in on rear cover at bottom edge. Head of spine split with shaken cord. Lovely bookplate of F&M college. Old hand ownership on front fly leaf. Text lightly toned with minimal foxing. Free of known markings. Binding intact. Please see photos. John Addington Symonds, Jr. (1840-1893) was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists. Tauchnitz was the name of a family of German printers and publishers. They published English language literature for distribution on the European continent outside of Great Britain, including initial serial productions of Charles Dickens. Though copyright protection did not exist between nations in the 19th century, Tauchnitz paid the authors for the works they published, and agreed to limit their sales of English-language books to the European continent, as authors like Dickens and Bulwer-Lytton had separate arrangements for publication and sale in Great Britain. COLH1883ADJN

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