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The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood

1918
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood
  • Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne (British, London 1837–1909 London)
  • Illustrator: Arthur Rackham (British, London 1867–1939 Limpsfield, Surrey)
  • Author: Preface by Sir Edmund William Gosse (British, Hackney, Middlesex 1849–1928 London)
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd. (London)
  • Printer: The Complete Press (London)
  • Date: 1918
  • Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical process and process printing
  • Dimensions: 10 × 7 1/2 × 1 in. (25.4 × 19 × 2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.540.17
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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