Cover design by Laurence Housman for H. C. Marillier’s “Dante Gabriel Rossetti”. (original) (raw)

Binding for H.C. Marillier’s Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Laurence Housman, designer

1899

Gilt blocking on cloth in variant colours.

13¼ x 8¾ inches

This elegant design pays homage to the book covers of Dante Gabriel Rossetti – so presenting Marillier’s tome in an appropriate visual language.

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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke

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