A signed binding by W. H. Rogers for the anthology,<span

class="book">The Soldier’s Dream (original) (raw)

Binding

W.H.Rogers

1856

Dark blue cloth with a gilt design

7 x 5¼ inches

Another rare book, this work by Rogers presents a military iconography, the visual signs of the anthology’s celebration of bravery; anchor and sword are crossed, meeting in a cavalry-man’s helmet. These symbolic elements are surrounded by an abstracted tendril. The artist’s monogram is at the bottom of the gilt design.

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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke

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