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The Springtide of Life (1918)

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

On the left, we show a rare copy of Edmund Gosse's collection of Swinburne's poetry - The Springtide of Life - illustrated by Rackham and produced by William Heinemann (London) in 1918.   This example retains the original decoratively gilt-stamped green cloth cover.

Gosse's collection of Swinburne's work was drawn from four volumes of his poetry: the second series of Poems and Ballads;

Tristram of Lyonesse and Other Poems; A Century of Roundels; and Poems and Ballads.  As noted by Gosse in his Preface to

The Springtide of Life, Rackham was selected to illustrate the work his "delicate and romantic fancy is in sensitive harmony

with Swinburne's, and ... [Rackham] understands, no less than he did how 'Heaven lies about us in our infancy'".

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Images

For connoisseurs of Rackham's work, we have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of Rackham's colour images for The Springtide of Life and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear.             Code: AR SL CS(8) Price: US$40.00

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-in plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted approach

typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is hand-finished and

and the images are presented on Ivory card stock with an accompanying envelope. The rear of each card carries information

about Arthur Rackham, this wonderful suite and the profiled illustration - we have left the interior of the cards blank so that

you may write your own personal message.

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options below.

Each of these large format prints is also accompanied by information about Arthur Rackham, this suite and the profiled

illustration.

To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you will be taken through to our Shopping Cart

secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through

ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Arthur Rackham.

The colour illustrations

The face and the voice of a child are assurance of heaven and its promise for ever (Frontispiece)	Hush! for the holiest thing that lives is here	Love, laughing, leads the little feet a little way	A Child's Future
Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 1 (10x15) Price: US$50.00	Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 2 (10x15) Price: US$50.00	Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 3 (10x15) Price: US$50.00	Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 4 (10x15) Price: US$50.00
A flower of bliss, beyond all blessing Blest	Now that May's call musters files of baby hands	The path of Spring	Summer's rose-garlanded train
Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 5 (10x15) Price: US$50.00	Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 6 (10x15) Price: US$50.00	Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 7 (10x15) Price: US$50.00	Reproduction on 10x15" sheet Code: AR SL 8 (10x15) Price: US$50.00