STEELE, Robert.

£750 · Offered by Peter Harrington

The Story of Alexander the Great. First edition, number 45 of 50 copies, of this illustrated retelling of the medieval Alexander romance legends in a beautiful arts and crafts style.Robert Steele (1860-1944) was a journalist and medieval scholar who produced editions of medieval works. His fascination with the Middle Ages was likely influenced by his discipleship of William Morris early in his life. Frederick Godwin Mason (1864-1939) was an illustrator and book designer who "experiments with the conventions of a Morrisian style. He is particularly interested in the overlap between the floral designs of Arts and Crafts and the imagery of Art Nouveau" (The Victorian Web).

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