C. Hazelwood Shannon [Ed.]; J. W. Gleeson White [Ed.]; Various — The Pageant

London, Henry & Co. 1896 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Volume I of The Pageant, containing a collection of works and art from various prominent figures of the time, including the first appearance of W. B. Yeats' 'Costello the Proud&apos. The first edition. Volume I of 'The Pageant', with a second volume published the year after.A wonderfully illustrated collection of works from various authors, including A. C. Swinburne, Paul Verlaine, Max Beerbohm, and many others. This marks the first appearance of W. B. Yeats' short story 'Costello the Proud, Oona MacDermott and the Bitter Tongue&apos. Edited by C. Hazelwood Shannon and J. W. Gleeson White. Profusely illustrated with striking plates from artists including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, James McNeil Whistler, Laurence Housman, and more. Notably, this volume contains an original lithograph from Whistler entitled 'The Doctor- Portrait of my Brother', although unfortunately, this has been damaged by a tea spillage. Illustrated with twenty plates. Collated, complete. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, generally smart, with light marking to boards, including a damp stain to the front. Small tear to front joint. Front hinge is a touch strained, but holding firm. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with light cockling to pages and small tidemarks to the occasional page extremity, heavier to the front half of the work. Tide mark to majority of the plates, mainly just affecting the margins, although affecting most of the lithograph plate to page 29. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .