Young, Rev. Edward — Pre-Raffaellitism; or, a Popular Enquiry Into Some Newly-Asserted Principles Connected with the Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, and Revolution of Art

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857. first edition. Original publisher's pink cloth stamped in black ornate design. xv, 317 pp. with occasional bw illus. followd by [2] pp. ad for book, and 24 pp. publisher's ads. Errata slip bound in. A very readable copy of a very rare, early book on this topic, exceptions being noted above. Includes The Philosophy of Art, with several sections on the Turner Controversy; The Poetry of Art - truth, beauty, imagination; The Religion of Art; The Revolution of Art (heavy on architecture - radicalism, morals, polity, etc.). Esoteric stuff but great reading to understand the basis of the Pre-Raphaelites. Covers and page tops soiled, and spine/corners bumped. Otherwise good and free of marks. Tight but for one signature that has come loose (pp. 97-110).