Le Livre du Bibliophile, G & R. Briffaut Editeurs 1923
Special, limited edition of Ovid's Art of Love, with the Latin text and a French translation by Lievre. With 23 tissue guarded engraved plates and frontisplates in colour by Andre Lambert. Limited to 500 copies in total, this being one of 50 that contain the [more...]
Bröderna Lagerström Boktryckare; Daniel Fallstrom Fonden 1920
Fascinating volume featuring early photographs of Stockholm by the acclaimed photographer Goodman. Accompanied by relevant poetry and prose by a variety of contributers in Swedish, plus music with lyrics by Fallstrom. Published in aid of the Daniel Fallstrom [more...]
Glorious limited Special Folio Society edition of the Rubiayat, done to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Edward Fitzgerald's enduring translation of 1859. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 430. Featuring all new colou [more...]
Ambitiously produced edition of Milton's epic poem, begun by the Richter brothers in 1794 but completed and published in 1796. With twelve splendid engraved plates and twelve engraved headpieces done by Henry James Richter to accompany each book of Paradise L [more...]
'A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the greeks and romans. The High opinion which the great men of antiquity had of it, its connection to poetry and philosophy and the use that may b [more...]
Collection of verse by bright young thing Sir Brian Kenneth "Napper" Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough. A controversial, dissolute figure who was frequently in trouble with the law. Quarter cloth with hedonistic illustration to cover. b/w illustrati [more...]
Scarce and charming tale by the Parker sisters (?) describing a play/pantomime of Cinderella being performed by animals at London Zoo. Illustrated, as always by Nancy Parker with b/w drawings within the text and complete with 16 lavish colour plates. This be [more...]
Early collected works of Lord Byron. Prior to Don Juan but including The Childe Harold's pilgrimmage, The Giaour, The Siege of Corinth, The Corsair, The Bride of Abydos, Manfred, Hebrew Melodies and others. Contemporary Half leather binding with lyre motif t [more...]
Scarce translation of the Rubaiyat done by Johnson, from the Lucknow manuscript. Contains 762 quatrains done in a poetic, rhyming style similar to Fitzgerald but aiming to accurately convey the original meaning. It was common to attribute such quatrains to [more...]
Illustrated collection of verse on warring cats and dogs by the prolific Parkers. With chromolithographic plates and sepia toned illustrations. One of the Parkers' best works. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1910. Most of backstrip missing. Rubbing to edges. [more...]
First edition of Douglas' satirical poem, poking fun at the Victorian aristocracy and social mores. With colour illustrations by Tony Ludovici. The Son of the infamous Marquess of Queensberry, Douglas is best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. Thi [more...]
Neat set of Shakespeare's complete works in a small compact but not quite miniature format. Full leather bindings, all edges gilt. Each volume with several b/w illustrations. Complete with original silk lined, padded box with contents printed onto silk bene [more...]
Elegantly bound edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and shorter poems/songs. Published and bound by Hatchards in their customary style. Full red leather with raised bands. Gilt rules to inner and outer edges. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges uncut. 12mo [more...]
Handsomely bound edition of Moore's works, 'as collected by himself' with Moore's insightful introduction to each volume and its contents. Including Odes of Anacreon, Juvenalia, Poems of America, Lalla Rookh etc. Full leather with gilt decoration to spine wi [more...]
Splendid full leather binding of Masefield's popular narrative poem describing the antics of a vulpine trickster. With b/w and colour illustrations by G. D. Armour. Rebound by Best and Co. Full polished leather with fox head gilt decoration to spine. Raise [more...]
The collected poetical works of Lord Byron, complete in one volume, including The Childe Harold's pilgrimmage, Don Juan etc. Printed in double columns. Handsomely bound in full polished calf leather, with raised bands with gilt and blind-stampped decoration [more...]
Impressive leather binding of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Illustrated with b/w etching by John Jellicoe and Herbert Railton. Bound by Riviere and Son in red leather with raised bands to spi [more...]
No date but c. 1891. Collection of Flower themed poetry, with illustrations by Firmin Bouisset in colour and sepia tone. Half cloth covers with floral decoration. Oblong 4to. Rubbing to edges with slight fraying to cloth. Toning to covers. Preface loose [more...]
Charming special edition of Shakespeare's Works, bound in publisher's lambskin with decorative floral design to spines. With introductory essays and glossary. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Frontis-portraits. Small 8vo. (185x135mm) light marking and scratch [more...]
First collected edition of Rossetti's works, including his original verse, sonnets, prose pieces and his significant works of translations, including 'Dante and his Circle', which features Dante Alighieri's La Vita Nuova plus sonnets and many works by his peer [more...]
