Selection of 40 memorable quotes and lines from Shakespeare's work, each illustrated in colour by Walter Crane. With an illustrated title page. This work was dedicated to the countess of Warwick, whose Garden had inspired Crane and is signed by the Countess [more...]
Revised and enlarged edition of this collection of verse, selected by the prominent bibliophile. Including poems by Wordsworth, Cowper, Swift, Byron, Keats, Hood etc. plus numerous lesser known authors. Handsome full leather binding, polished calf. Raised b [more...]
No date but c. 1910. Children's story concerning the day of three Dutch girls, with several pictures duplicated without colour on the facing page for readers to complete. With verse by Chapman and illustrations by Parkinson. Oblong 4to. Previous owner's [more...]
Nicely bound seventh edition of Congreve works, including his plays ( The Old Bachelor, The Double Dealer, Love for Love, The Mourning Bride, The Way of the World, The Judgement of Paris, Semele) as well as his poems. With a life of the author. Engraved fr [more...]
Beautifully produced retellings of Shakespeare's play in verse, by Valentine. Includes The Merchant of Venice, A Winter's Tale, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew. Sepia toned chromolithographic illustrations throughout plus colour plates done by R. And [more...]
Handsome fine leather binding of Scott's epic historical poem concerning the Battle of Flodden Field. Featuring photographic plates. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine and covers. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Inner and outer dentelles. Marbled end-paper [more...]
Rather nice divinity style leather binding of Percy's famous collection of old Ballads, poetry and songs culled from a variety of sources including Pepys' Library and the mysterious Percy Folio. First published in 1765. Full leather with elaborate blind-stamp [more...]
Impressive special quarter leather Folio Society edition of Langland's c.1377 religious allegory, written in verse. With the original middle english here, alongside a translation by E. Talbot Donaldson, edited by Elizabeth Robertson and Stephen H. A. Shepherd [more...]
First edition of de la Mare's popular book of Children's poetry, generously illustrated in colour by Harold Jones. Full page chromolithographic images and text. DJ has tears with slight loss. Similarly pictorial covers are slightly rubbed to edges. Content [more...]
'From Paintings by Eminent Artists, executed expressly for the Work. Engraved by, or under immediate Supervision of Mr. Edward Finden. With a Memoir of the Poet, and descriptive Letterpress.' Collection of engravings of characters from Thomas Moore's works, i [more...]
Handsome, divinity style binding of Scott's poetry, containing his ballads, poetical works and poetry appearing in his novels. With b/w illustrations. Engraved title page (dated 1857) and frontisportrait. All edges gilt with gauffered pattern. Beveled edges [more...]
The first six volumes of the Tauchnitz copyright edition of Tennyson's collected works (bound as three[two subsequent volumes were published in 1872]). Including The Idylls of the King, Maud, Ulysses, In Memorandum, Enoch Arden, The Holy Grail and poems. Hal [more...]
Scarce. No date but c. 1915. Charming collection of verse tales concerning cats and dogs. With colour illustrations and further illustrations within the text which is printed with multicolour/rainbow gradient ink. Beveled edges. 4to. Rubbing to edges a [more...]
Splendid edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with eight colour illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Printed over decorated pages. With Dust jacket with tipped in illustration. White cloth with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Fore edge uncut. 12mo. 127pp [more...]
Special limited edition half leather binding of the selected poems of Ronsard. Recueillies Sur Un Plan Nouveau Et Annotées Par Pierre de Nolhac. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is number 249. Text IN FRENCH. Edition limitee a mille exemplaires numero [more...]
The collected works of Calverley with a biographical notice by Walter Joseph Sendall, his contemporary at Cambridge. Contains the popular poems Beer and an Ode to Tobacco. Splendid half leather binding done by Hatchards. With gilt decoration to spine. Top e [more...]
Neat quarter leather binding of the Everyman edition of Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, plus his poems. Reprinted editions from 1929, 1931 and 1932. Blue leather with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. 12mo. Rubbing to leather at top [more...]
Collection of Children's verse on a variety of themes by the Australian Poet. Complete wit 8 stylish colour plates by Mela Koehler Broman, plus 9 b/w illustrations and decorations. Quarter cloth with decorative paper. 8vo. Previous owner's inscription to f [more...]
'Printed from the original editions with a life of the author by A. Chalmers'. Handsome full leather binding of Milton's works, done by Bickers and son. Tissue guarded frontisportrait of the author. Decorated initials and devices throughout. Red leather wit [more...]
Elegant tree-calf, leather binding of Austin's appreciation of the poetry of his peers, written in 1870 prior to becoming his becoming Poet Laureate in 1896. Contains essays on Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Algernon Swinburne and more. With raised b [more...]
