No date but c. 1890. Nicely produced collection of religious verse, with chromolithographic illustrations throughout. Illustrated and embossed cover. Oblong 12mo. Marking and creasing to covers. Toning within, else clean and sound. Good overall. [more...]
Collection of humorous verse about WWI and specifically the YMCA, who provided support to the army and war effort both at home and at the front lines. With numerous colour illustrations by Joyce Dennys. No date but c. 1917. Printed on khaki coloured paper. [more...]
Neat leather prize binding of Swinburne's selected poems. Half leather with marbled end-papers. Harrow crest in gilt to cover and non inscribed prize plate to front pastedown. Toning to spine. Mild tanning to page edges, else clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
No date but c. 1895. Beautifully presented edition of Longfellow's poem. With lithographic text and illustrations, including colour plates. beveled edges. All edges gilt. patterned end-papers. 4to. Sunning to spine. Tear to top of spine. Rubbing to ed [more...]
Handsome edition of Shelley's poetry edited by Edward Dowden. Green half leather binding, with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. Some mild rubbing and scratching to leather. Faint spotting and toning within, else clean and tight. Good [more...]
Hefty, impressive edition of Scott's collect poetical works, including verse from his novels. Complete in one volume. Printed in double columns, illustrated with numerous b/w engravings plus frontipiece and engraved title page. Full leather with beveled edge [more...]
No date but c. 1940. Charming volume of traditional proverbs, expanded with verse by Chapman and illustrated in colour by Grace H. May. Oblong 12mo. Rubbing and splitting to spine. Toning and marking to covers, tanning within, else clean. Binding holding. [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1939. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of Mrs. Beeton [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1961. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche Gibert and Sull [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Lowell's poetical works. Including A Fable for Critics etc. With b/w illustrations. Blue Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards an [more...]
Nicely produced reprint/facsimile of the 1939 Irish Texts society edition, Vol. XXXVIII. No date but c. 1984. Gaelic and English text side by side. With copious notes. Green cloth with gilt decoration. some foxing to page edge. Contents clean and tight. V [more...]
Handsome leather binding of Gostwick's overview of German Literature. Red leather with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. 8vo. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rubbing to edges. Light spotting to front matter. [more...]
Collection of humorous verse about WWI and specifically the work of women taking on traditionally male roles. With numerous colour illustrations by Joyce Dennys. No date but c. 1917. Printed on khaki coloured paper. Rubbing to edges, toning/marking to cove [more...]
Collection of verse for children, including nursery rhymes. Generously illustrated throughout by Blanche Fisher Wright in colour. 4to. Heavy rubbing to edges, marking to covers. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Mild spotting within, binding sound. G [more...]
Oxford At the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press 1902
Half Vellum edition of Quiller Couch's popular collection of english verse from Chaucer and anonymous poets of the 13th century to Kipling and his contemporaries. With gilt decoration to spine. Marbled paper to boards and end-papers. Top edge gilt. Toning [more...]
Pleasant, scarce illustrated edition of Stevenson's collection of poetry for children. With numerous colour and b/w illustrations by Eulalie Minfred Banks. Lacks DJ but with a protective jacket. Some light shelf-wear to spine. Contents bright and clean. [more...]
Humourous poems describing children from all over the world. With 30 colour plates. Quarter cloth. Oblong 4to. Heavy rubbing, toning and spotting to edges of covers. Tanning and spotting to page edges and within. Binding sound. Fair/ [more...]
Pleasant collection of verse to accompany the months and seasons of the year. Illustrated and decorated by the author with b/w images and colour plates. All edges gilt, decorated end-papers. square 4to. No date but c. 1882. Spine is toned with rubbing and [more...]
Pleasant collection of verse to accompany the months and seasons of the year. Illustrated and decorated by the author with b/w images and colour plates. All edges gilt, decorated end-papers. square 4to. Decorative cloth, beveled edges. No date but c. 1882. [more...]
