Impressive decorative binding of Cowper's poems, with a memoir of the author plus b/w illustrations by Hugh Cameron. Decorative purple cloth with gilt design and terrific debossed gilt emblem to cover. Beveled edges. All edges gilt. Toning to spine. Mild [more...]
Pleasant Tauchnitz edition of selections from Morris' poems, including Sigurd the Volsung, Guenivere and parts of the Earthly Paradise among others. With a memoir by Hueffer. Sunning to spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to title [more...]
Nicely produced edition of Motion's second collection of poems. One of a run of 600 hardback editions. With decorated endpapers. Signed by the author on the title page. DJ has a small closed tear to top edge and a smudge to cover. Contents clean and tight [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...]
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 notable vers [more...]
First Kegan, Paul vellum edition of Tennyson's acclaimed verse requiem for a deceased friend. Containing of course, the line: 'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all'. Top edge gilt. Other edges uncut. Toning and mild creasing to [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1953. 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 popular song [more...]
No Date but c. 1880. Collection of charming verse for Children with chromolithographic illustrations by Charles Kendrick. Rubbing to edges with some fraying to joints. Front hinge split. Toning and spotting within. Fair. [more...]
Charming collection of French verse and song, with music, translated into English. With colour illustrations. With maps to end-papers. 4to. Mild rubbing to page edges. Light tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Splendidly and brightly coloured, illustrated collection of nursery rhymes by the well known artists and inventor, Kubasta. 4to. Rubbing and tearing to spine, rubbing to edges. Wear to front hinge. Mild toning within, else sound. Good overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Scott's collected poetical works. Including his ballads and verse from his novels. Red Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and p [more...]
No date but c. 1900. From the Moxon's Popular Poets series. Decorative cloth binding of Campbell's collected verse, including The Battle of the Baltic, Pleasures of Hope etc. Beveled edges, all edges gilt. Decorated end-papers. With frontispiece and b/w il [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of Virgil's epic poem. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With an introduction and b/w images by David Whitfield. An Appreciation of the autho [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of Homer's epic poem. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With an introduction and b/w illustrations by Janos Kass. An Appreciation of the auth [more...]
Charming compact volume of 17th century lyric poet Herrick's selected work on a romantic theme, including, of course, his 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'. With decorated initials and devices throughout. Full leather with an intricate blind-stamped des [more...]
Charming Oxford Miniature edition of Browning's selected poems, including pieces from Pippa Passes, Poems, Men and Women and more. Red leather with all edges gilt. Inner dentelles. Small 32mo. (110x75mm). Rubbing to edges, slight cracking to tail front hin [more...]
Nicely produced reprint/facsimile of the 1917 Irish Texts society edition, Vol. XIX, edited from the Book of Lismore and other manuscripts. No date but c. 1984. Gaelic and English text side by side. With copious notes. Green cloth with gilt decoration. som [more...]
Charming collection of verse on Brown Bears by the prolific Parkers. With sepia toned illustrations throughout. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1900. Rubbing to edges. cracking to hinges but binding sound. Some mild toning within but text-block generally clea [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Longfellow's poetical works. Including Hiawatha and the Courtship of Miles Standish etc. Blue Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to board [more...]
Collection of verse in German, with beautiful illustrations of anthropomorphic/fairy flowers. Oblong 4to. Toning to covers, mild shelf-wear and rubbing. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
