Very scarce collection of amusing tales told in verse, illustrated throughout by BART in colour. 4to. Some rubbing and bumping to edges. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Some light foxing to page edges and toning within, else clean and tight. Goo [more...]
Special limited edition of Masefield's collection of poetry. Featuring A letter from Pontus, an extended piece on Ovid's exile to Tomi. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 55. Quarter Vellum with decorative paper. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough [more...]
Terrific special Folio Society quarter leather edition featuring episodes from the Icelandic Sagas, selected, translated and edited by Magnus Magnusson. Includes The Saga of the Greenlanders; The Saga of Erik the Red; Hrafnkel's Saga; Njal's Saga and others. [more...]
Handsome edition of Betjeman's complete poetical works, with an introduction by Lord Birkenhead. red faux-leather covers with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Some mild shelf-wear. Contents bright and clean. Near fine. [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1965. 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...]
24 volumes bound as 8. Nice set of Chamber's miscellany 'containing a choice selection of interesting and instructive reading for the old and the young.' Featuring hundreds (thousands) of short stories, poems and articles on a variety of subjects. Rather di [more...]
Full leather prize binding done by Bickers and Son. Containing Tennyon's collected works, including Ulysses etc. Printed in double columns. Raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. Inner and outer dentelles. Marbled endpapers with matching marbling to pa [more...]
Leather binding of Rogers' poetical works. Full mottled leather with elaborate gilt decoration. With inner dentelles. marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. 32mo. Previous repairs to front joint. With original spine and front board reinforced. Rubbing and [more...]
Beautiful example of this collection of nursery rhymes with chromolithographic illustrations and design by Margaret Evans Price. Tall 4to. Light rubbing to spine. Occasional smalll toning/smudges within, nevertheless a very pleasing copy. Near fine. [more...]
Collection of verse and story, with colour illustrations throughout by May Smith. 4to. Wear to edges and toning to spine. Cracking to front hinge but binding holding, occasional toning/spotting within, Fair+ [more...]
Collection of humourous verse by Davis, illustrated throughout by Harry B. Neilson. With numerous b/w illustrations and colour frontispiece. 4to. Recently re-backed with original covers laid down, new end-papers. Bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clea [more...]
Handsome special edition of Gogarty's collected poems. Limited to 500 copies. Gogarty was a well known figure around Dublin and Trinity College in the early 20th century. He pursed his own literary career as well featuring in the memoirs of other Irish writ [more...]
Rather full leather binding done by Bumpus of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Printed in double columns. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt, inner dentelles. 8vo. Toning to spine and cove [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1957. 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...]
Nicely presented collection of verse retellings of new testament bible episodes. With colour plates throughout, decorated initials. All edges gilt. Beveled edges. 4to. Some mild rubbing to edges. Foxing within and mild offsetting from plates. Binding s [more...]
Handsome half leather binding of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Red half leather with marbled boards, matching marbling to page edges and end-papers. Printed in double columns. 8vo. Rubbing [more...]
Charming collection of nature themed poetry chosen from a wide variety of authors including Bryant, Wordsworth, Holmes, Lowell, Keats plus some lesser known poets. Interesting prize binding. Half leather with marbled boards and matching marbling to endpapers [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1959. 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...]
Early edition of verse by the scottish academic, published under a pseudonym. Contains the sonnet, True love. Handsome red cloth covers with gilt and blind stamped decoration with cartouche. Colour frontispiece. 32mo. Frontispiece is coming loose. Tanning t [more...]
Nicely bound and produced copy of Longfellow's poetical works. Including Hiawatha and the Courtship of Miles Standish etc. Full leather, tree calf binding, with raised bands and gilt decoration. Inner dentelles. Marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Printed [more...]
