Children's fantasy, told in verse by the prolific author. Complete with colour map. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. No date but c. 1910. 12mo. Front hinge splitting and binding loosening. Rubbing to edges. Closed tears to folds of map. Content [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1954. 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...]
No date but c. 1890. Bittersweet poem telling the story of a widow. With chromolithographic illustrations. Decorated initials. All edges gilt. Bound with cord & ribbon. Mild toning to covers. Slight tearing to top and tail of spine. Mild occasional spo [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...]
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...]
Scarce children's book, containing an Alphabet with rhymes and 4 open-up poems. Illustrated throughout. Oblong 4to. Previous owner's name to cover. Rubbing and creasing to edges. Mild toning within. Good. [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...]
Poetry from the art and ballet critic, published by his own Beaumont Press. A charming collection of verse for children on various toys, from A to Z. With illustrations by Eileen Mayo. Ads to rear. Fore-edge rough cut. Rubbing to edges. Slight bowing to b [more...]
Charming perhaps special illustrated edition of Caldecott's 1884 picture book. No date but c. 1890. Chromolithographic images and text. Blue cloth with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Bevelled edges. Mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Toning within, oth [more...]
Scarce book of poetry by the 'Vicar of Wickhambrook, Suffolk'. Full leather. All edges gilt, marbled end-papers, inner and outer dentelles. 12mo. Previous owner's name to title page. Rubbing to edges. Spotting to front matter, mild tanning within, else c [more...]
No date but c. 1900. A nice example of german lithography. A collection of songs by the Scottish Poet and hymnodist. Beautifully illustrated throughout with chromolithographic plates and text. Beveled edges. All edges gilt. Some rubbing to edges, marking [more...]
Humour verse with striking colour illustrations. With 28 plates featuring an image an limerick beneath. small 4to. Backstrip is missing. Toning and marking to covers, rubbing to edges. Toning within, closed tear to one plate. Otherwise clean and sound. [more...]
Stylish illustration Käthe Kruse dolls in various scenes with verse by Rose Fyleman. oblong 4to. Colour illustrations. Rubbing to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Some toning to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [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 notable vers [more...]
No date but c. 1890. Nicely produced edition of Burns' enduring poem, with chromolithographic illustrated and decorated initials. oblong 12mo. Bound with cord with bow. Toning to covers and within, else clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Rare edition of Burns' poetry with a brief biography of the author and his letters to rear. Verse printed in double columns. Neatly rebound in a pattern green cloth. With A terrific large fold-out frontispiece and b/w illustrations. A small tear to foldout-w [more...]
Scarce, charming collection of verse describing the lives of children over the course of the year. With chromolithographic illustrations by Chitty throughout. 8vo. Rubbing to edges. Toning and marking to covers. Tanning to page edges but contents clean an [more...]
Scarce collections of lectures, given in 1852 in the Music Hall in belfast. Includes pieces on Byron, Keats, Southey etc. With extracts. Nicely bound in full leather divinity binding style. With blind-stamped decoration, beveled edges. Marbled end-papers. [more...]
Revised and updated version of Aytoun's collection of Scottish Ballads with brief introductions. Full leather with raise bands to spine. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles. Marbled end-papers. 12mo. Mild toning to spines. Small mark to top of spine of vol. [more...]
