Together with a life of the author. Small 32mo. [xliv] 216pp with one advertisement to rear. Mottled (acid treated/tree calf style) leather with gilt decoration. Engraved frontispiece. outer dentelles. Rubbing to covers and spine. Contents clean within, [more...]
Attractive quarter vellum binding of Gordon's poetry with art-deco style gilt decoration to spine. With a short biography of the Australian poet. Top edge gilt. Gilt crest to cover. small 8vo. (190x130mm). Some toning and fading to spine. Light marking to c [more...]
Nicely produced Irish Texts society edition, Vol. L. Gaelic and English text side by side. With copious notes. Green cloth with gilt decoration. some foxing to top edge. Sunning to spine and toning to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good [more...]
From the My Travelship series. Collection of Japanese verse from a variety of sources. Illustrated throughout in colour by Sturges. Illustrated end-papers. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Mild tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
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...]
Beautifully illustrated and produced collection of delicate verse. Featuring chromolithographic plates blue/white china style decorations. No date but c. 1900. Decorated end-papers. Rubbing to edges and covers. Mild offsetting within, else clean and tight. [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1966. 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...]
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...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1962. 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 collection of verse port [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...]
Nicely done deluxe leather binding of Tennyson's selected works, including Ulysses, Morte D'Arthur and The Lady of Shalot. With decorative devices throughout. Red leather with raised bands to spine, Gilt monogram of Tennyson to cover. All edges gilt. Mar [more...]
Beautifully illustrated Castell chromolithographic edition of Thorpe's 1887 ballad. No date but c. 1900. Previous owner's neat plate to front pastedown. Rubbing to edges. Binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Handsome full leather prize binding of Milton's works. Illustrated by tissue guarded frontispiece plus engraved plates. Includes all of Milton poetry including paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. With raised bands and gilt decoration to s [more...]
Horace's works with substantial notes and annotations by Doring. Rebound in neat blue cloth. Verse and notes in Latin. Engraved frontisportrait and title page. Slight occasional spotting within. Mild tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good [more...]
Handsome half-leather binding of Wordsworth's collected poems, including I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud etc. Arranged by date of composition with publication date in contents. Printed in double columns. Red half leather with gilt decoration to spine. Matchin [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...]
Collection of verse by the popular edwardian poet. Fine binding done by Bumpus. Full leather with raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Inner dentelles. 8vo. Toning to spine. Rubbing to joints. Small scratches to spine. Tanning and spotting to page ed [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...]
