Beautifully produced retelling of the tale of Perseus, done into verse by Gordon with numerous colour illustrations and decorations by Spense. Recently skilfully reback with original boards laid down. No date but c. 1883. 4to. Some mild rubbing to edges. Co [more...]
No date but c, 1894. Charming chromolithographic edition of Weatherly's poem on the eponymous faithful couple. With colour illustrations by H. M. Paget. Bound with cord. Front and rear cover detached. Toning to page edges. Contents sound. Fair. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. From the Moxon's Popular Poets series. Decorative cloth binding of Cowper's collected verse, including Yardley-Oak etc. plus his translations. Beveled edges, all edges gilt. Decorated end-papers. With frontispiece and b/w illustrations [more...]
Beautifully presented anthology, ostensibly for children but pleasing to any reader, on a variety of themes. Including extracts from Shakespeare, Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Housman's Shropshire Lad and other poems including Thomas' Addlestrop, Speak of the [more...]
Exquisitely drawn and coloured collection of verse telling the story of a Child's day. Colour illustrations throughout. Oblong 4to. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Spotting within. Binding sound. Good. [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...]
Collection of verse and charming colour illustrations describing the various vegetables. Decorated end-papers. 8vo. Some light toning to spine, marking to covers. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Light spotting to fore-edge. Contents clean and tight [more...]
No date but c. 1920. From the little wonder books series. A tale of a an old man and his horse. Told in verse with 30 colour illustrations by G. E. Shepheard. Small 12mo. Mounted illustration to cover and illustrated end-papers. Rubbing to front joint with [more...]
Tenth edition. Full leather binding. Dark calf with gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. Rubbing to edges, cracking to joints. Mild spotting within. Previous owner's name to ffep and bookplate to front pastedown [more...]
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...]
Splendid edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with eight colour illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Printed over decorated pages. With Dust jacket with tipped in illustration. White cloth with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Fore edge uncut. 12mo. 127pp [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...]
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...]
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...]
Special limited edition half leather binding of the selected poems of Ronsard. Recueillies Sur Un Plan Nouveau Et Annotées Par Pierre de Nolhac. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is number 249. Text IN FRENCH. Edition limitee a mille exemplaires numero [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...]
