Engaging volume, edited by Ellis, of verse and engravings on the theme of travel and notable sights, including Rome, Pisa as well as notable mosques and churches. All edges gilt. 4to. Boards detached, some slight loss to spine. Some tanning to page edges, ot [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...]
Beautifully produced collection of verse about children and their lives. With colour and sepia toned lithographic plates throughout. 4to. quarter cloth, all edges gilt. No date but c. 1890. Mild toning to covers. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tigh [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...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1936. 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...]
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...]
Rather interesting and nice cloth binding of Arnold's poems, done to resemble a tree calf leather binding. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. With ribbon marker. Some mild rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [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...]
No date but c. 1870. Beautifully illustrated collection of verse for children. With chromolithographic and sepia toned illustrations throughout by R. Andre. Heavy rubbing to spine and edges. Binding holding. Contents clean. Fair+ [more...]
Handsome leather prize binding of the 'Globe' edition of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Red leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. Outer dentelles. Printed in do [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...]
No date but c. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Hemans' collected poetical works. Including Casabianca etc. Brown Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbling to boards and page edges. With b/w [more...]
Nicely bound edition containing the poetical works of american soldier and statesman John Hay, featuring his Pike Country Ballads, assimilating his experiences after the civil war. Half leather with marbled boards. Raised bands to spine. 12mo. Some rubbin [more...]
Collection of verse, short stories and articles, particularly descriptions of Spain and Gibraltar. With 24 (of 27) finely engraved plates including portraits and landscapes. Handsome leather binding with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. 8vo. Mild rubbing t [more...]
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. 1900. Nicely rebound, half-leather binding of Coleridge's collected poetical works. Including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and "Kubla Khan" etc. Red Half leather with raised bands and gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers and matching marbl [more...]
First edition from the Folio Society series of Shakespeare's complete plays. Illustrated with the designs for costumes and stages by Tanya Moiseiwitsch done for the Stratford Company's tour of Australia and New Zealand. With an introduction by Ivor Brown. [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...]
