No date but c. 1900. From the Moxon's Popular Poets series. Decorative cloth binding of Pope's collected verse, including The Dunciad, The Rape of the Lock etc. Plus some of his translations (excluding the Iliad & Odyssey). Beveled edges, all edges gilt. Dec [more...]
Illustrated Christian themed novel, framed around several lectures on Biblical events and themes. With b/w illustrations and decorated initials. 8vo. Light tanning within, binding tight. Good+ [more...]
Tremendous Folio Society edition of Carroll's nonsensical poem, featuring lavish b/w illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. Pictorial cloth covers. Complete with slipcase. Spine is sunned, as is common, and slipcase has some shelf-wear and marking. Mil [more...]
First English translation of Nekrassov's epic poem, appearing between 1866 and 1877, in which several peasants journey across Russia seeking a happy person. Mild shelf-wear. Previous owner's name blind-stamped to ffep. Mild marking to page edges. Contents c [more...]
Handsome but worn volume of Swinburne's selected poems. Decorated cloth covers are creased, Spine is sunned and marked. Contents clean and binding sound. Good overall. [more...]
A detailed study of Tennyson's work. Leather bindings with gilt decoration to spine. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to edges, Toning to spine and covers. Contents clean and bindings sound. Good. [more...]
Fascinating volume featuring various forms of literature, including excerpts from novels, poetry, short stories, Newspaper articles, surveys and more, that tell the story of Hungary's political development from Nazi occupation up to 1965. With numerous b/w im [more...]
Study of Chaucer's work through the lens of his life and travels, with many extracts of his verse. Light rubbing to edges. Foxing to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Otherwise clean and sound. Good. [more...]
The collected poetic works to Thomas Moore in English and in Russian. Decorative cloth boards with decorated endpapers. Complete with dustjacket. Some minor shelf-wear. Very good condition overall [more...]
From the The Annotated Edition Of The English Poets series. In publisher's original cloth binding. Advertisements to rear of each volume. Some marking to covers. Foxing to page edge. But bindings tight and text-block clean. Good overall. [more...]
Literary magazine featuring poetry and short stories, including Florence Warden's The Secret of Princess Paul. With advertisements to front and rear. Paper covers are rubbed and cracked around spine. Rear cover detached and in two pieces but complete. Conten [more...]
Pleasant illustrated biography of Tennyson, poet laureate, Blue pictorial covers. Tissue guarded frontisportrait, numerous b/w decorations and illustrations within. No date, but c. 1910. Previous owner's name to end-papers. Spine sunned and rubbed. Covers [more...]
Comprehensive survery of English poetry from the 16th century to the present day, from Spenser to Seamus Heaney. Nice quarter faux-leather binding. Some mild shelf-wear. Else clean and prim. Near fine, [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. backstrip mainly missing. Bumping to edges. Previous owner's t [more...]
Nicely produced facsimile of the naturalist's 1906 diary, Colour illustrations throughout. Third impression, in the year of the first. No DJ. Quarter cloth. Some mild shelf-wear. Previous owner's inscription to half-title. Contents clean and prim. Good+ [more...]
Handsome 16mo. leather edition of Stevenson's first collection of essays. Fine paper edition. Red leather covers with gilt titling and design. All edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Rubbing to extremities, top of spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front [more...]
Economic wartime edition of Edward Lear's nonsensical verse. With copious b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Bright and clean. Very good condition. A nice copy. [more...]
