Wonderful, illustrated ABC with delightfully absurd, animal themed verse. 4to. Some very slight shelf-wear to DJ. Contents crisp and clean. Very Good+ [more...]
Handsome Half leather binding of Goldsmith's works. Marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities and top of spine. Very sparse foxing to fore-edge. Binding tight and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Charming account of the various animals that appear in the Greek Anthology, describing what they meant to the ancient and classical greeks as well as their natural history. With b/w plates and decorated end-papers. DJ has small tears with slight loss to edge [more...]
Charming, illustrated edition of Stevenson's collection of poetry for children. With numerous colour illustrations by Peter Mabie. Rubbing and tearing with loss to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and binding holding. Good. [more...]
Collection of verse and lyrics on rural themes by the author of Danny Boy etc. featuring colour illustrations in chromolithograph by Linnie Watt and monotints by Ernest Wilson. Toning to covers. Rubbing to edges with splitting to joint. Front hinge splint [more...]
Affable account of Devonshire, with frequent diversions into related verse and stories. With decorated initials. Rubbing to edges. Fraying to top of spine. Previous owner's inscription to end-papers. Contents clean and sound. Good overall. [more...]
(excluding the eight dramas). Handsome cloth binding with blindstamped decoration to cover and gilt to spine. Tissue guarded frontisportrait. Toning to spine. Previous owner's name and bookplate to end-papers. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
No Date but c. 1900. Nicely produced collection of verse, with chromolithographic plates and further decoration in sepia tones. 12mo. Toning and light marking to covers. Mild spotting within. Binding sound and clean. Very good. [more...]
Red cloth with elaborate gilt design. Featuring b/w illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Beveled edges. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Some light rubbing to edges. Mild spotting to end-papers. Conents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Full leather binding of the collected works of the late 18th and 19th century Scottish poet who played a role in the creation of University College London. Includes The Pleasures of Hope. With a critical memoir by William Rossetti and b/w illustrations by Tho [more...]
No Date but c. 1900. Nicely produced collection of verse, with chromolithographic plates and further decoration in sepia tones. 12mo. Toning to covers and decorated end-papers. Mild spotting within. Binding sound and clean. Good+ [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...]
Poetry with a frontispiece by Ralph Steadman. Printed on lightly marbled papers. Limited edition, no. 91 of 100. Signed by Benson. Mild shelf-wear to covers. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Collection of verse for children, with stylish colour illustrations by Burroughs. Oblong 4to. Toning and rubbing to covers. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Mild spotting to end-papers and front matter, else clean. Good overall. [more...]
Fourteenth edition of the Scottish Poet Pollok's final and most successful work, a blank verse epic on a religious theme. Handsome full leather binding with Inner dentelles, and gilt decoration to cover. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Rubbing and bumping to e [more...]
Rakish little leather edition of Fitzgerald great translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Green leather with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Previous owner's copious notes to front matter up to half title. Rubbing to edges of spine with slight loss. [more...]
First printing From the Folio Society series of Shakespeare's complete plays. Illustrated with the designs of costumes by Audrey Cruddas and b/w images of decor and staging by Roger Furse. With an introduction by Laurence Olivier. Complete with Dust Jac [more...]
Beautifully illustrated account of Columbus' voyages told in verse illustrated throughout by Melrose with colour plates and b/w drawings around the text. Portion missing to front cover. Hinges, split. Tanning to page edges but text block sound. Poor/fair [more...]
Handsome produced edition of Riley's poem featuring his civil war Solider, Jim. With colour illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy with decorations by Bertha Stuart. Some very light shelf-wear. Tanning to page edges. Else clean and tight, Very good. [more...]
