Le Livre du Bibliophile, G & R. Briffaut Editeurs 1923
Special, limited edition of Ovid's Art of Love, with the Latin text and a French translation by Lievre. With 23 tissue guarded engraved plates and frontisplates in colour by Andre Lambert. Limited to 500 copies in total, this being one of 50 that contain the [more...]
Bröderna Lagerström Boktryckare; Daniel Fallstrom Fonden 1920
Fascinating volume featuring early photographs of Stockholm by the acclaimed photographer Goodman. Accompanied by relevant poetry and prose by a variety of contributers in Swedish, plus music with lyrics by Fallstrom. Published in aid of the Daniel Fallstrom [more...]
Ambitiously produced edition of Milton's epic poem, begun by the Richter brothers in 1794 but completed and published in 1796. With twelve splendid engraved plates and twelve engraved headpieces done by Henry James Richter to accompany each book of Paradise L [more...]
'A treatise on ancient painting, containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the greeks and romans. The High opinion which the great men of antiquity had of it, its connection to poetry and philosophy and the use that may b [more...]
Collection of verse by bright young thing Sir Brian Kenneth "Napper" Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough. A controversial, dissolute figure who was frequently in trouble with the law. Quarter cloth with hedonistic illustration to cover. b/w illustrati [more...]
Scarce and charming tale by the Parker sisters (?) describing a play/pantomime of Cinderella being performed by animals at London Zoo. Illustrated, as always by Nancy Parker with b/w drawings within the text and complete with 16 lavish colour plates. This be [more...]
Handsome leather bound selection of Kipling's work, featuring almost all his key works prior to 1899. All reprints published by Macmillan unless otherwise stated. Contains The Jungle Book (1899); The Second Jungle Book (1899); The Naulahka (William Heinemann [more...]
Scarce translation of the Rubaiyat done by Johnson, from the Lucknow manuscript. Contains 762 quatrains done in a poetic, rhyming style similar to Fitzgerald but aiming to accurately convey the original meaning. It was common to attribute such quatrains to [more...]
Illustrated collection of verse on warring cats and dogs by the prolific Parkers. With chromolithographic plates and sepia toned illustrations. One of the Parkers' best works. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1910. Most of backstrip missing. Rubbing to edges. [more...]
Neat set of Shakespeare's complete works in a small compact but not quite miniature format. Full leather bindings, all edges gilt. Each volume with several b/w illustrations. Complete with original silk lined, padded box with contents printed onto silk bene [more...]
Elegantly bound edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets and shorter poems/songs. Published and bound by Hatchards in their customary style. Full red leather with raised bands. Gilt rules to inner and outer edges. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges uncut. 12mo [more...]
Handsomely bound edition of Quarles' massively influential and enduring 1634 emblem book. Comprising of 60 'emblems' over five books which feature newly engraved versions of the original allegorical pictures along with Quarles' verse paraphrasing the related [more...]
Handsomely bound edition of Moore's works, 'as collected by himself' with Moore's insightful introduction to each volume and its contents. Including Odes of Anacreon, Juvenalia, Poems of America, Lalla Rookh etc. Full leather with gilt decoration to spine wi [more...]
Splendid full leather binding of Masefield's popular narrative poem describing the antics of a vulpine trickster. With b/w and colour illustrations by G. D. Armour. Rebound by Best and Co. Full polished leather with fox head gilt decoration to spine. Raise [more...]
Impressive leather binding of Tennyson's works, including Ulysses, English Idylls, Idylls of the King as well as his Juvenalia. Illustrated with b/w etching by John Jellicoe and Herbert Railton. Bound by Riviere and Son in red leather with raised bands to spi [more...]
Charming special edition of Shakespeare's Works, bound in publisher's lambskin with decorative floral design to spines. With introductory essays and glossary. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Frontis-portraits. Small 8vo. (185x135mm) light marking and scratch [more...]
Beautifully produced retellings of Shakespeare's play in verse, by Valentine. Includes The Merchant of Venice, A Winter's Tale, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew. Sepia toned chromolithographic illustrations throughout plus colour plates done by R. And [more...]
Striking illustrated edition of Swinburne's selected works, including A Ballad of Death, Sapphics and his translations of Francois Villon. With10 b/w illustrations by Harry Clark and an introduction by Humbert Wolfe. Bound in purple cloth with gilt decoratio [more...]
Selection of 40 memorable quotes and lines from Shakespeare's work, each illustrated in colour by Walter Crane. With an illustrated title page. This work was dedicated to the countess of Warwick, whose Garden had inspired Crane and is signed by the Countess [more...]
Scarce, Elegant guide to painting for children, in which they are encouraged to mix paints and colour in the blank copy of the colour illustration for each letter of the alphabet. With verse by Thorley. QUarter cloth. No date but c. 1923. 4to. Mild rubbin [more...]
