London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. A collection of poems and short stories, full of humor Thirteen illustrations by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MERLE, William Henry. Odds and Ends. In Prose and Verse. By William Henry Merle, Esq. Illustrated by George Cruikshank from designs by..... More
London: Alfred Miller, 1830. The Tale of a Gentleman Wag by 'The Water Poet' Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, Robert. TAYLOR, John. Monsieur Tonson. By John Taylor. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. Second edition. London: Alfred Miller, 1830. Second edition with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 3..... More
[London] : Allan Bell and Co.,, 1836. Four Stories - Fifty Seven Woodcut Illustrations by George & Robert Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. CRUIKSHANK, Robert. Poetical Effusions, from Celebrated Authors. Illustrated with fifty-six engravings from original drawings, by Cruikshank. London: Allan Bell and Co., 1836. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/8 x...... More
London: William Sams, 1818. "To pensive minds, superior truths belong" With a Fine Engraved Frontispiece by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. FISHER, J.B. Poetical Rhapsodies. London, printed for the Author, and published by William Sams, 1818. First edition. Crown octavo (6 5/8 x 4 inches; 168 x 101 mm.). [iii-v]..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other." (Macbeth's Ambition) A Remarkable Survival HUMPHREYS, Henry Noel. SHAKESPEARE, William. Sentiments and Similes of William Shakespeare. A Classified Selection of..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1920. Harry Clarke Illustrates from Hilaire Belloc to William Butler Yeats Twelve superb color plates, Twelve tinted plates and twenty-two black and white Vignettes [CLARKE, Harry, illustrator]. [WALTERS, Lettice d’Oyly, compiler]. The Year’s at the Spring. An Anthology of Recent Poetry Compiled by..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1906. A Finely Bound Rubáyát of Omar Khayyám RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM. [RIVIERE, Binder]. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. The Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Rendered into English Verse. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1906. Fifth edition, later issue. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 /14 inches; 197 x...... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1898. “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" The Poems of William Shakespeare Handsomely Bound by Roger de Coverly & Sons SHAKESPEARE, William. (DE COVERLY, Roger & Sons, Binders). The Poems of Shakespeare. Edited with an introduction and notes by George Wyndham. London: Methuen and..... More
London: Chiswick Press for the Reed Pale Press, 1935. “No more let life divide what death can join together.” SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats. London: [Chiswick Press for the Reed Pale Press], 1935. Limited to 250 numbered copies printed on hand-made paper, of..... More
London : , 1912. A Truly Beautiful Illuminated Manuscript on Roman Vellum by Sidney Farnsworth Francis Thompson (possibly Jack the Ripper) Infamous Ode "The Hound of Heaven" Elegantly Bound by Rivière & Son FARNSWORTH, Sidney, scribe & illuminator. [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. THOMPSON, Francis. The Hound of Heaven. A Poem..... More
London: Privately printed at G. Polidori's…, 1847. A Fine Association Copy of Christina Rossetti's First Book Privately Printed by her Grandfather Inscribed by Christina Rossetti to her Aunt E.H. Polidori The Bibliographer Charles Plumtre Johnson's Copy ROSSETTI, Christina G. Verses by Christina G. Rossetti Dedicated to her Mother. London: Privately..... More
London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1873. First Edition of the Poet Laureate Robert Bridges First Collection of Poems In a Spectacular Zaehnsdorf 'Exhibition' Binding [BINDING]. ZAEHNSDORF, binders. BRIDGES, Robert. Poems by Robert Bridges Batchelor of Arts in the University of Oxford. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1873. First edition. Octavo (7 3/8..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. "Vedder's ‘Rubáiyát’ set the standard for the artist-designed book in America and England.” In a Superb Early Twentieth Century Inlaid Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [BINDING]. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. FITZGERALD, Edward, Translator and Editor. VEDDER, Elihu, Illustrator. KHAYYAM, Omar. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám..... More
London: Edward Moxon, 1854. "A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever: its Loveliness Increases; It will Never Pass into Nothingness" COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. KEATS, John. The Poetical Works of John Keats. With a Memoir by Richard Monckton Milnes. Illustrated by 120 designs, original and from the..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1942. A Finely Bound Rubaiyat Illustrated by Willy Pogany POGANY, Willy, illustrator. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrations by Willy Pogany. Philadelphia: David McKay Co., [1942]. Small folio (9 7/8 x 7 1/16 inches; 250 x 180 mm.). [127], [1, printers..... More
London: Robt. Riviére & Son., Ltd., 1928. An Exceptionally Fine Rivière Rubaiyat With Twelve Hand-Colored Illustrations by Gilbert James [RIVIÈRE & Son, binders]. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [Illustrated by Gilbert James]. London: Robt. Riviére & Son., Ltd., 1928. "This special edition of the Rubáiyát of..... More
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New York and London: Chiwick Press:- Charles Whittingham and Co,, [1900]. 'Paradise Lost' A Fine Extra-Illustrated Edition of the Poems of John Milton Finely Bound Almost Certainly by The Harcourt Bindery of Boston MILTON, John. [The Crown Edition of] The Poets of Great Britain. Extra Illustrated Copy of the Aldine..... More
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New York and London: Chiwick Press:- Charles Whittingham and Co,, [1900]. 'The Seasons' & 'Rule Britannia' A Fine Extra-Illustrated Poems of James Thomson Finely Bound Almost Certainly by The Harcourt Bindery of Boston THOMSON, James. [The Crown Edition of] The Poets of Great Britain. Extra Illustrated Copy of the Aldine..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. A Fine Fore-Edge Painting by Chicago Artist Lyman Young FORE-EDGE PAINTING. [YOUNG, Lyman, artist]. The Remains of Henry Kirke White, of Nottingham …with an account of his life by Robert Southey. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. With a fine..... More
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. A Fine Early Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, FORE-EDGE PAINTING. SCOTT, Walter. Miscellaneous Poems. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. With a fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, showing a stag with large antlers, standing between two cascading streams. In the background a...... More
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New York and London: Chiwick Press:- Charles Whittingham and Co,, [1900]. “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” A Fine Extra-Illustrated Set of The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley Finely Bound Almost Certainly by The Harcourt Bindery of Boston SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe..... More
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1912. A Spectacular 'Pointille' Binding from Rivière & Son During their Best Period RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900. Chosen & Edited by Arthur Quiller Couch. Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1912. Small octavo (6 9/16..... More
London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co., 1853. "A Rare Work. The frontispiece. which is executed in the manner of Henry Alken" From the Library of Fitz Eugene Dixon [ALKEN, Henry, in the style of]. [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretna-Green Bolt-a, or, Young Ladies' Man-ual..... More
London: Reeves & Turner, 1886. A Superb Early Sangorski & Sutcliffe Cosway-Style Binding COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Given from his own editions and other authentic sources. Collated with many manuscripts and with all editions of authority together with..... More
London: Printed for J. Sharpe, 1824. 'Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden' An Early-to-Mid Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Painting MILTON, John. Paradise Lost. [bound with] COLLINS, William. The Poetical Works. FORE-EDGE PAINTING. London: Printed for J. Sharpe, 1812 [i.e., 1824]. With an early to mid twentieth..... More
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