London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co., 1853. "O, my dearest Caroline! I am thine, you are mine; O, my dearest Caroline!" From the Library of The Duke of Gloucester [ALKEN, Henry, in the style of]. [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretna-Green Bolt-a, or, Young Ladies'..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. 'JS' Bound by 'AS' [BINDING]. STEPHENS, James. Green Branches. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. First American Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Octavo (8 3/16 x 5 11/16 inches; 208 x 145 mm.). 32 unnumbered leaves printed on one side only. Bound in 1922..... More
London: Macmillan and Co.,, 1900. An Elaborate Arts and Crafts Style Binding From The School of Douglas Cockerell With Two Hundred and Ninety-Two Onlaid Green Morocco Circles [BINDING]. SHAKESPEARE, Willliam. The Works of William Shakespeare. Edited by William George Clark and William Aldis Wright. London: Macmillan and Co., 1900. The..... More
London: Robt. Rivière & Son, 1910. Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Sensitive Plant Handsomely Bound by Rivière & Son [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The Sensitive Plant… London: Robt. Rivière & Son, 1910. Square sixteenmo (5 1/16 x 3 15/16 inches; 129 x 100 mm.). 46, [2, blank] pp..... More
London: Macmillan and Co.,, 1926. "History is a Cyclic Poem Written by Time Upon the Memories of Man" A Superb Example of Ramage's Remarkably Delicate, Careful, and Elaborate Gilt Work [RAMAGE, binder]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. Poems of Shelley. Selected and Arranged by Stopford A. Brooke. London: Macmillan and Co., 1926..... More
: Privately Reprinted, 1886. "Just like Love is yonder rose, Heavenly fragrance round it throws…" Luis de Camoens - Portugal's Greatest Poet A Wonderful Inlaid Binding by Charles Meunier [MEUNIER, Charles, binder]. CAMOENS. Luis de. Love Poems from the Portuguese of Luis de Camoens. By Lord Viscount Strangford. [London]: Privately..... More
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981. "A Monument of American Poetry" CRANE, Hart. The Bridge. A Poem… With an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley and Photographs by Richard Benson. New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited to 2,000 copies..... More
New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1919. First American Trade Edition RACKHAM, Arthur. Some British Ballads. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Dodd Mead & Co. n.d. [1919]. First American trade edition. Quarto (10 x 7 1/2 inches; 254 x 190 mm.). x, 170, [1, imprint], [1, blank] pp. Partially..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1918. Signed Limited Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, Illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this copy being no. 752)..... More
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1912. A Fine Collection of Old English Hunting Songs and Poems GRAHAM, Sir Reginald, compiler. Poems of the Chase. Collected and Recollected by Sir Reginald Graham, Bart. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1912. First edition. Small quarto (8 3/16 x 6 5/8 inches; 208 x 169 mm.)..... More
London : William Heinemann, 1918. First Trade Edition in the Original Printed Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. First trade edition. Octavo (9..... More
London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1919. “Never did Old Poems Appear so Gayly Bedecked than Some British Ballads…" RACKHAM, Arthur. Some British Ballads. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Constable & Co. Ltd, n.d. [1919]. Limited to 575 numbered and signed copies by the artist, this being copy no. 575. Quarto..... More
London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921. Amongst "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations" In the Scarce Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. First trade edition. Octavo (6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in;..... More
London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. Thomas Rowlandson’s “Dance of Life” [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The Dance of Life, A Poem, by the Author of “Doctor Syntax;” Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, by Thomas Rowlandson. London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. First edition. Octavo..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1877. Poems by Arthur Clough Florence Nightingale's Devoted Assistant CLOUGH, Arthur Hugh. Poems. With a Memoir. Fifth edition. London: Macmillan and Co., 1877. Octavo (6 1/2 x 4 7/16 inches; 166 x 113 mm.). xxiv, 350 pp. Contemporary full olive green morocco, covers with tripe-gilt rules..... More
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the University Press, Cambridge, 1954. John Milton’s “Masque of Comus”— the Last Book Illustrated by Edmund Dulac [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, The]. [DULAC, Edmund, Illustrator] MILTON, John. The Masque of Comus. The Poem by John Milton, with a Preface..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. "Wine, Women, and Song" In a Fine, Near Contemporary 'Exhibition' Binding by Zaehnsdorf [ZAEHNSDORF, binder]. SYMONDS, John Addington. Wine, Women, and Song. Mediaeval Latin Students' Songs. Now First Translated into English Verse. With an Essay by John Addington Symonds. London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. First..... More
London: F. Harvey, 1872. With a Frontispiece by Thackeray and Five Etchings by Cruikshank An Early Twentieth Century Geometric Binding by Rivière & Son FRASER, William, Sir. CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. Coila's Whispers. London: F. Harvey, 1872. Second Edition. No. 6 of fifty copies printed. Small quarto..... More
London: Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Diggins, 1813. In the Original Boards, Uncut With Twenty-One Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. Poetical Sketches of Scarborough: Illustrated by Twenty-One Engravings of Humourous Subjects, Coloured from original Designs, Made Upon the Spot by J. Green, and Etched by T. Rowlandson. London..... More
Boston & London: The Medici Society, 1925. "Nursery Rhymes Are Ever Green - The More Familiar, The More Beloved" TARRANT, Margaret. Rhymes of Old Times. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant. Boston & London: The Medici Society, [1925]. First American edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: 216 x 140 mm.)..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. KIPLING, Rudyard. A Song of the English. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, [n.d., 1909]. First American trade edition. Large quarto (10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 278 x 219 mm.). [64] leaves. Thirty..... More
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the University Press, Cambridge, 1954. John Milton’s “Masque of Comus”— the Last Book Illustrated by Edmund Dulac [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, The]. [DULAC, Edmund, Illustrator] MILTON, John. The Masque of Comus. The Poem by John Milton, with a Preface..... More
London: B. Crosby, 1803. So Scarce It's No Laughing Matter WOODWARD, George Moutard. Attempts at Humour, Poetical and Physiognomical. London: Printed for the Author; Published by B. Crosby and Co., 1803. First edition. Quarto (10 x 7 5/8 in; 253 x 193 mm). 27, [1, blank] pp. Eight hand-colored etchings..... More
London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921. Amongst "Rackham's Best Book Illustrations" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PHILLPOTTS, Eden. A Dish of Apples. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London & New York: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies (this copy being No. 398), numbered and signed..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. A Handsome Root & Son Binding Celebrating the Beauty of Elizabethan Poetry [ROOT & SON, binders]. LAMB, Charles. Specimens of English Dramatic Poets Who Lived About the Time of Shakespeare. With Notes. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. First edition. Octavo (7..... More
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