London: G.G. Harrap & Co., 1912. De Luxe Parsifal Exquisite Pogany One of 525 Copies [POGANY, Willy, illustrator]. ROLLESTON, T.W. Parsifal or the Legend of the Holy Grail. Retold from Ancient Sources with Acknowledgment to the Parsifal of Richard Wagner by T.W. Rolleston. Presented by Willy Pogany London: Harrap, [1912]. Edition De Luxe..... 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 edition. One..... 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 (8 1/4..... 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: Printed for..... More
London: Macmillan and Co.,, 1920. A Rather Unusual Rivière Art-Deco Binding [RIVIÈRE and Son, Binders]. TENNYSON, Lord Alfred. Works of… London: Macmillan and Co., 1920. Complete edition. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 13/16; 182 x 122 mm.). viii, 900, [1, index], [1 imprint] pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Finely bound by Rivière..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1879. The First Book Both Written and Illustrated by Kate Greenaway GREENAWAY, Kate. Under the Window. Pictures & Rhymes for Children. Engraved & Printed by Edmund Evans. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1879]. First edition, first issue, without printer’s ornaments on both sides of “Edmund Evans” on..... 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.). [xii]..... 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 by Mark..... More
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1864. With an Original Tenniel Pencil Drawing and Tracing In An Elegant Binding By Rivière TENNIEL, John, et al, illustrators. WHITE, Rev. L.B. English Sacred Poetry of the Olden Time. Collected and Arranged by the Rev. L.B. White, M.A. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1864. First edition..... 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 with..... 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 by..... 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. 568. Quarto (11..... 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 1/8 x...... More
London: Published for the Author, 1823. Written While the Insane Author Was Living in a Gravel Pit [WILLIAMS, Charles, illustrator]. MITFORD, John. The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. A Poem, In Four Cantos, With Notes. The Third Edition. London: Published for the Author and sold by Sherwood, Neely and..... More
London: William Sams, 1823. Rarely Found in the Original Boards HEATH, William. The Life of a Soldier. A Narrative and Descriptive Poem. With Eighteen Engravings by William Heath.. London: William Sams, 1823. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 x 7 5/8 in; 268 x 195 mm). [8, incl. half-title], 150, [2, adv.]..... More
London: John Warren , 1821. The Humorous Trials of College Life In 26 Hand-Colored Etchings DAGLEY, Richard. Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian. A Poem. Illustrated by Twenty-Six Etchings, from Designs by R. Dagley. London: John Warren and G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1821. First edition. Octavo (9 1/4 x 5 5/8..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933. The Copy of Poet Percy MacKaye With an Original Drawing by Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. ROSSETTI, Christina. Goblin Market. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. [1933]. First trade edition, with a fine, three-quarter page original pen & ink drawing by..... More
London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Copy With Earliest Watermarks Complete With Half-Title CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox-Hunter, Bold, Frank, and Free." A Poem in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. First edition..... More
London: Printed for T. Payne and Son at the Mews-Gate, 1778. One of the Great Literary "Forgeries" [CHATTERTON, Thomas]. Poems, Supposed to Have Been Written at Bristol, by Thomas Rowley, and Others, in the Fifteenth Century. The Third Edition; to Which is Added an Appendix, Containing Some Observations Upon the Language..... More
London: Printed for the Nonesuch Press by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., Bungay, 1927. James Lever’s “Stitch in Time” [NONESUCH PRESS]. LAVER, James. A Stitch in Time; or Pride Prevents a Fall. London: Printed for the Nonesuch Press by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., Bungay, 1927. First edition. Limited to 1,525 copies..... More
London: Printed for G. Kearsley, at Johnson's Head, No. 46, Fleet Street, 1789. Satires With An Irresistible Mix of Coarseness and Genuine Good Humour The Scarce Suppressed Edition [WOLCOT, John]. PINDAR, Peter. Expostulatory Odes to a Great Duke, and a Little Lord. By Peter Pindar, Esquire. London: Printed for G. Kearsley..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1973. Poetry In Original Manuscript [CROFT, Peter John, editor]. Autograph Poetry in the English Language. Facsimiles of Original Manuscripts from the Fourteenth to the Twentieth Century. Compiled and Edited with an Introduction, Commentary and Transcripts by P. J. Croft. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1973]. First American..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1939. Posthumously Published Signed by the Author’s Mother HOLLAND, John. Song of a Boy. London: Privately Printed, 1939. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author’s mother on the front free endpaper: “To thank you for your/appreciation of my/son’s work./Phyllis Holland.” Small quarto. [2, blank], [6], 177, [1, blank] pp..... 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. 137. Quarto (10..... More
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