Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co. / London: George Bell and Sons. 1884. Reprint. Hardcover. Ninth edition. 12mo, green cloth, spine gilt. 214 pp + [2] pp ads. Presentation copy from George Augustus Sala to Charlotte Bouverie "C.B. from G.A.S. Jan 85" at head of title, and from Charlotte Bouverie to..... More
London: Constable and Co. Ltd., [1930]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue-green cloth titled and decorated in gilt. 264 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ΒΆ Collects poems SONGS OF CHILDHOOD, PEACOCK PIE and others, with twenty poems here first published. More
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London: Constable and Co Ltd., [1933]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front panel. 179 pp. Spine slightly tanned, a nearly fine copy in a slightly dusty dust jacket. A very nice copy. More
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Small octavo, original maroon buckram titled and ruled in gilt, top edges gilt. 144 pp. Pencil name on front endpaper, mild foxing, a very good bright copy. ΒΆ Poetry. Green and Gibson A23b. More
London: Elliot Sock, 62 Paternoster Row, E.C., No Date [Circa 1885]. First Printing of this Edition. Octavo, bound in full vellum, front & rear panels decorated in green, front panel lettered in gold, light brown floral endpapers. 31 unnumbered leaves, each text leaf delicately illustrated by Fenn; with a facsimile..... More
Johannesburg, South Africa: No Publisher (The author?). 1950. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth stamped in gold. 62 pp. 300 numbered copies printed of which this is copy #6. A very good clean copy; about fine. More
London: Printed for Cadell and Davies.... Etc, and Samuel Bagster, 1807. 12mo, bound in full tree-calf, spines ruled and with contrasting leather labels lettered in gilt. 122 of 124 volumes, bound two volumes to one (61 books); lacking Vols 117-118. Most volumes with one or two attractive portrait engravings. This..... More
London & Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press. No Date [circa 1915]. Full Leather. 16mo, small upright oblong format, 40 mm wide x 106 mm tall x 4 mm thick. Bound in the publisher's original limp suede with an inlaid border in blind, gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt. 60 pp..... More
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited, at St. martin's House. [1934]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original publisher's patterned grey cloth titled in mauve on front panel. 66 pp, frontispiece portrait of the author. This appears to be the publisher's file copy, with the "Ex Libris / The Macmillans of..... More
Victoria, BC: The Pharos Press. 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brick-red cloth titled in gilt. 250 copies printed of which this is one of 224 numbered copies signed by both poets and the illustrator. This copy is additionally signed by the author on the title..... More
Vancouver: Lazara Press. 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Broadside. First edition. Broadside. A poem written in Memory of William Martin Hoffer. 226 copies printed of which this is one of 200 offered for sale. A further 26 copies were lettered and signed by the author and were for private distribution..... More
Knotting, Bedfordshire: The Sceptre Press. 1975. First Edition, First Impression. Original Wraps. Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine. Unpaginated [8 pp]. Issued in a limited edition of 150 copies printed by Skelton's Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, the first 50 copies of which were numbered and signed. Although unnumbered this copy..... More
New York: John Lane. 1898. First American Edition. Vellum. First American Edition. Small octavo, bound in full vellum titled in black ink on front cover in an Old English script similar to the title page font, decorated endpapers. 43 pp. Vellum boards bowed, Fore-edges of binding trimmed, a very good..... More
Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited, No Date [1910]. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. First Canadian edition. Octavo, original purple cloth stamped in gold on front panel. [21] pp. Contemporary ink name and date in ink on front free endpaper, minor wear to the cloth at spine tips and corners, some..... More
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd., 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Original blue cloth, printed red label on spine titled in gold. [445] pp, Indexes to Titles and to First Lines at rear. Endpapers mildly browned, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, slightly tanned on the..... More
Manchester: Manchester Institute of Contemporary Arts, March, 1968. First Edition. 12mo, original printed wrappers, sewn at spine. [12] pp. Inscribed by the author to fellow poet J. Michael Yates on the inner front cover: "Mike from Robin / All the Best / R". Issued as MICA Poets No. 8. The..... More
London: Printed For Longman, Huest, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row. 1805. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small 12mo; bound in contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards, leather title label on spine lettered in gilt. 203 pp., binders blank & half title precede title leaf. Small heraldic device blindstamped to upper..... More
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head, over against Katharine-street in the Strand, 1719. Early Printing. 12mo, contemporary calf. [i-ix]; [blank]; [1], 2-420; frontispiece [engraved portrait by M. van der Grucht after Marshall].Decorative head-and tail-pieces throughout. The work is divided into seven books, each with it's own seperate title-page..... More
London: The Francis Thompson Society. 1967. First Edition, First Impression. Quarto, original blue boards, gilt titles on spine. 67 pp. issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, this being copy No. 110. This copy is inscribed in pen on the title page "Henry Williamson for R. Dalby Hallowe'en 1967";..... More
1 page, 4to. Dated 5 November 1965, return address Pension Eolo, Galilea, Mallorca, Spain. Approx 225 words. Signed in full "Ruthven Todd". To Mr. Whitton, about teaching creative writing: "Some of my pupils, notably Joe Langland and W.D. Snodgrass, have turned out to be good poets, but I am sure..... More
London: Ernest Benn Limited. 1927. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original tan paper covered boards, white cloth spine, paper label titled in red on spine. [127] pp. Limited Edition of 500 copies, printed on Van Gelder paper and signed by the author. Spare spine label laid in. Mild browning..... More
London: Ernest Benn Limited. 1927. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original black cloth, paper title label on spine. 123 pp. Limited Edition of 275 copies, printed on hand-made paper and signed by the author, this being copy No. 30. Bookplate of C.R. Leighton on front paste-down; mild browning to..... More