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WHILE THE FATES ALLOW

WHILE THE FATES ALLOW

by Anderson, John Redwood

Beckenham: The Bee & Blackthorn Press, 1962. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the half-titla page "For James Turner with all friendly good wishes from J. Redwood Anderson...9th August, 1962." 81 pages. Cream buckram binding very good with minimal wear. Contents good and tight, patterned end papers, some foxing mostly to the edges of some pages. A good/very good signed copy. (Remains of dust jacket loosely inserted).
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$14.97
CHERRY OF ZENNOR A Cornish Folk-lore Poem by the late A. Trevosso Hocking

CHERRY OF ZENNOR A Cornish Folk-lore Poem by the late A. Trevosso Hocking

by Hocking, Trevosso

Truro: A. W. Jordan, 1937. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo (12 x 18.5 cm). 16 pages. Printed card wrappers. Very good with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, staples slightly rusty. A fine copy..
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$12.47
THE HORSE EATERS. Poems and Satires

THE HORSE EATERS. Poems and Satires

by Austin Clarke

Dublin: The Bridge Press, 1960. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo. 32 pages. Original hardback binding, fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine tight copy of this limited edition of which only 200 were printed..
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$37.42
BEETHOVEN and other Poems

BEETHOVEN and other Poems

by Swabey, Maurice

London: P. R. MacMillan, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Royal 8vo. 54 pages. Original dust jacket good, with some general wear and rubbing to edges, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, slight spotting/browning to end papers, no inscriptions. A very good copy with a good dust jacket..
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$39.91
POETIC TALES FROM ST. KILDA

POETIC TALES FROM ST. KILDA

by Demet, Colin

Isle of Lewis: Wordcatcher P[ublications, 2006. Book. Illus. by Abbreviated. As New. Paperback. 1st Edition. 8vo. 173 pages; a few b/w illustrations. Covers as new. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. An as new copy that has been stored in paper wraps from new..
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$18.71
THE UNDYING ONE AND OTHER POEMS

THE UNDYING ONE AND OTHER POEMS

by Norton, the Honble Mrs

London: Henry Colburn, 1830. Book. Very Good. Full Leather. Second Edition. 8vo. (second edition but same year as the first) pp. viii, 272. Contemporary full green calf binding with raised bands to the spine and gilt rules, red title label (slightly chipped), wide gilt dentelles; all edges gilt; binding with a little general wear and rubbing, lightly chipped to the head of the spine, slight fading to top edges and spine. Contents clean and tight, original pink end papers, with neat 'copperplate'... Read more about this item
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$102.27
GOLDSMITH'S WORKS FORMING PART OF COOKE'S POCKET EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE WORKS OF SELECT BRITISH POETS OR ENTERTAINING POETICAL LIBRARY.

GOLDSMITH'S WORKS FORMING PART OF COOKE'S POCKET EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE WORKS OF SELECT BRITISH POETS OR ENTERTAINING POETICAL LIBRARY.

by Goldsmith, Oliver

London: C. Cooke, 1795. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo (9 x 15cm). pp. xxiv, 67, [1], engraved frontispiece plate and engraved title page both dated 1795. Contemporary or slightly later half calf binding with marbled boards, good with a little general wear and rubbing, leather chipped to head/tail of the spine and label missing. It remains firmly bound. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, short tear to gutter of last page. A very good copy..
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$31.18
WORKS OF MRS. BROWNING - POEMS, ESSAYS ON THE GREEK CHRISTIAN POETS COMPLETE IN FIVE VOLUMES

WORKS OF MRS. BROWNING - POEMS, ESSAYS ON THE GREEK CHRISTIAN POETS COMPLETE IN FIVE VOLUMES

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

New York: James Miller, 1866. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Last London Edition. 8vo. Complete in five volumes - WORKS OF MRS. BROWNING - POEMS, ESSAYS ON THE GREEK CHRISTIAN POETS. Attractive half leather binding with matching marble boards and endpapers. Gilt detailing to the spines with title labels, a little general wear (Please see images.) Contents clean and tight, simple name and New Orleans 1886 to each reverse of the front free endpaper, a little foxing to first and last few papges foxing, all... Read more about this item
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$155.90
THE BIRDS OF SCOTLAND, With Other Poems

THE BIRDS OF SCOTLAND, With Other Poems

by Grahame, James

London & Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and William Blackwood, 1806. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. Pp. 248. Bound in later pebbled plum cloth with title label to spine taken from original binding, very good. Contents good, no inscriptions, a little foxing along the gutter edge of the title page, top edge dust marked. A very good copy..
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$49.89
CRADLE SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES

CRADLE SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES

by Rhys, Grace

London: Walter Scott, Limited, 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xxiii, 275; b/w frontispiece with tissue guard Original green cloth hardback binding with gilt lettering and extensive decoration to spine and front board; gilt bright. Contents clean and tight, end papers lightly toned and marked, name and date of 1894 to the front free endpaper, top edges gilt. A very good copy.Includes a "new books" advertising slip from Walter Scott..
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$31.18
POETICAL WORKS AND REMAINSOF HENRY KIRKE WHITE WITH LIFE BY R. SOUTHEY

POETICAL WORKS AND REMAINSOF HENRY KIRKE WHITE WITH LIFE BY R. SOUTHEY

by Henry Kirke White and R. Southey

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1860. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp xivil 340, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, several other engraved illustrations. A highly decorative binding, full leather with gilt decoration and lettering to the spine and front board, all edges gilt. Binding very good, sound with just a little handling wear. Contents clean and tight, some foxing and toning internally, generally clean. A handsome item..
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$87.30
TRAVELLING LIGHT. Waterloo Samplers No. 12

TRAVELLING LIGHT. Waterloo Samplers No. 12

by Norman Buller

Waterloo Press, 2005. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Signed by the author on the inside cover, 42 pages. Covers fine, with original clear removable sleeve. Contents clean and tight. A fine copy, clean and bright..
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$11.22
THE RING AND THE BOOK In Three Volumes [Complete - Fine 'Arts & Crafts' Bindings]

THE RING AND THE BOOK In Three Volumes [Complete - Fine 'Arts & Crafts' Bindings]

by Browning, Robert

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. 12mo (12 x 18cm). Complete three volume set; frontispiece plates to the first and third volume. Superb half brown crushed morocco binding by Hatchards of Piccadilly in an Arts & Crafts style. The spine divided into three unequal compartments with raised bands between, the central compartment decorated with a running pattern of roses, the date to the lower compartment with the title to the top compartment, the lettering and... Read more about this item
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$311.80
POEMS

POEMS

by H. H

London: Grant Richards, 1923. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 64 pages. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine; very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, neat contemporary previous owner's signature and date (July 1923) to the front end paper, otherwise unmarked..
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$14.97
RHYMES ON THE ROAD, FABLES, ETC.

RHYMES ON THE ROAD, FABLES, ETC.

by Brown, Thomas (Thomas Moore)

Paris: A. and W. Galignani, 1823. Book. Very Good. Half Leather. First Edition. 12mo (11 x 18cm). (Published by A. and W. Galignani, at the French, English, Italian, German and Spanish Library, No. 18, Rue Vivienne); pp. xii,135. Contemporary half polished tan calf with green title label and gilt decoration to the spine, brown markbed paper covered boards, binding very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, armorial bookplate of Thomas Stephen... Read more about this item
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$74.83
INDEX TO CHILDREN'S POETRY: A Title, Subject, Author, and First Line Index to Poetry in Collections for Children and Youth

INDEX TO CHILDREN'S POETRY: A Title, Subject, Author, and First Line Index to Poetry in Collections for Children and Youth

by Brewton. Kohn E. And Sara W

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. 4to. pp. xxxii, 965. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, very good with a little light wear, lower rear corners slightly bumped. Contents clean and tight, page edges very slightly marked. A very good copy..
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$18.71
LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES A Set of Tales with Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled a Few Crusted Characters

LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES A Set of Tales with Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled a Few Crusted Characters

by Hardy, Alister

London: Macmillan and Co., 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo. Contemporary full dark green morocco binding with gilt lettering to the spine, very good with a little general wear and rubbing. All edges gilt. Contents clean and tight, marbled end papers, half-title page excised presumably to remove previous owner's signature, otherwise complete, no inscriptions. A very good copy...
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$12.47
SELECTIONS FROM LAMB AND HAZLITT

SELECTIONS FROM LAMB AND HAZLITT

by Jepson, R. W. Editor

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 224 pages. Original dust jacket good, some wear to edges, closed tear to the front flap, not price clipped. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, no inscription, no foxing. A very good copy from the Cygnet Book Series..
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$14.97
GEMS FROM THE POETS ILLUSTRATED FROM THE ORIGIANL DESIGNS BY F.A. LYDON

GEMS FROM THE POETS ILLUSTRATED FROM THE ORIGIANL DESIGNS BY F.A. LYDON

London: Charles Griffin and Company, 1865. Book. Illus. by F. A. Lydon. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 4to. Pp. 60, plus 28 color plates + title page vignette. Contemporary full blue pebbled leather, ornate gilt detail to front board, armorial vignette to the front and rear board, generous gilt dentelles,spine faded and rubbed, decoration remains by virtue of blind stamp detail. Contents good and tight, the original marbled end-papers are unmarked, all edges gilt, spotting to reverse of... Read more about this item
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$261.91
THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF WILLIAM VAUGHN MOODY

THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF WILLIAM VAUGHN MOODY

by Manly, John (Introduction)

Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Volume 1 Poems and Poetic Dramas and Volume 2 Prose Plays. Top edges gilt, bight. Original brown leather binding with elaborate gilt decoration to the spine, marbled boards with matching endpapers. Binding by Blackwells. Contents clean and tight, portrait frontispiece plate to both vols., name to the top of the front free endpaper, a few spots to fore-edges and first and last few pages, text... Read more about this item
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$74.83
EMBLEMS, DIVINE AND MORAL

EMBLEMS, DIVINE AND MORAL

by Quarles, Francis

London: C. Whittingham, 1812. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo. pp. 325 [12] Bound in full tree calf with gilt lettering and ruling to the spines; very good with slight wear only, hinges a little cracked but firmly adhered with all cords present. Contents clean and tight, faint dedication to the front free endpaper and few notes to the rear pastedown. A very good copy in an attractive bindings..
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$99.78
POEMS OF THOMAS GRAY

POEMS OF THOMAS GRAY

by Gary, Thomas

Eton: Eton College Press, 1894. Book. Illus. by Radclyffe Charles W. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 164 pages; Charles Radclyffe etchings including frontispiece plate by Wilson Pinx. Original fine calf leather binding, five raised bands with gilt decoration and title label to the spine, gilt detail to the boards with eleborate dentelles, complete with embossed heraldic device of Eton College to both boards.; minimal rubbing and wear. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, fine blue marbled... Read more about this item
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$106.01
THE MERRY MUSES OF CALEDONIA; A Collection of Favourite Scots Songs .. [Limited to 750]

THE MERRY MUSES OF CALEDONIA; A Collection of Favourite Scots Songs .. [Limited to 750]

by Burns, Robert

Scotland: Privately Printed Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. One of just 750 numbered copies printed fort he american market of which this is un-numbered. Reprinted from the Dumfries edition. 143 pages. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear and marking . Contents clean and tight, front hinge carefully repaired, appears that a frontispiece may be missing, extra paper spine label tipped into the rear of the book,otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good... Read more about this item
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$43.65
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