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Poetry
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1918 The Bombing of BrugesLondon; New York; Toronto: 1918A very scarce first edition presentation copy of wartime poems, signed by the author. -
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1915 PoemsLondon : 1915An inscribed first edition of these lovely poems by British academic Carlile Aylmer Macartney. -
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1917 Drums of Defeat and Other PoemsLondon: 1917A scarce, signed first edition of this work, with a letter by the author also inserted. -
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1917 MittagLeipzig: 1917The first edition of this work of German anti-war poetry, signed by the author to the front endpaper. -
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1925 Zwischen Serajewo und Versailles: Ein Deutsches HeldenliedHamburg: 1925The first edition of this self-published book of German war poetry by Johann Kähler signed by the author. -
1927 When We Were Very YoungLondon: 1927A lovely copy of the sixteenth edition of this book of poetry by A. A. Milne, adorned with numerous illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. -
1767 The Chase, a Poem: To which is added Hobbinol, or the Rural GamesBirmingham: 1767The first Baskerville type edition of William Sovervile's famous hunting poem. -
1735 The Chace: A PoemLondon: 1735The third edition of William Somervile's pioneering poem on hunting, 'The Chace'. -
1844 The Spinster at Home in the Close of SalisburySalisbury: 1844The very scarce first edition of this mid 19th-century Gothic tale of a spinster haunted by a child, accompanied by ballads and short stories associated with Salisbury. -
1847 The Family Shakspeare, in One VolumeLondon: 1847A handsomely bound full-morocco ninth edition of "The Family Shakspeare," richly illustrated with engraved vignettes and bearing the bookplate of V&A curator Lanto M. Synge. -
1875-1881 7vol Tennyson's WorksLondon: 1875-1881The complete 7 volume set of the Imperial Library Edition of The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the iconic poet laureate. -
1909 The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867London: 1909The Oxford edition of this collection of poetry from Matthew Arnold in half vellum, complete with gilt decoration to the spine. -
1914 Drake's Drum and other Songs of the SeaNot Stated: 1914A charming limited edition of Henry Newbolt’s "Drake’s Drum", illustrated with twelve tipped-in colour plates by A. D. McCormick, signed by the illustrator and bound in a lovely full vellum binding. -
c.1884 The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLondon; Paris; New York; Melbourne: [c.1884] Undated, dated approximately from a copy held by the British LibraryA very handsome half morocco copy of this abundantly illustrated poetic title, in lovely condition. -
1850 2 Vols in 1 The Works of Lord Byron with a Life and Illustrative NotesLondon: 1850A richly illustrated collection of Byron’s works, complete in two volumes bound as one, with a biographical “Life” and extensive notes, bound in a handsome full morocco. -
1911 Idylls of the KingLondon : 1911A charming limited vellum edition of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, illustrated with twenty-one tipped-in colour plates by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, signed and numbered by the artist. -
1863 Poems by Thomas MooreEdinburgh: 1863A charming illustrated edition of the poetry of Thomas Moore, Irish literary figure and pioneer in the Romantic movement. -
1922 TriviaLondon: 1922Decorative facsimile edition of John Gay's significant poem on 18th-century London. -
1877 The Works of Edmund SpenserLondon : 1877A smart volume containing the works of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, Edmund Spenser, with a frontispiece and vignette title page. -
1885 Historical RichmondLondon: 1885A richly illustrated subscriber's copy of this late-Victorian history of Richmond, charting the town’s royal origins, architectural heritage, and development. -
1910 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven PartsLondon : 1910A beautiful first edition of this popular poem by influential poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with 20 tipped in colour plates. -
1859 Idylls of the KingLondon: 1859The first edition, first issue of Alfred Lord Tennyson's ambitious Arthurian poem, presented here in a fine cloth rebind. -
1831 Selections from the Poems of William Wordsworth, Esq.London: 1831A bright example of the scarce first edition of Joseph Hine's selection of the poetry of Poet Laureate William Wordsworth, with these poems aimed to educate and entertain the young. -
1851 The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet's MindLondon: 1851A bright example of the second edition of William Wordsworth's magnum opus, a semi-autobiographical blank verse poem that he worked on throughout his life. -
1778 Hesiodi Ascraei quae exstant ex recensione Thomae RobinsoniLipsiae : 1778A very scarce Latin study of the works of ancient Greek poet, Hesiod, bound in full vellum. -
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1955 One Hundred and Eleven PoemsLondon: 1955A fantastic limited edition copy of the poems of Robert Herrick, illustrated with collotype reproductions of paintings by Sir William Russell Flint. -
1906 Mendicant RhymesChipping Campden, Gloucestershire: 1906A wonderful limited edition first edition collection of poetry by English playwright, writer and illustrator Laurence Housman. -
1874 Jon Duan: A Twofold Journey with Manifold PurposesLondon: 1874A very scarce copy of this illustrated satirical poem written by Samuel Orchart Beeton, Aglen A. Dowty and Evelyn D. Jerrold. -
1881 London LyricsLondon: 1881Illustrated with proof engravings by Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott, this is the large paper privately printed edition of Locker's poetical works. -
1810-1813 The Lay of the Last Minstrel; Marmion; Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; RokebyEdinburgh; London: 1810-1813A wonderful collection of early editions of four of Sir Walter Scott's most celebrated poetical works, beautifully uniformly bound in straight grain morocco. -
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1932 Love Lyrics from Five CenturiesLondon: 1932A lovely example of this scarce limited edition poetry anthology, illustrated with colour plates and signed by the editor and illustrator. -
1964-1992 6vol Collection of Poetic WorksLondon: 1964-1992A collection of critically acclaimed poetic works across 6 volumes, in excellent condition Faber and Faber covers. -
1884-1885 Ancient English Metrical RomancesEdinburgh: 1884-1885The very scarce Edmund Goldsmid limited edition of Joseph Ritson's celebrated collection of Middle English romances, handsomely bound in signed half morocco bindings. -
1954-1971 5Vol Collection of Works in Modern PoetryLondon: 1954-1971A pleasing five-volume collection of works in modern poetry, by Louis MacNeice, W. H. Auden, and Robert Powell, in the original cloth with the original dust wrappers. -
1928 For Jeremy GaigeNone Stated: 1928A charming and exceptionally scarce private press item, there are no copies held institutionally as one of only ten copies printed for the infant Jeremy Gaige in 1928, featuring Stevenson’s poem “My Bed is a Boat”. -
1894 Coridon's Song and other VersesLondon: 1894A charming first illustrated volume from Macmillan’s “Cranford” series, featuring Hugh Thomson’s nostalgic pastoral drawings, inspired by the classical stock figure Coridon.