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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”. -
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1936 A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyHigh Wycombe: 1936A charming private press limited edition of Sterne’s celebrated 1768 travel narrative, signed by the illustrator and designer, with the original slipcase. -
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1930 Alexander PopeLondon: 1930A limited edition of this critical study, re-evaluating the form and precision of Alexander Pope's poetry, signed by the author, Edith Sitwell. -
1902 Songs and Verses Selected from the Works of Edmund WallerSussex: 1902A charming limited Pear Tree Press edition of Edmund Waller’s Songs and Verses, elegantly produced with decorations by Pickford Waller. -
1924 A Bibliography of the First Editions of Books by William Butler YeatsLondon: 1924A limited edition bibliography of W. B. Yeats’s first editions, compiled by A. J. A. Symons, offering detailed records of Yeats’s publications up to the 1920s. -
2006 Talk About ByzantiumCharingworth: 2006A limited edition printing of this letter sent from Anthony Powell regarding a BBC production of 'A Dance to the Music of Time'. -
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1926 StendhalLondon: 1926A limited edition translation of Anatole France's biographical study of Stendhal. Privately printed for Holbrook Jackson at The Curwen Press. -
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1969 The Agamemnon of AeschylusCambridge: 1969A private press, limited edition of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, signed by translator Raymond Postgate, offering a refined modern rendering of the Greek tragic masterpiece. -
1932 Words for Music Perhaps and Other PoemsDublin: 1932A very smart limited edition collection of W. B. Yeats' poems, published under Elizabeth Yeats' private press, Cuala Press. -
1930 Patchwork Quilt: Poems by Decimus Magnus AusoniusLondon: 1930A smart limited edition anthology of Decimus Magnus Ausonius' poems, from the Fanfrolico Press. Decorated by Edward Bawden. -
1899 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1899A fantastic limited edition of John Bunyan's renowned Christian allegory, printed by the Essex House private press and bound in full vellum. -
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1982 PoemsHalesworth : 1982A very scarce privately printed collection of poems from Peter Wells, founder of The One Time Press. -
1960 A Song to DavidLondon: 1960A lovely, first limited edition of this poem of ecstatic devotion, A Song to David is Christopher Smart’s lyrical masterpiece. -
1924-7 5Vols The Holy Bible Reprinted According to the Authorised Version 1611, and The ApocryphaLondon: 1924-7A limited edition of the Holy Bible and the Apocrypha, published by the Nonesuch Press and adorned with copper engravings by Stephen Gooden. -
1926 Benito CerenoLondon: 1926A beautifully illustrated limited edition copy of Herman Melville's novella about a Spanish slave ship, with hand coloured illustrations by Edward McKnight Kauffer. -
1957 The First Christmas Tree and The Story of the Other Wise ManAlhambra, California: 1957A limited edition collection of Henry Van Dyke's two Christmas stories, bound in crushed half morocco. -
1926 2 vols Poems in English: Paradise Lost; Miscellaneous Poems: Paradise Regain'd, Samson Agonistes.London: 1926An elegant two volume limited edition set of Milton's epics accompanied by plates of William Blake's visionary illustrations. -
1928 Select Poems Divine and HumaneBloomsbury: 1928A limited edition of a selection of verse by Thomas Beedome, with original slipcase. -
1928 Select Poems Divine and HumaneBloomsbury: 1928A charming limited edition of a selection of verse by Thomas Beedome, with original slipcase. -
1963 The Little Monasteries: Poems Translated From the IrishDublin: 1963A limited edition of this elegantly translated copy of Irish poems, with the original slipcase. -
1925 The Death of Christopher MarloweLondon: 1925A fascinating exploration of the death of Christopher Marlowe by Leslie Hotson. -
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1929 GraziellaLondon: 1929A delightful limited English edition of this novel from French author Alphonse de Lamartine. -
1929 GraziellaLondon: 1929A delightful limited English edition of this novel from French author Alphonse de Lamartine. -
1923 The Marriage of Cupid and Psyches1923: 1923A delightful limited edition copy of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche translated by William Adlington with original slipcase. -
1931 Shakespeare Verses ShallowLondon: 1931A first edition of a fascinating exploration into the influences behind the themes and characters in Shakespeare's plays by scholar Leslie Hotson. -
1923 153 Letters From W.H Hudson1923: 1923A limited edition copy of the letters of Anglo-Argentine author, W.H Hudson. -
1937 Retrospectus and Prospectus: The Nonesuch Dickens1937: 1937An illuminating first edition prospectus on the Nonesuch Dickensiana, illustrated throughout. -
1927 The SeasonsLondon: 1927A beautifully illustrated Nonesuch Press edition of this notable quartet, The Seasons, with charming watercolours by Jacquier. -
1928 Pilgrim's Progress & the Life & Death of Mr. BadmanLondon: 1928A lovely Nonesuch Press edition of two of John Bunyan's religious allegories in one volume, with illustrations throughout. -
1927 The SeasonsLondon: 1927A beautifully illustrated Nonesuch Press edition of this notable quartet, The Seasons, with charming watercolours by Jacquier. -
1983 Poem on His Birthday: In The MustardseedMarket Drayton : 1983A lovely limited edition printing of this Dylan Thomas poem from The Tern Press. -
1930 Fanfare and Other PapersLondon: 1930A limited edition collection of papers by John Brophy, including a series of interesting essays on Egypt, in the original dust wrapper. -
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1910 Rabbi Ben EzraMassachusetts : 1910A terrific printing of Robert Browning's poem, issued from the press of pioneering Art Nouveau artist Will Bradley and signed by him to the colophon. -
2006 Le MessageParis : 2006A vanishingly scarce book from the unique French private press Kickshaws, this being one of just twenty-six copies.