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Scannell, Vernon [Vernon Scannell whose birth name was John Vernon Bain (23 January 1922 - 16 November 2007) was a British poet and author. He was at one time a professional boxer, and wrote novels about the sport].

(Book #ID 117754)

Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd., 11 New Fetter Lane, London First Edition 1969. 1969.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 59 pp. Ink name 'G. W. MacKay' to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine, not price clipped, 18s. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bédouin, Jean-Louis [Jean-Louis Bédouin (1929 - October 2, 1996) is a French literary critic, visual artist and surrealist poet].

(Book #ID 113415)

Published by Editions Seghers, Paris First Edition Thus 1970. 1970.

First edition thus in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains 358 pp anthology of verse by members of the French surrealist movement, arranged alphabetically from Louis Aragon to Michel Zimbacca, together with notes on each poet. Text in French. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Reed, Jeremy [Jeremy Reed (born 1951) is a Jersey-born poet, novelist, biographer and literary critic].

(Book #ID 113827)

Published by Andium Press Ltd., Haut du Mont, La Haule, Jersey First Edition 1972. 1972.

First edition in publisher's original wire stitched white card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. The author's first book being 1 of 350 Limited Edition copies. Contains 30 pp. Dust marks to the front cover. Very Good condition book, in Poor Condition dust wrapper with old dry spilt tea stain to the edges. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Lermontov, Mikhail [Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (October 15 1814 - July 25 in 1841) was Russian poet, writer, dramaturge, painter and officer]. Introduction by Andrew Kahn | New Translation by Nicolas Pasternak Slater

(Book #ID 118422)

Published by Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford First Edition Thus 2013. 2013.

Mass market paperback in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Contains [xxxv], 201 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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O'Sullivan, Seumas [Seumas or Seamus O'Sullivan, born James Sullivan Starkey, (17 July 1879 - 24 March 1958) was an Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine. He was born in Dublin and spent his adult life in the suburb of Rathgar].

(Book #ID 95579)

Privately Printed, Dublin First Edition 1942. 1942.

First edition in publisher's original stitched binding green card wrap covers [soft back], black title and author lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Printed by Alex Thom & Co. Ltd., Dublin. Contains 11 printed pages of text. Crease line across the bottom corner of the front cover and in Very Good clean condition. Latin poet Catullus quoted 'Elegiac couplet 93' written in blue fountain by the author to the last leaf and SIGNED 'Seumas O'Sullivan', using the same ink SIGNED dedication and initials by the author dated 1942 to the title page. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Illustrated by Willy Pogany (August 24, 1882 - July 30, 1955) prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.

(Book #ID 101945)

Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 182 High Holborn, London circa 1925. 1925.

Hard back binding in publisher's original gilt decorated deep highly polished mahogany leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, grape clusters and ivy leaf tools to the spine, top edge gilt, marble end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to decorated mounts. Small tape residue marks to the end sheets where the book was wrapped in brown paper, now removed and in Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Maeterlinck, Maurice [Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 - 6 May 1949), also known as Count (or Comte) Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911]. [Selected and Arranged by Alfred Sutro and Herschel Williams] Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold

(Book #ID 89868)

Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 40 Museum Street, London First Edition 1920. 1920.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with colour illustrated paper onlay. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 191 printed pages of text with 5 colour illustrated plates. Spine ends a little softened, ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition rare illustrated dust wrapper with tiny chips to the spine tips and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Illustrated by Andrew Peno.

(Book #ID 101902)

Published by Grange Books, Hoo, Rochester, Kent First Edition Thus 2001. 2001.

First edition thus in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 21 full-page colour illustrations by Andrew Peno. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1840133783

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Thumboo, Edwin [Edwin Nadason Thumboo B.B.M. (born 22 November 1933) is an award-winning Singaporean poet and academic who is regarded as one of the pioneers of English literature in Singapore] Preface by Ellis Evans.

(Book #ID 78829)

Printed by Straits Printers Ltd., 20-21 Mohamed Ali Lane, Singapore and Published by Lloyd Fernando, First Edition 1956. 1956.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sand cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the upper panel. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains [xii] 27 printed pages of text. Author's first book of poetry. Light brown ghosting to the end papers, thin worm line to the top rear cover. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tanning of the paper down the spine and light finger marks to the pale grey paper, not price clipped $1.65. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Thumboo's poetry is inspired by myth and history, and he is often dubbed Singapore's unofficial poet laureate because of his poems with nationalistic themes. A pioneer of local English literature, he compiled and edited some of the first anthologies of English poetry and fiction from Singapore and Malaysia. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wilkinson, L. P. [Quintus Horatius Flaccus (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, also known as Octavian]

(Book #ID 92007)

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, First Edition 1945. 1945.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy and black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [ix] 185 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece photograph. A little foxing to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the paper down the spine, not price clipped 8s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Henri, Adrian [Adrian Henri (10 April 1932 - 20 December 2000) was a British poet and painter best remembered as the founder of poetry-rock group the Liverpool Scene and as one of three poets in the best-selling anthology The Mersey Sound, along with Brian Patten and Roger McGough].

(Book #ID 95578)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Paperback Edition 1971. 1971.

First paperback edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 46 printed pages of text. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the half-title page 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0224006363

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Translated by Peter Avery and John Heath-Stubbs [1918-2006]

(Book #ID 101857)

Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex 1981. 1981.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6''. Contains 128 pages with full-page double-sided colour illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0140059547

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Edited by W. Aldis Wright.

(Book #ID 101858)

Published by Macmillan Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London First Edition Thus 1949. 1949.

First edition thus Macmillan Golden Treasury series hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, gilt vignette to the front cover. 12mo. 6'' x 4''. Contains 111 printed pages. Ink name to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tears to the top front corners, not price clipped, 5s. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Yogananda, Paramahansa (January 5, 1893 - March 7, 1952). Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Illustrated by Helen Marie, Kevin Miller, and Naghmeh Shaghaghi, who Carried out the Calligraphy of the Persian Text of the Poem.

(Book #ID 101908)

Published by Self Realization Fellowship, San Rafael Avenue, Los Angeles, California First Edition 1994. 1994.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original imitation terracotta leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, orange and cream decorated end sheets. 4to. 10½'' x 8¼''. [xxii], 225 pp. Full-page colour plates, decorative borders and calligraphy. Fine condition book, in near Fine condition dust wrapper with one short closed tear to the top of the front gutter. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 087612225X

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Hadrianus Junius (1511-1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, emblematist, school rector, and Latin poet. [Henry William Hunter Master of Arts]

(Book #ID 93526)

Antwerpiæ [Antwerp] Ex officini: Christophori Plantini [Christopher Plantin] Second Edition 1566. 1566.

Nineteenth century green leather binding, five raised bands to the spine, gilt details between the bands, all page edges gilt, gilt ruled lines to the perimeters and internal paste downs. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains 134 + i pages with 58 single-page sharp woodcut illustrations. Emblems include beasts of burden, deer, winged-man, caged bird, palm tree, caged rodents, elephant, and others. Smart bookplate inside belonging to Henry William Hunter Master of Arts with antler motif. Light rubbing to the spine edges and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Waddell, Helen [Helen Jane Waddell (31 May 1889 - 5 March 1965) was an Irish poet, translator and playwright]. Frontispiece Engraved by Horace Walter Bray.

(Book #ID 95583)

Published by Constable and Company Ltd., 10-12 Orange Street, London First Edition 1933. 1933.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the white vellum spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Printed at the Raven Press. Contains 57 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Hand written number 436 of 750 Limited Edition numbered copies SIGNED by the author 'Helen Waddell' to the limitation leaf. Age tanning to the closed text block edges and edges of the boards. In Very Good condition. From the private library of Andrew Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front paste down 'Andrew Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)].

(Book #ID 101899)

Published by Macmillan Co. Ltd., London and The Macmillan Company, New York 1899. 1899.

Hard back binding in half vermilion crushed cape levant morocco, the spine divided into six panels, lettered in the second, gilt tools to the others, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Rubáiyát over 112 (including notes etc.) pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83439)

Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York First Edition 1947. 1947.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg cloth covers, blue title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 32 [ii] printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small piece of paper missing to the top of the spine, minor rubs to the corners, not price clipped $2.00. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Margaret and Bobby with love and belated Christmas wishes from Mary and Conrad'. Third wife Mary Hoover 1937. Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author.

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Moraes, Dom [Dom Moraes or Dominic Francis Moraes (19 July 1938 - 2 June 2004) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in the English language. He is widely seen as a foundational figure in Indian English literature and his poems are a meaningful and substantial contribution to Indian and World literature].

(Book #ID 95607)

Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode 15 Bedford Street, London First Edition 1965. 1965.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards, gilt and red title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 52 printed pages of poetry. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with marks and tanning to the pale cream paper, not price clipped, 12s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83442)

Published by The Poets of the Year, New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut, First Edition 1944. 1944.

First edition in publisher's original grey card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 32 printed pages of text. Fine condition book very near in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 50 cents. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Margaret and Bobby with our love as always, Conrad.' Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author.

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Matthay, T. [Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 1759 - 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788-1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe].

(Book #ID 92917)

Published by Williams and Norgate, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London Second Edition 1871. 1871.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original faded and bleached purple cloth covers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 197 printed pages of German text with English vocabulary. Lots of neat pencil annotation to the margins of the first 40 pages. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bottomley, Gordon (20 February 1874 - 25 August 1948) English poet and playwright, known particularly for his verse dramas. His main influences were the later Victorian Romantic poets, the Pre-Raphaelites and William Morris. [Charles de Sousy Ricketts RA (2 October 1866 - 7 October 1931) was a versatile English artist, illustrator, author and printer, and is best known for his work as book designer and typographer from 1896 to 1904 with the Vale Press, and his work in the theatre as a set and costume designer].

(Book #ID 97530)

Published by Constable and Company Ltd., 10-12 Orange Street, London First UK Edition 1922. 1922.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white vellum over boards, three red silk ties across the front and rear boards blocked in black to the front board, probably designed by Charles Ricketts, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Hand written Number 9 of 50 Limited Edition numbered copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains 6-(xiv), 60 printed pages of text. In very near Fine condition and housed in red cloth drop front box with clear acrylic glass lid. Light sun fading down the spine of the box. Extremely rare production. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83441)

Published New York & Boston: Duell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and Company First Edition 1952. 1952.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 365 printed pages of text. Light foxing to the inside edges of the paste downs. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with tanning of the paper down the spine, small chips to the edges, short closed tear to the bottom edge of the front cover, the $4.50 has been snipped and now stamped $5.00. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'For Bobby and Margaret in part payment for Roses and Cabbages from Conrad, 1960.' Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)].

(Book #ID 101768)

Reprinted in the Riccardi PressFount. by Charles T. Jacobi and Published for the Medici Society, Ltd., by Philip Lee Warner at VII Grafton Street, First Edition Thus 1913. 1913.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter light brown cloth over grey paper sides, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Of this edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in the Eleven Point Riccardi Fount have been printed on handmade Riccardi Paper 1000 copies for Great Britain are for sale. This copy is number 442. Rubáiyát over 22 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version, notes, colophon. Henry Sotheran ticket inside, bookplate to the front paste down of Arnold Yates. In very near Fine condition, in original slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Introduction by Laurence E. Housman | Illustrated by Margaret R. Caird

(Book #ID 101721)

Published by Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow not dated circa 1950. 1950.

Margaret R. Caird illustrated edition in publisher's original flexible navy leatherette covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 12mo. 6'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 255 pages carrying the 110 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good slip case with light rubbing to the edges. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Translated by Peter Avery and John Heath-Stubbs [1918-2006]

(Book #ID 101856)

Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex 1981. 1981.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6''. Contains 128 pages with full-page double-sided colour illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0140059547

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Jones, David [Walter David Jones CH, CBE (1 November 1895 - 28 October 1974) English painter and modernist poet].

(Book #ID 107473)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Edition 1952. 1952.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back over scarlet ground. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. As a painter he worked mainly in watercolour on portraits and animal, landscape, legendary and religious subjects. He was also a wood-engraver and inscription painter. In 1965, Kenneth Clark took him to be the best living British painter, while both T. S. Eliot and W. H. Auden put his poetry among the best written in their century. Jones's work gains form from his Christian faith and Welsh heritage. Contains 243 pp with nine of the author's black and white illustrations in text. Name and 'Christmas 1952' written in small hand to the corners of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with browning to the spine and edges, not price clipped, 25s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hayes, Milton [James Milton Hayes (1884, Ardwick - 1940 Nice) was an English actor and poet, best known for his 1911 dramatic monologue "The Green Eye of the Yellow God"]. Alderman R. A. D. Carter, OBE, J.P | John P. Bennett, FRCS | Betty Banks.

(Book #ID 109834)

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London First Edition [1925]. 1925.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original camel brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 316 pp. James Milton Hayes was commissioned in the Manchester Regiment, 31 December 1915 and awarded the Military Cross in November 1917. In 1918 he was captured and was held as a prisoner of war at Mainz Citadel with, among others, John Ferrar Holms, Hugh Kingsmill and Alec Waugh. Very personalised copy from the author with SIGNED monochrome photograph (Guttenberg Photo | Manchester No. 2109) tipped-in to the copyright leaf. Hand written letter attached to the front paste down in clear pencil dated 29th October 1917 from Flanders Front - with dated military post stamp 'passed by censor No. 3929' to his mentor, Alderman R. A. D. Carter, OBE, J.P. etc. writing about his 'Military Cross' award for Gallantry and SIGNED J. Milton Hayes. Book itself profusely dedicated to same Alderman, dated 25.3.25 at the Eccentric Club and SIGNED Milton Hayes. Above the inscription in pencil note 'This book was given to me in 2004 by Betty Banks of the Wilmington Bookshop, East Grinstead, Sussex' SIGNED J. P. Bennett FRCS. To the rear paste down a hand written note on glued-in Eccentric Club, London letter head paper, SIGNED 'Milton - To Dear Alderman'. Includes news paper clipping of East Grinstead eccentric lady book dealers funeral. This lady had donated the book to Senior Plastic Surgeon John P. Bennett, FRCS at Queen Victoria Hospital - who first become famous for repairing Spitfire etc. pilot burns in WW2. John was an avid Book collector and personal friend of British Library book binder Bernard Middleton. Front panel of the dust wrapper, illustrated by E. P. Kingsela, tipped-in as frontispiece. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Illustrated Drawings by

(Book #ID 108641)

Published by Gay and Hancock Ltd., 12-13 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London circa 1908 not dated. 1908.

Hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front. 18mo. 6'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 80 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward Fitzgerald's version enriched with 12 single-sided black and white drawings framed by decorative Art Nouveau borders, the artist uncredited. Sun fading down the spine, , small ink surname inside and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Boswell, James (29 October 1740 - 19 May 1795) Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 - 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him 'arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history'.

(Book #ID 113305)

Published by G. Routledge & Co., Farringdon Street, London Twelfth Thousand 1856. 1856.

Uniform matching hard back binding in publisher's original embossed indigo cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered elaborate gilt backs bound by Leighton Son & Hodge, Shoe Lane, London, with ticket to this effect to rear paste down of volume I. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contents: vol. I: (xxxii), 291; vol. II: (viii) 298; vol. III: (viii) 298; vol. IV: (viii) 300 pp + 4 pp publisher's catalogue with four engraved frontispieces, engraved and printed titles, and very numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout, folding facsimile signatures leaf to vol. III. Spines slightly sun faded, light rubbing to the tips and corners and in Very Good sound and square condition. Heavy volume set weighing 2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A

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Aiken, Conrad [Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 - August 17, 1973) was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography, in 1930 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 'Selected Poems.'

(Book #ID 83449)

Printed circa 1955. 1955.

Signed 8½'' x 5½'' 1 sheet folded poem printed in red and black; 'With all the good wishes of this Holiday Season Conrad & Mary Aiken' on front, with Aiken's 21-lined poem, 'The Fluteplayer' on the inside. On the rear cover is a 26 line hand typed letter to Bobby and Margaret Mackechnie, giving them a glimpse of his and his wife Mary's life, including the risk of being evicted from his Cape Cod farm house. It is typed with uncorrected typos. Conrad Aiken's residence 312 South Capitol Street, Washington 3 D C. Starts: 'Boxing Day - Dear Bobby and Margaret, Good to have your letter, and all the geographical newses, sounds like fine international fun - and delighted to hear Bobby is at work again. And yes, I think it would be a good thing to try the parties again, but alas, the mss [manuscript] is locked away goodness knows where in our Cape Cod attic, and will therefor [sic] be inaccessible till May or so, even if then we can find it! I'm orful [sic] sorry. And hope you can get someone to copy it at lowered rates. In Hastings? What's this about Lamb House, and how would we apply? No news here as to date of eviction or compensation, so we plan to stay on as long as poss.' etc. etc. and ends 'this is a little hand printed job done for us when we judged a potry [sic] reading contest last spring, Conrad'. For quick signature and typing machine verification you can look up the first photograph of a letter from the illustrations pages in his 1978 'Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken' by Joseph Killorin in a postcard to Edmund Wilson. Robert Mackechnie [Bobby] and Margaret Mackechnie [nee Barnard] English painter friends of Conrad Aiken. Until the second world war Aiken lived in the Rye district, firstly at Lookout Cottage in Winchelsea, opposite the muddy creek from where the Mackechnie's lived on the Rye side, by February 1924 he had bought Jeake's House in Rye. By the way, Margaret Barnard's sister Alison Mary Barnard was a formidable Lady and networker. She lived at No. 4, Wimpole Mews, London and 'ran' The Centre of Spiritual and Psychological Studies. Here many Peace seeking authors, artists of very different plumage came together including Walter de la Mare, T. S. Eliot, Kathleen Raine, G. K. Chesterton [early on], Laurens van der Post and many more. No doubt Conrad Aiken too, who was a lifelong friend of T. S. Eliot, no outward publicity, quite the opposite of the extrovert Bloomsbury Bohemian hack hub. We currently hold in stock 15 other books by this author.

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Theuriet, André [Claude Adhémar André Theuriet (8 October 1833 in Marly-le-Roi - 23 April 1907 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a 19th-century French poet and novelist. Theuriet received during 1890 the prix Vitet from the Académie Française, of which he became a member during 1896]. Illustrations de Maurice Toussaint.

(Book #ID 97207)

Published by Calmann-Levy, Editeur, Ancienne Maison Michel Levy Freres, 3, rue Auber, Paris Septembre 1913. 1913.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9¾'' x 6½''. Contains colour illustrated title page, 125 (+ 2 page publisher's listing) printed pages of French text with charming monochrome illustrations throughout, illustrated rear end paper. Front free end paper vertically cut down the centre line, spine sun faded and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Introduction by Laurence E. Housman | Illustrated by Margaret R. Caird

(Book #ID 101718)

Published by Collins' Clear-Type Press, London and New York not dated circa 1936. 1936.

First edition thus Margaret R. Caird illustrated hard back binding in publisher's original full scarlet leather covers, gilt title lettering and large design to the front cover, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. Rubáiyát over 56 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout, illustrated title and borders to each sheet. In very near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Illustrated by Anthony Radó [Hungarian Artist]

(Book #ID 96784)

Published by Edgar Backus 44-46 Cank Street, Leicester circa 1945. 1945.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue | green cloth covers, gilt title lettering and vignette to the front cover, red and black illustrated end sheets. 12mo. 6¼'' x 5½''. Rubáiyát over 29 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour illustrations by Anthony Radó, red border design to each sheet. Slight sun fading down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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