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The Works of Virgil | Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis. Translated into English Verse; by Mr Dryden [Volume 1 of 3 | First Volume Only]
John Dryden [Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: traditional dates October 15, 70 BC - September 21, 19 BC, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period]. The Earl of Ellenborough (1790-1871) was a Tory Politician, President of the Board of Control, Governor General of India 1842-1844, with his first wife being the infamous Jane Digby.
(Book #ID 106815)
Published by Jacob Tonson in the Strand, London Sixth Edition 1730. 1730.
Contemporary full leather covered boards. 16mo. 6½'' x 4''. Contains frontispiece, 336 pp with 32 engraved plates after P. Fourdrinier. Damp thinning of the paper to the last leaf of text and two rear end sheets, leather rubbed and worn, hinges cracked. From the personal library of 'Earl of Ellenborough's Heirlooms' with stamp to this effect to the top front paste down and hand written catalogue number - book No. 1783. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£100.00
Voices in a Giant City | Poems 1934-1947
Tessimond, A. S. J. [Arthur Seymour John Tessimond (19 July 1902 in Birkenhead - 13 May 1962 in Chelsea, London) was an English poet].
(Book #ID 109831)
Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1947. 1947.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep slate cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back, circular embossed motif to the front board. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Tessimond first began to publish in the 1920s in literary magazines and was to see three volumes of poetry published during his life: Walls of Glass in 1934, Voices in a Giant City in 1947 and Selections in 1958, he also contributed several poems to a 1952 edition of Bewick's Birds. Contains pp (6), vii-viii, 66, (2). Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with much sun fading down the spine and edges, not price clipped, 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£450.00
Reflections in a Golden Eye
McCullers, Carson [Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 - September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet].
(Book #ID 106853)
Published by The Cresset Press Ltd, 11 Fitzroy Square, London First UK Edition 1942. 1942.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 121 pp. It was adapted as a 1967 film of the same name, featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando and directed by John Huston. In Very Good clean and bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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AMERICA [Literature] Category
£15.00
The Divine Aretino | Pietro of Arezzo 1492-1556 A Biography
Cleugh, James [James Cleugh (1891-1969) English author and translator who established the Aquila Press in the 1930s to publish obscure but literary works]. Pietro Aretino (19 or 20 April 1492 - 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics.
(Book #ID 109878)
Published by Anthony Blond Ltd., 56 Doughty Street, London First Edition 1965. 1965.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 263 pp with 9 monochrome plates on loaded paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 25 mm closed tear and related crease lines to the top front cover, corners rubbed, not price clipped, 45s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£17.50
Andrew Motion | Selected Poems 1976-1997 (Faber Poetry) [Signed]
Motion, Andrew [Sir Andrew Motion FRSL (born 26 October 1952) is an English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009].
(Book #ID 106862)
Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London 1998. 1998.
Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains thirty-five poems chosen by the poet, 151 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the top of the title page 'Andrew Motion'. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£15.00
Postcards from the Hedge | A Semi-detached tour of Scotland [Twice Double Signed]
McMillan, Hugh (born 1955) is a Scottish poet and short story writer [Illustrated by Hugh Bryden]
(Book #ID 106888)
Published by Roncadora Press, 14 Corberry Avenue, Dumfries First Edition 2008. 2008.
First edition in publisher's original side stitched grey card wrap covers [soft back] with illustration pasted to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Winner of the Callum Macdonald Prize (2009). Contains monochrome illustration to every left hand leaf with poetry opposite. Hand written number 167 of 300 Limited Edition copies to a small pouch pasted inside the rear cover which contains a large folding map of Scotland titled 'Three Legged Island' this pouch is SIGNED by the author and the artist 'Hugh McMillan' and 'Hugh Bryden'. The title leaf is also SIGNED by the author 'To Rosemary and Anthony [Wigtown - A. P. & R. Baker - Booksellers] - All Best Hugh - 8th November 2008'. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£125.00
Wigtown Verse | An Anthology of Poetry by Unit 3 Poetry Group
[Unit 3 Poetry Group]
(Book #ID 106977)
Published by Unit 3 Poetry Group 2006. 2006.
First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 52 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£15.00
Sérénade (Berceuse) avec accompagné de Piano et Harmonium ou Violon, ou Flute ou Violoncelle ou Orgue ad libitum. Poesie de Victor Hugo. En Sol, Soprano ou Tenor [Vintage Piano Solo Sheet Music]
Gounod, Charles (1818-1893) Poesie de Victor Hugo | English words by Henry F. Chorley
(Book #ID 114191)
Published by Schott & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London not dated.
Vintage piano sheet music in ivory cream paper covers. 13¾'' x 10''. Contains 12 pp + front cover, rear cover absent. Scored for the pianoforte and voice with lyrics in French and English. Invisible tape repairs down the spine, piece of paper missing to the bottom front cover not affecting the score, in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£6.00
Henri Michaux | Musée National d'Art Moderne | 12 Février - 4 Avril 1965 (Catalogue)
Cassou, Jean [Henri Michaux (24 May 1899 - 19 October 1984) was a Belgian-born French poet, writer and painter, he is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art].
(Book #ID 113388)
Published by Ministère d'État | Affaires Culturelles 1965. 1965.
First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 6¼''. Contains 48 pp French text with monochrome works throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£35.00
English Villages [Britain in Pictures Series No. 11].
Blunden, Edmund [Edmund Charles Blunden (1 November 1896 - 20 January 1974) English poet, author and critic, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times].
(Book #ID 108879)
Published by William Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition 1941. 1941.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original butterscotch and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 12 colour plates and 25 monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with insignificant rubs. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£35.00
English Villages [Britain in Pictures Series No. 11].
Blunden, Edmund [Edmund Charles Blunden (1 November 1896 - 20 January 1974) English poet, author and critic, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times].
(Book #ID 108919)
Published by William Collins 14 St. James's Place, London Reprinted Edition 1945. 1945.
Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original butterscotch and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 12 colour plates and 25 monochrome illustrations throughout. Foxing to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£12.50
The Festoon | A Collection of Epigrams (anon) Ancient and Modern | Panegyrical, Satyrical, Amorous, Moral, Humorous, Monumental with an Essay on the Nature of the Epigram.
[Richard Graves] (4 May 1715 - 23 November 1804) was an English cleric, poet, and novelist.
(Book #ID 111379)
Published by circa 1767.
Full contemporary calf, the spine divided into six panels, lettered morocco label in the second, gilt tools to the others. 16mo. 6¾'' x 4''. Contains (xx), 200 pp. with wood-cut designs to each headed section and small design to the last leaf of text. Re-sewn with new silk head-bands, title page absent, staining form the leather turn-ins to the edges of the original end papers and paste downs, else in Very Good sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£150.00
English Printed Books | The British People in Pictures [Britain in Pictures Series No. 95].
Meynell, Francis [Sir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell (12 May 1891 - 10 July 1975) British poet and printer at The Nonesuch Press].
(Book #ID 108929)
Published by William Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition 1946. 1946.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 pp with 8 colour plates and 21 monochrome illustrations throughout. Very near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£20.00
Notebook (Note Book)
Lowell, Robert [Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (March 1, 1917 - September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the Mayflower].
(Book #ID 117773)
Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Edition Thus 1970. 1970.
First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. This first UK edition, published in 1970, is a revised and expanded version of the book that was first published in the USA in 1969 as 'Notebook 1967-1968.' Contains 265 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£17.50
The Politics of Paradise | A Vindication of Byron
Foot, Michael [Lord Byron [George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was a British peer, who was a poet and politician].
(Book #ID 117893)
Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London Reprinted Edition 1988. 1988.
Hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains frontispiece, 424 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the edges of the spine, not price clipped, £17.50. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£8.00
The Selected Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson | The Zodiac Book Series (Number 11).
Tennyson, Alfred Lord [Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892) Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets].
(Book #ID 108980)
Published by Chatto & Windus Ltd., 42 William IV Street, London First Zodiac Book Edition 1938. 1938.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour decorated paper covered boards. Small 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. A pre second world war series of sophisticatedly designed short titles sold as gift books by Chatto and Windus, The Zodiac Books reached 28 titles (and some reprints) before the series ended in 1942. Contains 64 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening of the paper down the spine, not price clipped, 1s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£12.50
Toro! Toro! [Signed]
Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
(Book #ID 109434)
Published by Harper Collins 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London First Edition 2001. 2001.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, tawny brown end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 128 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. This children's novel is about Antonito and his friends during the Spanish Civil War, and their involvement with bulls and bull-fighting. Full Printer's code 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the half-title page 'Michael Morpurgo.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£50.00
Toro! Toro! [Uncorrected Book Proof Copy of the First Edition for Advance Reading Purposes Only | Not for Re-Sale or Quotation]
Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
(Book #ID 109435)
Published by Harper Collins 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London First Edition 2001. 2001.
Uncorrected Advance Proof Copy of the first edition in publisher's original plain white stiff card wrap covers [soft back], red title lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 128 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. This children's novel is about Antonito and his friends during the Spanish Civil War, and their involvement with bulls and bull-fighting. Full Printer's code 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£30.00
Lucky Button [Double Signed]
Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
(Book #ID 109436)
Published by Walker Books Ltd., 87 Vauxhall Walk, London First Edition 2017. 2017.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, blue end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 169 + 3 pp with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Full Printer's code 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. DOUBLE SIGNED by the author and the illustrator to the verso of the title page 'Michael Morpurgo' and 'Michael Foreman.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£50.00
Billy The Kid [Double Signed]
Morpurgo, Michael [Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo (5 October 1943) English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
(Book #ID 109437)
Published by Pavilion Books Limited, Great Eastern Wharf, Parkgate Road, London First Edition 2000. 2000.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered glazed boards, blue and white photographic football crowd end papers. Landscape. 8'' x 10¼''. Fable of a Chelsea Football Club player and supporter, and soldiering in the Second World War. Contains 71 pp with splendid colour illustrations throughout. Full Printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. DOUBLE SIGNED by the author and the illustrator in different colour inks to the half-title page 'Michael Morpurgo' and 'Michael Foreman.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£100.00
Songs of Sun and Shade [Vintage Piano Solo Sheet Music] Poems of the Past and Present
Coleridge-Taylor, S. [Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 - 1 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor]. Poems by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (12 August 1880 - 7 October 1943) who was an English poet and author, best known for the novel The Well of Loneliness.
(Book #ID 114157)
Published by Boosey & Co. 295 Regent Street, London | 9 East Seventeenth Street, New York First Edition 1911. 1911.
Vintage piano sheet music in light green card wrap covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 18 pp + the covers. Scored for the pianoforte and voice with poems which are reprinted from 'Poems of the Past and Present' by Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, first published by Chapman and Hall in 1910. Card covering around the spine is fragmented, name and address to the front cover and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£20.00
Invasion
Monk, Geraldine [Geraldine Monk (born 1952) is a British poet born in Blackburn, who has increasingly collaborated with musicians in her performances and recordings.]
(Book #ID 113363)
Published by Siren Press, Staithes, North Yorkshire First Edition 1976. 1976.
First edition in publisher's original saddle stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Author's second work of poetry. Contains 12 pp. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Errata slip tipped inside the rear cover Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£25.00
The Colossus
Plath, Sylvia [Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 - February 11, 1963) American poet and author].
(Book #ID 117751)
Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London Reprinted Edition 1968. 1968.
Hard back binding in publisher's original tangerine cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 88 pp. Ink name 'G. W. MacKay' to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, 18s. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£40.00
Fingers
Blakeston, Oswell [Oswell Blakeston was the pseudonym of Henry Joseph Hasslacher (1907-1985), a British writer and artist who also worked in the film industry, made some experimental films, and wrote extensively on film theory. He was also a poet and wrote in non-fiction areas including travel, cooking and pets. His pseudonym combined a reference to the writer Osbert Sitwell with his mother's maiden name]. Illustrations by Herbert Jones.
(Book #ID 113380)
Published by Gaberbocchus Press Ltd., 42a Formosa Street, London First Edition 1964. 1964.
First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). Slim 8vo. 7¼'' x 5''. With monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£60.00
Scarlet Opening | 12 Poems (Signed)
Monk, Geraldine [Geraldine Monk (born 1952) is a British poet born in Blackburn, who has increasingly collaborated with musicians in her performances and recordings.]
(Book #ID 113362)
Published by Siren Press, Staithes, North Yorkshire First Edition 1974. 1974.
First edition in publisher's original saddle stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Author's first work of poetry. Contains 12 single-sided pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title leaf 'For Peter and Annie, with my love Geraldine.' Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£75.00
William Walton Façade: An Entertainment with Poems by Edith Sitwell and Music by William Walton | Full Miniature Pocket Score | Oxford University Press Study Score Edition
Walton, William (Music) [Sir William Turner Walton OM (29 March 1902 - 8 March 1983) was an English composer. Edith Sitwell [1887-1964] (Poems)
(Book #ID 114411)
Published by Oxford University Press, Music Department, 37 Dover Street, London.
Publisher's original laminated orange and yellow stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9¾'' x 7''. Contains 111 pp score. Spine slant, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with extensive production notes by Brian throughout. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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MUSIC [Classical] Category
£25.00
The Otterbury Incident
Lewis, C. Day [Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) CBE (27 April 1904 - 22 May 1972), often writing as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake]. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 - 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children.
(Book #ID 117531)
Published by The World Publishing Company, 2231 West 110th Street, Cleveland 2, Ohio, USA 1969.
Hard back binding in publisher's original pistachio cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back, small blue illustrations to the front board. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 176 pp with monochrome line illustrations throughout. Hint of foxing to the closed text block edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped panoramic dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£12.50
Kaleidoscope
Farjeon, Eleanor [Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 - 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon]. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 - 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children.
(Book #ID 117476)
Published by John Goodchild Publishers, 10 Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire First Edition Thus 1986. 1986.
First John Goodchild edition hard back binding in publisher's original claret cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (x), 158 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. A little tanning to the text block edges. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£12.50
Jim at the Corner
Farjeon, Eleanor [Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 - 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon]. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 - 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children.
(Book #ID 117484)
Published by John Goodchild Publishers, 10 Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire First Edition Thus 1986. 1986.
First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original tangerine cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 101 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£15.00
The Life of the Bee
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]. Translated by Alfred Sutro
(Book #ID 117504)
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40 Museum Street, London Reprinted Edition 1912. 1912.
Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 306 + iv pp. Ink message to the second front free end paper, spotting to the closed text block edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£8.00
A Blot of the 'Scutcheon and other Poetic Dramas
Browning, Robert [Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, and in particular the dramatic monologue, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets].
(Book #ID 117582)
Published by Walter Scott Ltd., Paternoster Square, London circa 1900 edition not stated.
Limp back binding in publisher's original full burgundy leather covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, radial corners, all page edges gilt, duck egg blue and gilt marble lining papers. 16mo. 5¼'' x 4''. Contains [xix], 367 pp. Spine sun faded, rubbing to the spine edges. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£8.00
Eleanor Farjeon's Book | Stories, Verses, Plays
Farjeon, Eleanor [Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 - 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon]. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 - 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. [Eleanor Graham]
(Book #ID 117603)
Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex 1972. 1972.
Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 107 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library and estate of Edward Ardizzone. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£6.00
Samarkand
Maalouf, Amin [Translated by Russell Harris] Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet.
(Book #ID 118201)
Published by Quartet Books Ltd., 27-29 Goodge Street, London First UK Edition 1992. 1992.
First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains (ix), 309 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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£25.00
The Rain-Giver (Rain Giver) | Poems (Signed)
Crossley-Holland, Kevin [Kevin John William Crossley-Holland (born 7 February 1941) is an English translator, children's author and poet].
(Book #ID 117782)
Published by Andre Deutsch Ltd., 105 Great Russell Street, London First Edition 1972. 1972.
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 62 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with just a little dust soiling to the edges of the rear cover, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'Gordon (author Gordon Mackay) - With every good wish, Kevin Crossley-Holland.' Member of the P.B.F.A.
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