Tournai: Unimuse, 1976. Scarce. Limited first edition. Softback as issued. Dedication signed by both author and illustrator to half title page. Each of the 12 loose gathers is an illustration to the left of the page, and a poem to the right. Limited to 500 copies, on Holland van Gelder paper. In very good condition. Table and colophon. 200 x 150 mm (7¾ x 6 inches). Rare. Première édition limitée. Couverture souple telle que publiée. Dédicace signée par l'auteur et l'illustrateur sur la page de faux-titre. Chacun des 12 rassemblements libres est une illustration à gauche de la page et un poème à droite. Limité à 500 exemplaires, sur papier Holland van Gelder. Dans de très bonnes conditions. Tableau et colophon. 200 x 150 mm

London: David Bogue, 1852. Scarce true First Edition. In an attractive blue Leighton, Son & Hodge blocked cloth gilt case-binding of the period. Design by John Leighton; signed JL in gilt at the base of the spine. All edges gilt. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Frontis portrait of Longfellow. Beautiful condition. Binder's ticket on lower pastedown. 334 pages. 210 x 145 mm (8¼ x 5¾ inches).

London: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1867. First edition thus, in a Riviere binding, full blue leather, with gilt to the spine and decoration to the edge. All edges gilt. A little rubbing to the spine edges. Slight staining to leather. Bookplate of Michael Ernest Sadler (Master of University College Oxford and father of Michael Sadler). Light to moderate foxing, particularly to the initial pages. Pencil annotations to the verso of the front end paper. 240 by 170mm (9½ by 6¾ inches).

London: Faber and Faber, 1940. Second impression. In original price clipped dust jacket. Hardback in publisher's brown boards. This anthology of poems Dust jacket has light edge wear and age toning Slight offsetting to endpapers from dust jacket, and neat Christmas gift inscription to half title; otherwise clean and tidy inside. 190 x 125 mm (7½ x 5 inches).

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London: David Bogue, 1866. First edition. Nice copy of this collected poems. Brown buckram with much gilt decoration. A little rubbing only. All edges gilt. Slight weakness to front board. Armorial bookplate to front paste down. Slight foxing, mainly to initial pages. 215 x 145 mm (8½ x 5¾ inches). xii, 422 [ii] pp.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1942. First edition in dust wrapper. Limited to 500 copies - this being copy 406. Signed by the author with a gift inscription to the front end paper. A poem of Poland's history from the earliest known beginnings to the time of writing (the second world war). Published at perhaps the darkest point of the war, the author tries to hold on to the belief that good will triumph. Text in English. 94 pages.
The dust wrapper (now protected in clear removable acetate) has a small chip to the bottom edge of the spine, and a slight nicking elsewhere - otherwise clean and tidy. A touch of darkening to the white rear panel. The book itself is clean and tidy inside and out.

London: John Camden Hotten, 1861. Second edition of this illustrated book of humorous poetry. Original plum cloth, with gilt titles and design. Darkening to the spine. There is some splitting to the top and bottom edges of the spine. Brown end paper with owner's name to the end paper. A little foxing to the pages and plates, but otherwise in excellent condition. 205 by 155mm (8 by 6 inches). Publisher's adverts to the rear. vi, 7-156, [iv]. pp.

Cologne: Cologne Post: 1921. Small leatherbound collection of ballads (in the Kipling sense) written by members of the British Army in occupation of the Rhineland and based at Cologne. De BAOR is an acronym for "British Army in Occupation of the Rhine." The poems had been published in the "Cologne Post" which was a British Army newspaper. Limp dark green leather covers with gilt titles. Handmade end papers. An interesting collection of period military verse. Ownership inscription from the Excelsior Hotel (British army HQ). 46 pages

London: Macmillan & Co, 1901. Eighth Thousand. Original red cloth boards with gilt vignettes to front and back boards. Title in gilt to spine. All edges gilt. Illustrated throughout by Arthur B. Frost and Henry Holiday, both full page and in-text. Some wear and light bumping to boards. Spine cloth sun faded. Sporadic foxing throughout. 214 pp. 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches).

London: Bertram Rota, 1968. Limited edition of Lear's Alphabet. Limited to 500 copies. This copy is not numbered. Clean yellow boards, slight marking only. Clear stiff plastic dust wrapper (original?). Inside, the book is spotless. Unpaginated.

London: Siegle, Hill & Co, 1910. Attractive full cloth binding elaborately stamped in gilt with a peacock motif. Spine title in gilt in a floral motif. Poetry, beautifully illustrated with 12 magnificent colour plates and illuminated letters by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe. Unpaginated. 310 x 235 mm (12¼ x 9¼ inches). Text in English. Boards rubbed at corners, spine skillfully repaired, light foxing throughout. Overall in a very good condition.

London: Philip Lee Warner - Medici Society, 1921. A very nice copy of this limited edition. Pale blue hardback with cloth spine. A little marking / staining to the base of the spine. Paper labels to the front board and spine (spine is somewhat darkened). Owner's inscription to the front end page. Limited to 1025 copies, this is copy 470. Printed on Riccardi Paper. Internally, the book is clean and tidy. Lovely rough cut paper. Beautiful illustrations by William Nicholson. An excellent copy. Spare labels to the rear end paper. 240 by 175mm (9½ by 7 inches). x, 1-144, [iv]. pp.

London: The Fortune Press, 1956. First Edition poetry book. Hardback in original light coloured dust jacket, which is age toned. Black cloth boards in very good condition. Internally quite clean, with light water stain to lower corner of last few pages.
Giovanni Baldelli (1914–1986) was an Italian anarchist theorist, best known for his 1971 work Social Anarchism he also wrote poetry, plays and philosophical works. 47 pages. 215 x 160 mm (8½ x 6¼ inches).

London: Turret Books, 1968. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Signed in ink to title page by Sillitoe. With the original gilt printed dust jacket, in green boards with title to spine in gilt. The dust jacket is faded to edges and spine. A small closed tear to the dust jacket on the top of the front cover. The extremities of the jacket are rubbed and nicked. Bookplate tipped-in to FFEP. Boards clean and bright. Internally appears unread / fine. 38 pp. 235 x 155 mm (9¼ x 6 inches).