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  • The Mute Bride by JORDAN, Andrew
    JORDAN, Andrew
    The Mute Bride

    Exeter: Stride Publications, 1998. First Edition. A spotless copy of this collection of Jordan's poetry. A large (69 poems) selection. Clean and tidy black softback covers, with picture to front cover. Internally virtually as new. ""Buried," "ancestral", "decoded", "invisible", "mute": the adjectives Andrew Jordan has used in the titles of his books of poems indicate his persistent concern with the hidden, the repressed, that which lies under." (PN Review 1998). 116 pages. 210 by 145mm (8¼ by 5¾ inches).

    . Première édition. Un exemplaire impeccable de ce recueil de poèmes de Jordan. Une grande sélection (69 poèmes). Couverture souple noire, propre et soignée, avec photo sur la couverture avant. L'intérieur est pratiquement comme neuf. "Enterré", "ancestral", "décodé", "invisible", "muet"…

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    Exeter: Stride Publications, 1998. First Edition. A spotless copy of this collection of Jordan's poetry. A large (69 poems) selection. Clean and tidy black softback covers, with picture to front cover. Internally virtually as new. ""Buried," "ancestral", "decoded", "invisible", "mute": the adjectives Andrew Jordan has used in the titles of his books of poems indicate his persistent concern with the hidden, the repressed, that which lies under." (PN Review 1998). 116 pages. 210 by 145mm (8¼ by 5¾ inches).

    . Première édition. Un exemplaire impeccable de ce recueil de poèmes de Jordan. Une grande sélection (69 poèmes). Couverture souple noire, propre et soignée, avec photo sur la couverture avant. L'intérieur est pratiquement comme neuf. "Enterré", "ancestral", "décodé", "invisible", "muet" : les adjectifs qu'Andrew Jordan a utilisés dans les titres de ses livres de poèmes indiquent sa préoccupation persistante pour le caché, le refoulé, ce qui se trouve en dessous. (PN Review 1998). 116 pages. 210 x 145 mm

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  • The Night He Came by WINTER WERE, Mary
    WINTER WERE, Mary
    The Night He Came

    Edition: First Edition

    London: Samuel Bagster & Sons Ltd, 1933. First edition. Plain cream paper covers. Stapled. Half title, title, dedication with acknowledgments to the verso. An attractive frontis illustration by Grace Furneaux Wood. Although there are no titles to the text, the acknowledgment would suggest that this is a collection of poems, rather than one long poem.
    The cream covers have a mottling of foxing to them, a few marks, but still tidy. Internally clean and tidy, although many of the paragraphs of the poem have pencil lines highlighting them in the margins. Overall in sound condition. 24 pages.
    Mary Winter Were (later Hughes Were). published a number of predominately Roman Catholic poetry collections.

    Book ID: 1230
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  • The Old Garden and Other Verses by DELAND, Margaret
    DELAND, Margaret
    The Old Garden and Other Verses Illustrated by Walter Crane

    Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1894. First American Edition. In original colourfully decorated cloth, which is slightly rubbed but in very good condition overall. Inside the poetry is beautifully highlighted by historiated initials and framed within decorative borders - all by Walter Crane. Floral endpapers. Neatly repaired closed tear to front end paper. Pages are French folded (so uncut and hiding the blank pages), and top edge is emerald green. Separated into sections: The Old Garden, Nature, Love Songs, Poems of Life, Verses for Children. A lovely example of a delightful book. viii, 114 pp. 205 x 150 mm (8 x 6 inches). Première édition américaine. En toile originale décorée en couleurs, légèrement frottée mais en très bon…

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    Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1894. First American Edition. In original colourfully decorated cloth, which is slightly rubbed but in very good condition overall. Inside the poetry is beautifully highlighted by historiated initials and framed within decorative borders - all by Walter Crane. Floral endpapers. Neatly repaired closed tear to front end paper. Pages are French folded (so uncut and hiding the blank pages), and top edge is emerald green. Separated into sections: The Old Garden, Nature, Love Songs, Poems of Life, Verses for Children. A lovely example of a delightful book. viii, 114 pp. 205 x 150 mm (8 x 6 inches). Première édition américaine. En toile originale décorée en couleurs, légèrement frottée mais en très bon état. A l'intérieur, la poésie est magnifiquement mise en valeur par des initiales historiées et encadrées dans des bordures décoratives - toutes de Walter Crane. Pages de garde fleuries. Déchirure fermée soigneusement réparée à la première page de garde. Les pages sont pliées à la française (donc non coupées et cachant les pages blanches), et le bord supérieur est vert émeraude. Séparé en sections : Le vieux jardin, La nature, Chansons d'amour, Poèmes de la vie, Versets pour les enfants. Un bel exemple d'un livre délicieux. viii, 114 pp. 205 x 150 mm

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  • The old woman who rode on a broom by BUTLER-STONEY, T.
    BUTLER-STONEY, T.
    The old woman who rode on a broom

    London / New York: Ernest Nister / Dutton, 1906. Scarce First Edition. Hardback colour illustrated boards. An illustrated children's poem about what some would say was a witch and her dealings with her black cat. Conforms to OCLC Number: 701467398. With full-page illustrations in colour, and some sepia. 25 unnumbered pages. 210 x 280 mm (8¼ x 11 inches). Première édition rare. Carton rigide illustré en couleurs. Un poème illustré pour enfants sur ce que certains considèrent comme une sorcière et ses relations avec son chat noir. Conforme au numéro OCLC : 701467398. Avec des illustrations pleine page en couleur et quelques illustrations en sépia. 25 pages non numérotées. 210 x 280 mm

    Book ID: 4764
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  • The Oscar Pletsch Picture Book by PLETSCH, Oscar
    PLETSCH, Oscar
    The Oscar Pletsch Picture Book

    London: George Routledge & Sons, 1880. Children's poetry book. Colour illustrated hardback boards, red cloth spine. Boards somewhat rubbed and slightly grubby. Poems for children with charming b/w illustrations throughout. Printed at Camden Press by Dalziel Brothers. Pages are quite clean, just a few finger marks. Overall good to fair, and quite scarce. 128 pages. 250 x 195 mm (9¾ x 7¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3319
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  • The Percy Society. Three publications bound in one by RIMBAULT, Edward F. & HALLIWELL, James Orchard
    RIMBAULT, Edward F. & HALLIWELL, James Orchard
    The Percy Society. Three publications bound in one

    London: T. Richards for the Percy Society, 1843. An attractive volume of Percy Society tracts bound together. Half leather with black label and gilt titles. Marbled boards. Contains; Edward F. Rimbault (Editor). Cock Lorrell's Bote: A Satirical Poem. From an unique copy printed by Winkyn de Worde. No 30 of the Percy Society's publications. Feb. 1843. Original paper cover (quite darkened and stained). The rest is in very good condition. 15 pages. James Orchard Halliwell (Editor). Westward for Smelts, an early Collection of Stories. Number 78 of the Percy Society's publications. September 1848. Cover, half title, title, list of Percy Society patrons, preface, original title, introduction, 63 pages. A little darkening but overall in very good condition. Edward F.…

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    London: T. Richards for the Percy Society, 1843. An attractive volume of Percy Society tracts bound together. Half leather with black label and gilt titles. Marbled boards. Contains; Edward F. Rimbault (Editor). Cock Lorrell's Bote: A Satirical Poem. From an unique copy printed by Winkyn de Worde. No 30 of the Percy Society's publications. Feb. 1843. Original paper cover (quite darkened and stained). The rest is in very good condition. 15 pages. James Orchard Halliwell (Editor). Westward for Smelts, an early Collection of Stories. Number 78 of the Percy Society's publications. September 1848. Cover, half title, title, list of Percy Society patrons, preface, original title, introduction, 63 pages. A little darkening but overall in very good condition. Edward F. Rimbault. A knight's Conjuring: Done in earnest, discovered in Jest by Thomas Dekker from the original tract printed in 1607. Percy Society publication number 21. May 1842. Original paper covers, half title, title, list of Percy Society patrons, preface, original title, introduction, xvi, vi, 100 pages. A little darkening to the title, otherwise in very good condition. 200 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches).
    The Percy Society was a short lived British text publication society. It was founded in 1840 and collapsed in 1852. The Society was a scholarly collective, aimed at publishing limited-edition books of rare poems and songs. The president was Lady Braybrooke, and the twelve founding members of the committee included John Payne Collier, Thomas Crofton Croker, Thomas Wright, James Orchard Halliwell (treasurer), Charles Mackay, Edward Francis Rimbault (secretary) and William Chappell. Later members included William Sandys, and Robert Bell.

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    Book ID: 3033
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  • The Poetical Works of John Dryden. by DRYDEN, John
    DRYDEN, John
    The Poetical Works of John Dryden. Cooke's Edition. Three Volumes.

    London: Printed for C. Cooke, 1798. First Thus. Hardback in three quarter calf and marbled boards. Title in gilt on red morocco labels to spine, decorated in gilt. Each of the three volumes has two additional title pages, one engraved and one letterpress. Without date of publication, but plates are dated 1798. Embellished with superb engravings, including decorative headpieces and tailpieces. The boards are lightly rubbed at the corners, internally also in very good condition. 145 x 95 mm (5¾ x 3¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3908
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  • Author signed.
    The Rats & other poems. by SILLITOE, Alan
    SILLITOE, Alan
    The Rats & other poems.

    London: W. H. Allen, 1960. First edition, first impression. With the original dust jacket, in green boards with title to spine in gilt. Signed in ink to title page by Sillitoe. The dust jacket is darkened to top on both front and back, and spine is darkened with small closed tear to the head. The extremities are rubbed and nicked. Bookplate tipped-in to FFEP. Rubbed to verso of title - appears to be where a reference number has been removed. Page 24 has once been torn and repaired. 111 pp. 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2371
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  • Copy belonging to Lady Eden.
    The Story of Rosina and other Verses. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson by DOBSON, Austin.
    DOBSON, Austin.
    The Story of Rosina and other Verses. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson

    London: Kegan, Paul Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition. A very nice copy of this illustrated edition. Bound in full leather by Rickers & Son of London. The calf is a little faded in places and rubbed to the edges. Title in gilt to the spine. All edges gilt. Slight weakness to the binding at the half title page but holding well. The text block is in very good, clean condition. This copy belonged to Lady Eden, and there is a lovely gift (if rather fawning) inscription from W. Peel. Probably William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel (1867-1937) the grandson of Sir Robert Peel. Lady Eden was Sybil Frances Grey (1867-1945), the daughter of Sir William Grey,…

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    London: Kegan, Paul Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition. A very nice copy of this illustrated edition. Bound in full leather by Rickers & Son of London. The calf is a little faded in places and rubbed to the edges. Title in gilt to the spine. All edges gilt. Slight weakness to the binding at the half title page but holding well. The text block is in very good, clean condition. This copy belonged to Lady Eden, and there is a lovely gift (if rather fawning) inscription from W. Peel. Probably William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel (1867-1937) the grandson of Sir Robert Peel. Lady Eden was Sybil Frances Grey (1867-1945), the daughter of Sir William Grey, and mother of Sir Anthony Eden. Two of her other sons were to die in action in the first world war. She was painted by several eminent artists including John Singer Sargent and James Macniel Whistler. The later famously ended in a court case when her husband refused to pay Whistler's bill, and the painting was eventually destroyed. She died in 1945. A very nice association copy. 120 pages. 19cm x 13cm.

    . Première édition. Un très bel exemplaire de cette édition illustrée. Relié en plein cuir par Rickers & Son de Londres. Le veau est un peu décoloré par endroits et frotté sur les bords. Le titre est doré au dos. Toutes les tranches sont dorées. Légère faiblesse de la reliure à la moitié de la page de titre, mais elle tient bien. Le bloc de texte est en très bon état, propre. Cet exemplaire a appartenu à Lady Eden, et il y a une belle inscription de cadeau (même si elle est plutôt flatteuse) de la part de W. Peel. Probablement William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel (1867-1937), le petit-fils de Sir Robert Peel. Lady Eden était Sybil Frances Grey (1867-1945), fille de Sir William Grey et mère de Sir Anthony Eden. Deux de ses autres fils devaient mourir au combat lors de la première guerre mondiale. Elle a été peinte par plusieurs artistes éminents, dont John Singer Sargent et James Macniel Whistler. Cette dernière œuvre s'est soldée par un procès lorsque son mari a refusé de payer la facture de Whistler, et la peinture a finalement été détruite. Elle est décédée en 1945. Très bel exemplaire d'association. 120 pages. 19cm x 13cm.

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    Book ID: 4818
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  • The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna: A Poem with historical and Legendary notices. by BURY, Lady Charlotte
    BURY, Lady Charlotte
    The Three Great Sanctuaries of Tuscany, Valombrosa, Camaldoli, Laverna: A Poem with historical and Legendary notices. Illustrated by engravings of the Scenery from original drawings by the late Reverend Edward Bury.

    London: John Murray, 1833. First Edition. Original brown cloth with leather label to front board. With engraved title, A little rubbing to the edges, and slight scratching to label. Slight splitting to surface of spine edge. Monogram bookplate to the inside board. Slight weakness to the binding at the title, and darkening to the page edges, but overall a very respectable copy. Portrait of Lady Bury and 6 engraved aquatints (complete). Sadlier 480: "This pious memorial to her husband (he died in 1832) was surely erected at Lady Charlotte's expense. the drawings are of considerable merit and beautifully reproduced. I include the book, despite its poetical character, for the sake of the drawings, and in order that its existence…

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    London: John Murray, 1833. First Edition. Original brown cloth with leather label to front board. With engraved title, A little rubbing to the edges, and slight scratching to label. Slight splitting to surface of spine edge. Monogram bookplate to the inside board. Slight weakness to the binding at the title, and darkening to the page edges, but overall a very respectable copy. Portrait of Lady Bury and 6 engraved aquatints (complete). Sadlier 480: "This pious memorial to her husband (he died in 1832) was surely erected at Lady Charlotte's expense. the drawings are of considerable merit and beautifully reproduced. I include the book, despite its poetical character, for the sake of the drawings, and in order that its existence may be known." Having said that, there is a significant list of Royal Subscribers at the beginning of the book. xiv, 140 pages.

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    Book ID: 3540
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  • A scarce item of Roman Catholic devotional poetry
    The Way of the Cross and Other Verses. by DISMAS
    DISMAS
    The Way of the Cross and Other Verses.

    Edition: First Edition

    London: R. & T. Washbourne Ltd, 1913. First edition. Original purple buckram with white titles and Holy Cross to the front board. Bookplate of Syon Abbey, Chudleigh to the inside front board. Overall in sound condition. The buckram is clean, but the colour has entirely faded to the spine. Internally clean and tidy, with a little darkening to the end papers only. 72 pages.

    Book ID: 1241
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  • The Wild Orchard. by SWEETMAN, Elinor
    SWEETMAN, Elinor
    The Wild Orchard.

    London: Herbert & Daniel, 1911. A book of Irish Catholic poetry. Bound in original green cloth boards, with gilt stamped title to front and spine. Minor shelf-wear with very slight darkening to spine. Internally in a clean condition with minor foxing only to endpapers. Very good condition. 120 pages. 200 x 140 mm (7¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 2041
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  • The Works of the Right Honourable John Hookham Frere In Verse and Prose. by HOOKHAM FRERE, John
    HOOKHAM FRERE, John
    The Works of the Right Honourable John Hookham Frere In Verse and Prose. In three volumes. Second edition. Revised with Additions.

    London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. Second edition. Three volumes. Uniform calf boards with gilt decoration and red and burgundy labels to the spine. The boards are slightly loose, and the binding a little cracked to the hinges, but still holding well. A little rubbing to the spine and edges, with some loss, but otherwise in clean condition. Marbled page edges. Internally clean and tidy with a little foxing only. Frere's complete works were published in 1871, with a memoir by his nephews W.E. and Sir Henry Bartie frere. This is the second enlarged edition. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846) was an English diplomat and author. His reputation now largely rests on his translations of Aristophanes. His "prospectus and specimen", a…

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    London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. Second edition. Three volumes. Uniform calf boards with gilt decoration and red and burgundy labels to the spine. The boards are slightly loose, and the binding a little cracked to the hinges, but still holding well. A little rubbing to the spine and edges, with some loss, but otherwise in clean condition. Marbled page edges. Internally clean and tidy with a little foxing only. Frere's complete works were published in 1871, with a memoir by his nephews W.E. and Sir Henry Bartie frere. This is the second enlarged edition. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846) was an English diplomat and author. His reputation now largely rests on his translations of Aristophanes. His "prospectus and specimen", a mock Arthurian poem, was used extensively by Byron in "Don Juan." Bookplate and signature of Reginald Heber Macaulay from his Eton master Francis St John Thackeray on the occasion of his leaving Eton in 1878. Macaulay (1858-1937) was an amateur English footballer who won the FA cup for the Old Etonians in 1882 and made an appearance for England in 1881. viii, 354., viii, 426., 436. pages. 22cm x 14cm.

    . Deuxième édition. Trois volumes. Plaques de veau uniforme avec décoration dorée et étiquettes rouge et bordeaux au dos. Les planches sont légèrement détachées et la reliure est un peu fissurée au niveau des charnières, mais elle tient encore bien. Le dos et les bords sont légèrement frottés, avec quelques pertes, mais ils sont par ailleurs en bon état. Les pages sont marbrées. L'intérieur est propre et bien rangé, avec seulement quelques rousseurs. Les œuvres complètes de Frere ont été publiées en 1871, avec un mémoire de ses neveux W.E. et Sir Henry Bartie Frere. Il s'agit de la deuxième édition augmentée. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846) était un diplomate et un auteur anglais. Sa réputation repose aujourd'hui en grande partie sur ses traductions d'Aristophane. Son "prospectus et spécimen", un faux poème arthurien, a été largement utilisé par Byron dans "Don Juan". Ex-libris et signature de Reginald Heber Macaulay de la part de son maître à Eton, Francis St John Thackeray, à l'occasion de son départ d'Eton en 1878. Macaulay (1858-1937) était un footballeur amateur anglais qui a remporté la FA cup pour les Old Etonians en 1882 et a fait une apparition en équipe d'Angleterre en 1881. viii, 354, viii, 426, 436 pages. 22cm x 14cm.

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  • Toute la Flandre. Les villes à pignons. by VERHAEREN, Émile
    VERHAEREN, Émile
    Toute la Flandre. Les villes à pignons.

    Bruxelles: Edmond Deman, 1910. First edition. Original soft covers, with beautiful decoration, and vignette illustrations inside by Theo Van Rysselberghe. Text in French. Covers have a little sun fading / toning, and the very tip of the two bottom corners has been lost. Otherwise the book is in a very good condition, both inside and out. 132 [2] pages. 235 x 160 mm (9¼ x 6¼ inches). Première édition. Couvertures souples originales, avec une belle décoration, et des illustrations de vignettes à l'intérieur par Theo Van Rysselberghe. Texte en Francais. Les couvertures ont un peu de décoloration / virage au soleil, et la pointe même des deux coins inférieurs a été perdue. Sinon, le livre est en très bon…

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    Bruxelles: Edmond Deman, 1910. First edition. Original soft covers, with beautiful decoration, and vignette illustrations inside by Theo Van Rysselberghe. Text in French. Covers have a little sun fading / toning, and the very tip of the two bottom corners has been lost. Otherwise the book is in a very good condition, both inside and out. 132 [2] pages. 235 x 160 mm (9¼ x 6¼ inches). Première édition. Couvertures souples originales, avec une belle décoration, et des illustrations de vignettes à l'intérieur par Theo Van Rysselberghe. Texte en Francais. Les couvertures ont un peu de décoloration / virage au soleil, et la pointe même des deux coins inférieurs a été perdue. Sinon, le livre est en très bon état, tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. 132 [2] pages. 235 x 160 mm

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  • Twelve Summer Poems of 1962. by SITWELL, Sacheverell
    SITWELL, Sacheverell
    Twelve Summer Poems of 1962. A limited, signed copy

    Edition: First Edition

    London: Privately printed: 1962. A lovely copy of this privately printed collection of poems. Spotless yellow card wrappers (now protected in a translucent glassine wrapper). One of ten copies numbered and signed by Sitwell for friends. This is copy 1/10. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 1981
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  • Usine. A penser des choses tristes by THIRY, Marcel
    THIRY, Marcel
    Usine. A penser des choses tristes

    Lyon: Les Écrivains Réunis, 1957. A nice copy of this first edition / limited edition volume of poetry. One of 625 copies printed on feutré gris. Soft grey wraps - covered in clear glassine. No marks or damage to them. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 46 pages. 200 by 145mm (7¾ by 5¾ inches).

    . Bel exemplaire de cette première édition / volume de poésie à tirage limité. Un des 625 exemplaires imprimés sur feutré gris. Couverture souple grise - recouverte d'un film transparent. Pas de marques ni de dommages. L'intérieur est propre et bien rangé. 46 pages. 200 x 145 mm.

    Book ID: 4094
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  • Voices From the Heart. Sacred Poems. by DOWNING, Sister Mary Alphonsus [Ellen]
    DOWNING, Sister Mary Alphonsus [Ellen]
    Voices From the Heart. Sacred Poems. New and Enlarged Edition Revised the the Right Rev. Doctor Leahy.

    Edition: Reprint

    Dublin: M.H. Gill and Son, 1881. Original blue cloth gilt, book-label of Syon Abbey (Monasterii S. Brigittae de Sion, Chudleigh). This is a presentation copy from W. F. Downing, Dublin 1884 to the Lady Abbess, with written presentation to the half title. Copac records a single copy of the first edition of 1879 at the British Library only; Preface states "The present volume contains a large number of poems that were not in the former edition, but have since been collected." xxviii, (17)-302, (ii) pp. Advertisements.

    Book ID: 1013
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  • Мороз, Красный Нос [Jack Frost] by H. A. Некрасов [Nekrasov]
    H. A. Некрасов [Nekrasov]
    Мороз, Красный Нос [Jack Frost]

    Москва [Moscow]: State Publishing House of Fiction, 1949. Scarce poetry book, with beautiful colour illustrations. Original hardback boards, in original dust jacket. Book itself is bright blue cloth. The dust jacket has nicks and some small losses. Ink stamp to top of rear of the dust jacket. Internally very clean and fresh. Colour illustrated endpapers. Text in Russian. Boards have a slight bow. 74 pages. 300 x 225 mm (11¾ x 8¾ inches).

    Book ID: 4773
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