Poetry
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1787 Poems by William CowperLondon: 1787An early edition of the collected poems of William Cowper, an important Romantic forerunner.
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1988 Octavio Paz: The Collected Poems 1957-1987Manchester: 1988The first UK edition of this collection of poetry by award-winning Mexican poet Octavio Paz, enclosed in the original dust wrapper.
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1972 ExtravagariaLondon: 1972The first English edition of this collection of poetry from Chilean writer Pablo Neruda, an advance review copy presented by the publisher.
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1970 Selected PoemsLondon: 1970An excellent bilingual edition of this collection of poems by noted Chilean diplomat and poet, Pablo Neruda.
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1889 The Book of BalladsEdinburgh: 1889A smart copy of Bon Gaultier's Ballads, illustrated by well-known artists.
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1855 English Poets Series Samuel Butler and Geoffrey ChaucerLondon: 1855A smart five volume collection of work from Robert Bell's annotated collection of English Poets series.
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1821 Poems by William Cowper of the Inner TempleLondon: 1821A bright copy of William Cowper's poems complete with two volumes in one.
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1869 Collected Poems of Alfred Lord TennysonLondon: 1869The collected poems of Lord Tennyson in five volumes, attractive set in uniform calf bindings.
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1892 Classical PoemsCincinnati: 1892The very scarce first and only edition of this slight volume of poetry by William Entriken Baily.
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c1870 The Poetical Works of Sir Walter ScottLondon: c1870A leather bound collection of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, with illustrations by Thomas Seccombe.
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1881 The Love Sonnets of ProteusLondon: 1881The first edition of noted lothario Wilfrid Scawen Blunt's charming volume of love sonnets.
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1889-89 Works of Charles LambLondon: 1888-89A uniformly bound set of the works of Charles Lamb, including Alfred Aigner's brilliant biography on Lamb.
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1902 The Renaissance: Studies in Art and PoetryPortland, Maine: 1902An attractive morocco bound copy of this study of art and poetry of the Renaissance, one of four hundred and fifty copies printed on Van Gelder paper.
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1870 Favourite English Poems and PoetsLondon: 1870An extensive volume containing 218 of the most popular poems ever written in the English language, a beautifully illustrated work.
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1845 The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith. M.B. and the Professor of Ancient HistoryLondon: 1845A beautifully illustrated collection of Oliver Goldsmith's poetical works, complete with many lovely engravings.
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1894 Our Poets!London: 1894A very scarce first edition of this literary commentary on British poets by Arthur Lynch.
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1833 Poems, Chiefly ReligiousLondon: 1833The very scarce first edition of this collection of Anglican poems by Anglican divine, hymnodist and poet Henry Francis Lyte.
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1853 The Poetical Works of Thomas CampbellLondon: 1853An exceptionally smart copy of the collected works of Scottish poet Thomas Campbell, published nine years after his death.
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1882 Bothwell a TragedyLondon: 1882Swinburne's dramatic Tudor poetical play, revolving around the murder of Darnley, and the marriage of Bothwell and Mary Queen of Scots.
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1770 The Works of Alexander PopeLondon: 1770A late eighteenth century edition of the collected works of Alexander Pope in uniform calf bindings and adorned with lovely engravings.
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1893 Humorous PoemsLondon: 1893An uncommon large paper edition of Thomas Hood's popular and humorous poems, an illustrated limited edition.
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1926 Yokohama Garland and Other PoemsPhiladelphia: 1926A limited edition copy of this illustrated collection of poetry by A.E. Coppard, signed by the author and illustrator to the limitations page. -
1882 The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from FirdusiLondon: 1882The scarce first edition of Helen Zimmern's translation of the classic Persian epic, illustrated with two plates by Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
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1898 Rheinlands Sang und SageBonn: 1898Beautifully illustrated with twenty plates by Bernhard Mannfeld, this is the fourth edition of Emil Rittershaus's poem about the Rhineland.
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1874 Idylls of the KingLondon: 1874Tennyson's first four narrative poems of Idylls of the King, concerning King Arthur's accession and marriage, in a smart full calf binding.
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1905 The Earthly Paradise A Poem William MorrisLondon : 1905A lovely new impression copy of this epic poem by William Morris.
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1892 The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe ShelleyLondon: 1892A delightful collection of the poetry of noted Romantic writer Percy Bysshe Shelley, in the publisher's original decorative cloth.
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1874-1880 Ballads and Other Poems and The Works of Alfred Tennyson Three VolumesLondon: 1874-1880A lovely set of The Works of Alfred Tennyson and Ballads and Other Poems in uniform blue leather with gilt.
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1952 The Vigil of VenusLondon: [1952]Lovely first trade edition of the English translation of 'Pervigilium Veneris' by Lewis Gielhud, adorned with lovely wood engravings by George Buday.
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1952 The Vigil of VenusLondon: [1952]First trade edition of the English translation of 'Pervigilium Veneris' by Lewis Gielhud, adorned with lovely wood engravings by George Buday.
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1946 The Poems of Francois VillonLondon: 1946Bright first edition of this illustrated anthology of the poems of François Villon.
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1854-1855 Scott's Novels and Scott's Poetical Works in Six VolumesEdinburgh: 1854-1855A lovely six volume collection of novels by Sir Walter Scott and his complete works of poetry bound in leather.
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1893 The Writings of James Russell LowellBoston and New York: 1893-4Beautiful complete set of the works of James Russell Lowell, in lovely uniform J.M. Dent signed bindings.
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1840 Primitiae Et ReliquiaeLondini [London]: 1840With a handwritten poem from the author included, present here is a smart signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Richard Wellesley's poem eulogising Captain James Cook. -
1895 SapphoLondon: 1895A smart copy of the third edition of H. T. Wharton's translation of Sappho, in a half crushed morocco binding by Hatchards.