Academiae Francofurtanae Ad Viadrum Encaenia Secularia

Oxonii, Theatro Sheldoniano, 1706. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry celebrating the University of Frankfur an der Oder. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet, collecting together poems to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of the University at Frankfurt an der Oder. One of only five-hundred copies printed. With detailed engraved head-pieces and initials, and an engraving to the title page, with a total of eleven engravings.The university was founded in 1506, and closed in 1811, before being refounded in 1991. Register runs as A-K2, L1.Collated, complete. Disbound. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a few light handling marks and spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title. Worming to the gutter, heavier to leaves C2 to E2, no loss of text. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 930P37

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Academiae Francofurtanae ad Viadrum Encaenia Secularia university of frankfurt oder oxford university of frankfurt Not Stated

Anthologie Des Poetes Francais Du Xixeme Siecle 1818-1841, 1842-1851, & 1852-1866

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, c1900. Leather. A smartly bound collection of three volumes of this anthology of nineteenth century French poets, in the original French. French. Three volumes of a four volume set, lacking volume one (1762-1817) only. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Volume three is illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates. Volume four is illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates. Collated complete. A detailed collection of some of the most important poetry from the greatest of French poets of the nineteenth century. Containing works from writers such as: Reynaud, Daudet, Verlaine, Mallarme, Lamartine, Hugo, Baudelaire, and Rimbaud, amongst others. With volume two containing works from 1818 to 1841, volume three containing works from 1842 to 1851, and volume four containing works from 1852 to 1866. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge just starting to volume two. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Tide marks to the first and last few pages of each volume. With the front endpaper of volume two attached to the front pastedown resulting in a small closed tear. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 953T118

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Anthologie Poetes Francais XIXeme Siecle Poetes None

Arms and the Man. A New Ballad.

London, L. Raymond, 1746 . First edition. Disbound. A very scarce poem surrounding the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the first and only edition of the work. The first and only edition. Vanishingly scarce. Disbound. 'Arms and the Man' is a long, satirical poem surrounding events at the Jacobite Rebellion, an uprising attempted by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne, taking place in 1745. As noted by David Foxon, this satirical piece was written with the aim to make fun of both sides of this rebellion, with light mocking directed at Oglethorpe, Prince Charles, Wade and other prominent figures involved. Foxon A292. Disbound, as issued. Externally, sound, with light chipping to wrap extremities. Wraps are lightly soiled, with a few spots and marks. Joints are torn, with the title page and final page holding just to the head of the front joints. Internally, tender, with front and rear pages almost disbound. Pages bright and generally clean, with slight edge wear. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 931Q17

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Jacobite rebellion arms and the man poem ballad arms and the man None

A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads

London, W. Kent & Co. 1860. First edition. Leather. First edition of this picturesque collection nineteenth century ballads enriched with numerous beautiful engravings. The first edition of this work. A large paper volume containing favourite English ballads in the nineteenth century, enriched with lovely engravings in text by modern English artists, including a frontispiece and gilt decorations to margins. Including beloved ballads such as 'A Gleam of Sunshine,' 'Bonnie Jean', 'and 'Robin Redbreast' among many others. In a full straight up grain morocco binding, with five raised bands, intricate gilt tooling to spine and boards, gilt to edges. Externally sound with minor shelf wear, rubbing along the joints and to extremities. Back strip laid down. Internally, firmly bound. light spotting scattered throughout. With numerous engravings in text. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 816A54

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: modern ballads first editions illustrated first editions Not Stated

The Booke of Raynarde the Foxe

Amsterdam; New York, Da Capro Press; Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd, 1969. Leather. A finely bound facsimile of a sixteenth century edition of this enduring German fable, bound by Eric Sweet. Finely bound in a quarter mococo binding with patterned paper to the boards, with renewed endpapers, in a custom cloth clamshell, bound by Eric Sweet in March 2001. Clamshell is in a near fine condition.An English translation of this medieval German fable following an anthropomorphic trickster red fox. The classic fable is a parody of courtly love stories and chansons de geste. A faithful facsimile of a 1550 London edition, from a copy held at the Bodleian.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In a quarter mococo binding with patterned paper to the boards, with renewed endpapers, in a custom cloth clamshell, bound by Eric Sweet. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Spine and rear board of the clamshell are faded, otherwise in a near fine condition. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: 963P4

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Booke of Raynarde the Foxe reynard the fox facsimile de capro reynard the fox None

The Christmas Box, or, New Year&Apos;S Gift

London, Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press &C; Simpkin Marshall & Co; Hamilton, Adams & Co, 1889-90. Cloth. A charming festival collection of poetry, a wonderful work illustrated here with woodcuts throughout. A 1889-90 facsimile of this original 1825 work by the Religious Tract Society, a selection of charming festive poetry published as a Christmas annual. This volume contains twelve poems in total.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Introduction by S. G. Green.Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the front board, 'Margaret Williams, from . Clifford.&apos. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with an ink inscription to the head of the front board. Light marks to the boards. A little bumping to the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound, gathering B is working loose a little. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few odd spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 773P9

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Christmas Box, or, New Year's Gift christmas box new year's gift religious tract society christmas box festive Not Stated

A Collection of Seventy-Nine Black Letter Ballads and Broadsides

London, Joseph Lilly, 1867. Cloth. An early English poetry collection, from the library of Labour politicians Norman and Janey Buchan. This work comprises a collection of ballads and broadsides printed between 1559 and 1597 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.Containing the bookplate of Norman and Janey Buchan. Janey (1926-2021) was a Scottish Labour Member of the European Parliament for fifteen years; she was an important Glaswegian figure. Norman (1922-1990) was a Labour party politician representing West Renfrewshire between 1964 and 1983 and the Paisley South from 1983 until his death. He penned a work called '101 Scottish Songs' based on his interest in folk music. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with slight bumping and wear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the front hinge strained after the title page but remaining firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 764R37

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Early Poetry English Poetry Poetry Janey Buchan English Poetry None

Epitres Diverses Sur Des Sujets Differens; Reveries Poetiques Sur Des Sujets Differens

Amsterdam, François Changuion, 1750-1755. Unbound. A very scarce three-volume set of poetry on different subjects by Georg Ludwig von Bar, written in French. A three volume set, unbound but intact. In the first two volumes, Georg Ludwig von Bar (1701-1767) anonymously wrote letters in the form of poetry, in praise of the printer Pierre Marteau (also known as Peter Hammer); the character Sancho Pança from the novel Don Quixote; characters from Molière's plays; and many others. The third volume contains poems by him with subject matters of a broader nature, including 'L'Homme sans Religion', 'Sur l'Histoire Litteraire', 'Sur l'Amour', among others. The third volume of this set is a very scarce work, making this set an unusual find. Unbound but intact. Externally, faded with creases to the extremities, and losses to the head and tail of the backstrips. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 863M2

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Letters Poetry French literature Poetry Not Stated

Fugitiva

Manchester, Privately printed, 1881. Cloth. A very scarce and charming collection of poems, privately printed, by an unknown author. A very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the title page. A charming, privately printed collection of lyric poetry by an anonymous author, including 'The Voyage', 'Omne Ignotum Pro Magnifico', 'To Phyllis on Her Birthday', 'Rondeau' and 'Flowers in London&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with just a little shelf wear to the extremities. Hinges are strained but holding reasonably firm. Binding is strained to pages 32 and 33, but otherwise pages are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot, more so to the rear of the volume. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 859M20

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Poems Poetry anthology Poems Not Stated

The Gneditch Century

London, The Arts Club, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, privately printed copy of The Gneditch Century. Signed by the members. A scarce limited edition copy of this work. Privately printed for The Arts Club, with this copy numbered 21.  This volume contains one hundred Bally Old Rhymes and caricatures of members of the Arts Club by George Gneditch. Some of the caricatures are signed by the members Chairman B or Brian Bagnall, a V Frederick, Bernard Denvir, Laurence Cuckney, Lesley Weissenborn, Arnold Hitchcock and Stuart Rose. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages with some inscriptions throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George Gneditch. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 858B29

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Gneditch Century bally old rhymes cartoons caricatures bally old rhymes George Gneditch

The Household Treasury of English Song. Specimens of the English Poets, Chronologically Arranged; with Biographical and Explanatory Notes, and Nearly One Thousand Marginal Quotations.

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1875 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of English songs and poems. First edition, very scarce, in original publisher's cloth binding of Household Treasury of English Song. This collection is intended to encourage younger readers with this manual of English poetry. The compiler attempted to extend the collection over the widest possible range, introducing almost every distinguished name in English poetry. Includes works by Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Wyatt, William Shakespeare, and more. Gold engravings to the spine and to the front board. Undated ink inscription from prior owner to the first free endpaper. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart, There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in some wear, and some minor bumping to the extremities. Undated ink inscription from prior owner to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 826W23

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: English Poetry Illustrated First edition Very scarce Illustrated Not Stated

Hymns for Little Children

London, Joseph Masters , 1862. Cloth. A very scarce copy of Cecil Frances Alexander's hymns for children, illustrated with many engravings. A new edition of this very scarce collection of hymns. In the original decorative cloth binding. A lovely anthology of children's hymns by Anglo-Irish hymnwriter and poet Cecil Frances Alexander. Amongst other works, she is best known for 'All Things Bright and Beautiful', 'There is a green hill far away' and the Christmas carol 'Once in a Royal David's City&apos. Each hymn is illustrated with a plate. Collated, complete with forty in total. With a slip laid in with a charming contemporary ink inscription. In the original gilt-decorated cloth binding. Externally, with notable offset fading to the rear board and regular fading to the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, binding is tender, with several leaves disbound but present. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spots throughout. Good . Ill.: W. Chappell. Good .

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Book number: 955Y51

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Hymns for Little Children Cecil Frances Alexander Illustrated Religious Cecil Frances Alexander W. Chappell

The Idler&Apos;S Progress: Illustrated in the Life of a Young German Nobleman

London, William Tegg and Co. c1885. Cloth. A humorous tale in verse about a spoiled German nobleman, lavishly illustrated throughout in colour, a very scarce work. A humorous tale about a spoiled little rich boy named Hans who grows up and squanders his wealth, reduced to selling matches for a living. Written in verse and published in the nineteenth century.Lavishly illustrated throughout, in colour. In the publisher's original pictorial binding. Undated, dated using WorldCat and JISC. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding and pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, darkening to the boards and bumping to the spine and extremities. A few marks to the rear board. A small amount of splitting to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally, binding has failed, pages 1 to 32, and 35 and 36 are detached but present. A few spots and handling marks to the pages. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Book number: 810J53

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: humour german nobleman hans german verse Not Stated

In Memoriam

London, Strahan and Co. 1870. Leather. A lovely morocco-bound copy of Tennyson's elegy, narrative poem. A pleasing copy of this narrative poem from Alfred Tennyson, who was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. Handsomely bound in full morocco, with decorative gilt and dentelles.'In Memorian' is an elegy by Alfred, Lord Tennyson for his Cambridge friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who tragically died at 22 years old from a cerebral haemorrhage in 1833. The verses reflet the meaning of the death of Hallam and the declining Christian faith in the Victorian era.  In full morocco, with decorative gilt. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional light scattered spots, most concentrated to the first and last couple leaves. Contemporary ink inscription to the half title page. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 964Y54

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: In Memoriam Poetry Alfred, Lord Tennyson Poetry None

King Albert&Apos;S Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World

London, The Daily Telegraph, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated wartime tribute from King Albert, the Belgian King. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixteen colour tipped in plates, one colour plate, and eight black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A tribute to the Belgian King, Albert I, popularly referred to as the Knight King or Soldier King in reference to his role during the First World War. This work also acts as an anthology of tributes to those other men and women representing their own countries throughout the conflict. With contributions from many important writers of the day, providing notices, poetry, prose, and musical scores. Containing artwork from Rackham, Nielsen, Dulac, and many others. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the fore edge. With light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Book number: 961T40

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: King Albert Book Tribute Belgian Book Various