JOHN GAY'S LONDON
Written by William Henry Irving.
Stock no. 2134803
Published by Harvard University Press. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with white title label to spine. Illustrated from the poetry of the time. Spine is bumped and browned. Some spotting to covers. Half of fold-out map is torn off and loosely inserted to rear. Contents are generally very good. Wrapper is in two pieces, torn down one edge; other tears and chips; some loss; tape marks to base of spine.

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LAYS OF A LONDONER
Written by Clement Scott.
Stock no. 2134802
Published by David Bogue. 1st 1882. Almost very good condition.

Peach cloth with gil title and dark brown vignettes. Book of verse. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks to covers. Foxing and page browning.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 2134714
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1913. Very good condition.

Brown suede limp binding with gilt titles and embossed decoration. 16 tipped-in colour plates. Some rubbing/light fading to suede covers. Top 1" of front joint is cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning. Corner crease to a couple of plates.

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THE LIFE OF SAINT EDMUND KING & MARTYR
Written by John Lydgate; A.S.G. Edwards.
Stock no. 2134708
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Fine condition.

This facsimile has been reproduced from the manuscript MS Harley 2278 in the British Library through digital photography by Laurence Pordes and has been printed by Cambridge University Press on Furioso paper from the Biberist mill in Switzerland supplied by John Purcell Paper.This edition of 1010 copies, of which 1000 are for sale, has been bound for members of The Folio Society by Smith Settle of Otley, Yorkshire, in full Nigerian goatskin with leather onlays over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles, with handmade laid-paper endleaves from the Fabriano Mill, Italy. Contained in a green cloth box with red title block to spine. Also contained with this edition is 'A Commentary' - in green cloth, with gilt titles to spine. This is Copy No. 45. Contained in a near fine slip case - a few small knocks to a couple of edges. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BEOWULF
Written by Seamus Heaney. Illustrated by Becca Thorne.
Stock no. 2134704
Published by Folio Society. 2013. Fine condition.

Burgundy leather spine with gilt titles. Elaborate gilt decorations to front and rear cover on red cloth. Brown and white illustrations in the form of chapter headers and footers. Top edge gilt. Contained in a nearly fine slip-case.

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SELECTED POEMS
Written by Robert Frost. Illustrated by Jonathan Gibbs.
Stock no. 1321129
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Green cloth spine with gilt title, cream paper boards with green illustrations. Green endpapers, green illustrations. Book is fine. Slipcase is slightly faded at edges.

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH SELECTED POEMS
Written by William Wordsworth. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1321126
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition.

The Folio Poets series. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather and cloth sides. B/w engravings. Introduction by Nicholas Roe. Book is fine. A few light scuff marks to slipcase.

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JOHN KEATS THE COMPLETE POEMS
Written by John Keats. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1321115
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

The Folio Poets Series. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather and cloth sides. B/w engravings. Edited by John Barnard and introduced by Andrew Motion. Book is fine. Minimal scuffing to slipcase and a tiny bump to one of the opening edges.

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THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1321111
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st thus 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 36 pages. ISBN: 0701122773. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly edge creased and faded to spine and panel edges.

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SELECTED POEMS
Written by Dylan Thomas; Owen Sheers.
Stock no. 1821964
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Black cloth spine and rear cover. Photographic front cover. Introduced by Sheers. B/w photos. An almost fine copy (tiny mark to rear board) with a couple of relevant newspaper cuttings loose inside. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE FOLIO GOLDEN TREASURY
Written by James Michie; et al. Illustrated by Simon Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1821955
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Leather spine with gilt titles. The Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in English Language chosen and introduced by James Michie. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by various artists selected by Simon Brett. Minor yellow marks to base of text block else a fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat; Stephen Raw.
Stock no. 1821945
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia, Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by Byatt, full page colour illustrations throughout by Puttapipat, Top edge gilt. Blue Nigerian Goatskin spine with gilt title, purple vendome cloth sides. Gilt endpapers. Originally published in 1859. 69 pages. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and scuffed to one side. Slight binding imperfection where the boards are not sitting central - one board is sticking out further than the other.

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