A BOOK OF OLD BALLADS
Written by Beverley Nichols. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2132698
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 16 superb colour plates. Poems that are 'the very essence of the British spirit' selected and introduced by Nichols. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing/grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Includes a card from Brock. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; some chips and nicks; some repaired to verso with sticky tape. Wrapper also has some grubby and brown marks.

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THE SONGS AND SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2132697
Published by David McKay. Circa 1915. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine, blind title and decoration to front cover. 12 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little uneven fading to covers and edges. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Light corner crease to colour plate (p.16). A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tears and chips; faded to spine; has been repaired; some loss.

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TENNYSON'S GUINEVERE AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Alfred Tennyson. Illustrated by Florence Harrison.
Stock no. 2132542
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beautiful Poems series. Grey boards, dark grey title and vignette to front cover. Blue title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and cover edges are browned. Small amount of loss to top and tail of spine; some splits. Corners are bumped, with wear. Marks and browning to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and pages throughout book.

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ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1819052
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Fine condition.

Poets of the Great War, edited and introduced by MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. Contained in publisher's beige slipcase in very good condition.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Edward Fitzgerald; Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1318593
Published by Collins. Circa 1945. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, Gilt titles and decoration to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. Pictorial title page. Decorative orange border to each page. 94 pages. 11 x 7.75". Spine and corners bumped. Covers unevenly faded. Small hole to front edge of spine at base, spine is also a little faded. Removal of a small label to front free-endpaper. Light corner creases to plates.

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AFTER PUSKIN
Written by Alexander Pushkin; Elaine Feinstein. Illustrated by Alexander Pushkin.
Stock no. 1818778
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Fine condition.

Versions of the poems of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin by contemporary poets. Edited and introduced by Elaine Feinstein. Pictorial endpapers. B/w drawings. Contained in publisher's slipcase in very good condition being a bit scuffed.

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A HANDFUL OF LEATHER
Written by Will H. Ogilvie. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.
Stock no. 1818394
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, dark blue titles. 8 tipped-in colour plates. A book of verse first seen in various sporting publications and Punch. Staining to top & tail of spine else boards clean and bright. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. One mount partly detached. Minor crease to one plate. A few scattered foxposts. Small hole to front edge of spine (pin hole). Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is edge-worn with a few tears and some loss.

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POEMS BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
Written by Christina Rossetti. Illustrated by Florence Harrison.
Stock no. 1318326
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1910. Good condition.

Cream decorated cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. 36 tipped-in colour plates mounted on grey card with captioned tissue guards plus 36 b/w illustrations. 369 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 2" thick. Large format, 10.5 x 8.25". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and rear cover lightly scuffed. Top 3" of front edge of spine has been split and repaired. Front joint cracked. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxspots to contents. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Edward Fitzgerald; Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1318098
Published by Collins. Circa 1945. Almost very good condition.

Red leather, Gilt titles and decoration to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. Pictorial title page. Decorative orange border to each page. 94 pages with red page marker. 11 x 7.75". All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some fading to spine and cover edges. Front free-endpaper is missing. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. A few foxspots else contents clean.

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RIGHT ROYAL
Written by John Masefield. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1318013
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1922. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles and horsehead vignette to front. 4 tipped-in colour plates. A horse-racing poem. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Browning to endpapers, light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight chipping with loss and a grubby mark with some slight surface paper damage to author's name on front panel.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2131567
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Popular edition. Red cloth stamped in gilt with peacock design. 12 tipped-in colour plates. 8 x 6". Bumping and wear to spine and corners; browning to spine, with chips and nicks to cloth. Grubby marks to cover edges. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Plates are fine, with just a few foxspots to versos.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2131555
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

Popular edition. Red cloth stamped in gilt with peacock design. 12 tipped-in colour plates. 8 x 6". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to spine and small black mark and nick to cloth at base. What appears to be a damp/white stain to rear cover. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and margins. Plates are excellent, but one tissue guard is torn at margin; a few others are creased.

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