Search results for: 'poems'
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RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles The Springtide of Life Poems of ChildhoodLondon : 1918
First trade edition, first impression. Reviewed contemporaneously as "one of his best", Rackham's "delicate and romantic fancy, is in sensitive harmony with Swinburne's poems and his pictures show that he understands no less than did the poet" (The Publisher's Weekly, vol. 94, 1918, p. 19). Learn More£425.00Stock Code: 129607
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RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles The Springtide of Life Poems of ChildhoodLondon : 1918
First trade edition, first impression. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 115802
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ARNOLD, Matthew. An amateur manuscript copy of The Forsaken Merman.1897
A unique calligraphic manuscript copy of Arnold's poem "The Forsaken Merman". The present copy includes fine illustrations within ornamental borders, possibly after original designs, in an art nouveau style reminiscent of masters such as Edward Burne-Jones, Robert Anning-Bell, and Walter Crane. We were unable to trace information about the "Dodo" who... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 138062
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children.London : 1902
First edition, first impression, handsomely bound, of Kipling's famous collection of 12 stories and 12 poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots". Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 134753
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OXENFORD, Edward. Cat-Tales.New York : [c.1885]
Rare first and only edition of this lovely late 19th-century chromolithographed collection of poems for children. Worldcat locates two copies only (Philadelphia and Victoria, Australia); no copies on Library Hub. Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 140673
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SEUSS, Dr. Hop on Pop.New York : 1963
First edition, first printing, of the 29th book in the Beginner Books series. This work contains several short poems and was designed to introduce basic phonics concepts to children. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 128625
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HAGUE, Michael. Michael Hague's Family Christmas Treasury.New York : 1995
First edition, first printing. Signed by Hague on the title page. An anthology of Christmas themed texts, carols, and poems. Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 140845
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RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); [STOPES, Marie.] FAY, Erica. A Road to Fairyland.London and New York : 1926
First edition, first impression. Dr Marie Stopes (1880-1958), best known today for her contributions to palaeontology, her pioneering work on birth control, and her manual Married Love, was also a prolific writer of novels, poems and fairy stories. Learn More£400.00Stock Code: 113208
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MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition, first impression, of the third book in the Winnie-the-Pooh series. Alongside Milne's verse, this collection is also notable for including many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even when uncalled for by the poems. Learn More£1,950.00Stock Code: 134424
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RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); [STOPES, Marie.] FAY, Erica. A Road to Fairyland.London : 1926
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the title page. Dr Marie Stopes (1880-1958), though best known today for her contributions to palaeontology, her pioneering work on birth control, and her manual Married Love, was also a prolific writer of novels, poems and fairy stories. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 108358
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CHRISTMAS - BINGHAM, Clifton. Father Christmas.New York & London : [c.1885]
An attractive piece of Christmas ephemera collecting short Christmas poems by Clifton Bingham, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, once the world's largest postcard publisher. Clifton Bingham (18591913) was an English author of poems and children's books and collaborated on a number of occasions with Louis Wain. Raphael Tuck is remembered as a chief exponent... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 137492
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children.London : 1902
First edition, first impression, in the first issue binding, of Kipling's collection of 12 stories and 12 poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots." The white blocking to the spine failed to adhere on the first issue binding, with the result that most copies now lack significant portions of it; the paint formula... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 134708
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children.London : 1902
First edition, first impression, in the second issue binding, of Kipling's famous collection of 12 stories and 12 poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots". The white decorative blocking to the spine and covers failed to adhere on the first issue binding, with the result that most copies now lack significant portions... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 136064
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children.London : 1902
First edition, first impression, in the second issue binding, of Kipling's famous collection of 12 stories and 12 poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots". The white decorative blocking to the spine and covers failed to adhere on the first issue binding, with the result that most copies now lack significant portions... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 136065
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children.London : 1902
First edition, first impression, in the second issue binding, of Kipling's famous collection of 12 stories and 12 poems including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots". The white decorative blocking to the spine and covers failed to adhere on the first issue binding, with the result that most copies now lack significant portions... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 130728
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So StoriesLondon : 1902
First edition, first impression, second state binding, of Kipling's famous collection of twelve stories and twelve poems, including "How the Camel Got His Hump" and "How the Leopard Got His Spots." The first impression exists in two issues of the binding. The first, on which the white blocking failed to adhere, was superseded by this more stably blocked... Learn More£15,000.00Stock Code: 130603
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CRANE, Walter (illus.); GRIMM, [Jacob & Wilhelm]. Household Stories,London : 1882
First Crane edition, large paper issue, one of 250 copies only, which "sold out on publication. It is perhaps the best of Crane's more ambitious works. The book is a triumph in his characteristic mode of decoration, yet its designs, even the headpieces and initial letters, remain true illustrations" (Ray).
Provenance: engraved pictorial bookplate... Learn More£850.00Stock Code: 137499
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NESBIT, E. Christmas Dreams.London & New York : [c.1890]
First and only edition, very scarce: we are unable to trace other copies, either on Library Hub, WorldCat, or on the market. This lovely publication comprises four poems by Edith Nesbit, three by Nesbit's close friend and lover of her husband, Alice Hoatson, and four others, including one by Oscar Fredrik (1829-1907), King of Sweden and Norway.
Wolff... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 137929
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DOYLE, Richard (illus.); PLANCHÉ, James Robinson. The Sleeping Beauty.London : 1868
An attractive copy of this Victorian illustrated edition of The Sleeping Beauty, this version originally published in 1865, and all early editions quite scarce.
"For these 'fine art' books, often issued in the name of other firms, the Dalziels made all arrangements and undertook the financial risk, commissioning artists on their own responsibility... Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 139828
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DOYLE, Richard (illus.); PLANCHÉ, James Robinson. The Sleeping Beauty.London : 1868
An attractive copy of this Victorian illustrated edition of The Sleeping Beauty, this version originally published in 1865, and all early editions quite scarce.
"For these 'fine art' books, often issued in the name of other firms, the Dalziels made all arrangements and undertook the financial risk, commissioning artists on their own responsibility... Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 139830
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MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.London : July 1925
Tenth impression, second deluxe edition. Milne had no particular ambition to write for children, but in 1922 a glimpse of his two-year-old son Christopher being taught to pray by his nanny inspired him to compose the verse "Vespers", a gently ironic take on the innocence of childhood intended for an adult readership, which was published in Vanity Fair... Learn More£950.00Stock Code: 112308
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MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.London : July 1925
Tenth impression, second deluxe edition. When We Were Very Young was first published on 6 November 1924. Copies of the seventh and tenth impressions were later issued in deluxe bindings. Milne had no particular ambition to write for children, but in 1922 a glimpse of his two-year-old son Christopher being taught to pray by his nanny inspired him to... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 96008
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MILNE, A. A. Autograph letter signed discussing Christopher Robin's school.London : 1930
Milne writes to thank Mrs Taylor for the gift of some asparagus and the comic verse she had sent him: "... I had to eat it first to make sure that it was the genuine thing... I'm wondering now whether I oughtn't to have sent my boy to your school. Would he have had asparagus and a hot bath on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday? Well, it's too late now;... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 132105
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ROBINSON, W. Heath (illus.); KIPLING, Rudyard. A Song of the English.London : [c.1915]
A handsome copy of Kipling's classic, with Robinson's superb illustrations. "This poem originally appeared in The English Illustrated Magazine, May, 1893, prior to its inclusion in The Seven Seas" (Livingston, p. 74), three years later, from which this edition is reprinted. Learn More£175.00Stock Code: 139898
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MILNE, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh.London : 1976
Rare presentation copy of the 50th anniversary edition, number 27 of 300 copies signed by Christopher Robin Milne. This copy has been fulsomely inscribed by Christopher Robin to the winner of "The Hum with Pooh" poetry competition:"Dear Mubina Punjani, this book tells you that you have been awarded First Prize in your age group in The Hum with Pooh... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 145209
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GOLDSMITH, Oliver. Dr. Goldsmith's Celebrated Elegy on that Glory of Her Sex, Mrs. Mary Blaize.London : 1808
First juvenile and first separate edition of Goldsmith's Elegy on Mary Blaize, in the original paper wrappers in very nice condition; the Estelle Doheny copy, with her book label.
Goldsmith's poem was first printed in The Bee in 1759, and is composed of seven quatrains, each with the final line a humorous twist on the preceding three lines. "Half... Learn More£1,875.00Stock Code: 144267
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Just So Stories For Little Children.London : 1902
First edition, third printing (two months after the first), inscribed by the author, "Janet Aitken from her obliged and obedient servant the author Jul. 1911", on the title page; Kipling has struck through his printed name and signed it below. Then three years old, Janet Gladys Kidd, née Aitken, later Campbell, later Montagu (1908-1988), was the daughter... Learn More£6,750.00Stock Code: 137861
