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Robert Graves | First Editions
1895 - 1985
See below our stock of Robert Graves First Editions.
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The Song of Songs.
London: Collins, 1973. [Erotica] FIRST THUS. Small quarto (28 x 21cm), pp.[6] 16 [34]. With frequent line drawings by Erni. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to upper. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £2.95. A fine copy with just a hint of light handling..... More
The Crowning Privilege: The Clark Lectures 1954-1955. Also Various Essays on Poetry and Sixteen New Poems.
London: Cassell & Company, 1955. [Poetry and Literary Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.x; 230. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket priced at 15s. Gently toned throughout; a little light wear to board. Jacket lightly toned all over; more heavily to..... More
Difficult Questions, Easy Answers.
London: Cassell, 1972. [Literary Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.viii; 213 [3]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the golden typographic dust-jacket, priced at £3.00. A little light handling and just a hint of toning to jacket spine. Fine. More
Good-Bye to All That.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. [Memoirs] FIRST EDITION, second issue. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.448. Publisher's orange cloth, gilt titles to spine, embossed Cape urn to lower board. Frontispiece portrait and seven other plates. Postcard advertising Capes literary periodical Now and Then loosely inserted. Some occasional spotting, heavier to the slightly..... More
Good-Bye to All That. An Autobiography.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. [Great War Memoirs] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.448. Including the Sassoon poem to pp.341-43, and no deletions to p.290. Sewn and bound with tapes, endpapers, and glue to spine, but no binding. Possibly a proof or advance copy, printed on thinner paper..... More
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I, Claudius [and] Claudius The God.
London: Arthur Barker, 1934. [Historical Fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, First Impressions. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 14 x 9cm), pp.494 [2]; pp.[2] 575 [2]. With a folding family tree of the Julio-Claudian dynasty to rear of each volume. Recently re-bound in red half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to..... More
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I, Claudius [and] Claudius The God.
London: Arthur Barker, 1934. [Historical Fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, First Impressions. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 14 x 9cm), pp.494 [2]; pp.[2] 575 [2]. With a folding family tree of the Julio-Claudian dynasty to rear of each volume. Bound in dark blue half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to..... More
I, Claudius. From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Emperor of the Romans born B.C. 10 murdered and deified A.D. 54.
London: Arthur Barker, 1934. [Roman Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.494. With a folding family tree of the Julio-Claudian dynasty to rear. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, lower edge of text block untrimmed. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by John Aldridge, priced at 8s. Usual spotting to..... More
More Poems 1961.
London: Cassell, 1961. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[10] 45 [1]. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at 10/6. Very slight sunning to jacket spine, otherwise a lovely fine copy. More
New Poems 1962.
London: Cassell, 1962. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[10] 42. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at 12/6. A little rubbing and a couple of nicks to jacket, otherwise a lovely fine copy. More
Poems 1926-1930.
London: William Heinemann, 1931. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 89 [3]. With the spare title label at rear. Publisher's maroon cloth with white lizard-skin pattern and black titles to paper labels on spine and upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. With the remains of the matching dust-jacket..... More
Poems 1926-1930.
London: William Heinemann, 1931. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 89 [3]. With the spare title label at rear. Publisher's maroon cloth with white lizard-skin pattern and black titles to paper labels on spine and upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. Black ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. A...... More
Poems 1965-1968.
London: Cassell, 1968. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 97 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the blue typographic dust-jacket, priced at 25s. Some light spotting to endpapers and cloth. Light handling to jacket only. Near fine. More
Poems 1968-1970.
London: Cassell, 1970. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.x; 90. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the green and cream dust-jacket designed by Brian Roll, priced at £1.50. Light rubbing and a couple of small closed tears to jacket edges, and some light red marks..... More
Poems 1970-1972.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973. [Poetry] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xii; 83 [1]. Publisher's quarter orange cloth with brown titles to spine, and black cloth over boards. Orange endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at $5.95. Light handling and rubbing to jacket, with a few..... More
Poems 1970-1972.
London: Cassell, 1972. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.x; 85 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the Blue typographic dust-jacket. Blue ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. Price-clipped jacket very slightly tone to spine, with one tiny closed tear and very light handling. Near fine..... More
Poems and Satires 1951.
London: Cassell & Company, 1951. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 40. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket titled in purple, priced at 7/6. A lovely clean copy with just a little toning and rubbing to jacket; more so to spine..... More
Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth.
London: Methuen and Co., Ltd. 1940. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.376. Folding map to rear. Publisher's red cloth with white titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Aldridge, priced at 8/6. Lightly handled only, with some minor toning to edges. Toned to jacket spine..... More
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T.E. Lawrence To His Biographer, Robert Graves [and] Liddell Hart. Information about himself, in the form of letters, notes and answers to questions, edited with a critical commentary.
London: Faber and Faber, 1938. [Letters and Biography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS. Two volume box set. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[2] x; 187 [1]; pp.[2] x; 233 [3]. Each with a black and white frontispiece, and printed on fine, handmade paper. Both being copy 172 of 1000 thus, SIGNED by Graves..... More
Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets: Poems in Transit.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1945. [War Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 75 [1]. With a black and white photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket, titled in red and black. A nice crisp, clean..... More
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