"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde
Poetry & Drama
Under the Window: Pictures and Rhymes for Children.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., no date [circa 1900]. [Children's Illustrated] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.64. With fine colour illustrations by the author, printed from the original wood blocks by Edmund Evans, to every page. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards with green cloth spine and green endpapers. Black..... More
The Complaisant Lover. A Play.
London: Heinemann. 1959. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.77. Publisher's blue cloth in pale green printed dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. A fine, unread copy in similar jacket with some accidental rubbing to the edges of the front panel. A bright example of this Graham Greene comedy, the third..... More
The Complaisant Lover. A Play.
London: Heinemann. 1959. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.77. Publisher's blue cloth in pale green printed dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. In a very good, lightly toned and spotted jacket. Near Fine. A bright example of this Graham Greene comedy, the third of eight plays from this most gifted..... More
Amontarista Plana.
Athens: Gravrielides Books, 2014. [Greek Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.48. All text in Greek. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink 'To Malina, with love' to half-title. Publisher's orange soft covers. Light rubbing to spine. Near fine. The author's second poetry collection. More
![I Piso Pleura tou Kathrephti. [The Rear Side of the Mirror]. Roula GRIGORIADOU-CHATZIMINA, born 1946](/pictures/thumb/55975.jpg?v=1612373704)
I Piso Pleura tou Kathrephti. [The Rear Side of the Mirror].
Athens: Gravrielides Books, 2012. [Greek Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.56. All text in Greek. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink 'To Malina, from the heart' to half-title. Publisher's grey soft covers. Rubbing to spine and a couple of bumps. Very good. The author's first published..... More
![Simeia twn Kairon. [Signs of the Times]. Roula GRIGORIADOU-CHATZIMINA, born 1946](/pictures/thumb/55980.jpg?v=1591288264)
Simeia twn Kairon. [Signs of the Times].
Athens: Gravrielides Books, 2018. [Greek Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.50 [6]. All text in Greek. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink 'To Malina, with love' to half-title. Publisher's blue soft covers. The lightest of rubbing to spine. Near fine. More
![Hug. Grotii Poemata Omnia. [Poetical Works]. Hugo GROTIUS, DE GROOT](/pictures/thumb/59485.jpg?v=1619714643)
Hug. Grotii Poemata Omnia. [Poetical Works]
Amsterdam: Joh. Ravesteynum, 1670. [Latin Verse and Drama] FIFTH EDITION. Duodecimo (14 x 8cm), pp.[16] 428 [12]. Including a decorated title page. All text in Latin. Contemporary full speckled and panelled morocco, untitled to binding, with all edges speckled red. An eighteenth-century library inscription to front pastedown. Bookplate of the..... More
In Massachusetts.
Menomonie, WI: Ox Head Press, 1967. [Poetry] PRIVATE PRESS EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (18 x 12cm), pp.[12]. Printed on handmade paper. Publisher's orange soft covers, sewn. A little light handling, and a touch of sunning to spine. Near fine. More
Death of a Naturalist.
London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1966. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Slim octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.57; [1] blank. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, typographic dust-jacket. Contents and binding very lightly marked. Jacket with a little rubbing/soiling and a few marks to rear, slightly sunned to spine, price clipped. Better..... More
Poems of Felicia Hemans. A new edition. Chronologically arranged, with illustrative notes and a selection of contemporary criticisms.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1849. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xii; 652 [2]. Small print in two columns. With an engraved frontispiece of the author and a vignette title page. Contemporary green full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and elaborate gilt decoration stamped all..... More
The Poetical Works.
London: Frederick Warne and co., [c. 1850s-1891]. Octavo. Bound by Parkins and Gotto in full blue morocco, blind ruling to boards, raised bands and titles in gilt to spine; all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, gilt decoration to board edges. Portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, and several steel engraved..... More
The Poetical Works of George Herbert.
London: George Bell and Sons, 1876. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.[6]; clxxix; [1]; 403; [3]. Frontispiece etching of the author. Contemporary red full morocco with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, gilt decoration to boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Black ink ownership inscription to verso of..... More
The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Cambridge Edition.
Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. [American Poetry] FINELY BOUND, first thus. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] xxii; 352 [4]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, and a vignette title page. Small print over two columns. Contemporary tan half calf, with gilt titles to contrasting brown and..... More
The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Cambridge Edition.
Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. [American Poetry] FINELY BOUND, first thus. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] xxii; 352 [4]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, and a vignette title page. Small print over two columns. Contemporary dark green full crushed morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles..... More
The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood. Oxford Edition.
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1906. [Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND, first thus. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[4] xvi; 773 [7]. With a frontispiece portrait of the author. Contemporary tan full calf, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and the crest of New College, Oxford, stamped in gilt to..... More
The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes, etc.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1890. [Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.xxiv; 615 [3]. Contemporary aubergine full calf, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and simple gilt ruling to boards. All edges gilt, and marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. Crisp and clean internally, with..... More
The Phantom Host, and Other Verses.
London: Elkin Mathews, 1917. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Small octavo, 165mmx133mm, pp.47. Bound in publisher's blue paper wraps, with advertisements to inner flaps and rear of book. Titled in black ink with bookshop motif to upper. In excellent condition, with negligible spotting to the first and final leaves only. Wraps a...... More
Last Poems.
London: Grant Richards, November 1922. [Poetry] SIGNED COPY, the sixth impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.79 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to half-title. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the plain dust-jacket priced at 5s. Spotting to edges with a little offsetting..... More
More Poems.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.71 [1]. With a frontispiece sketch of the author by Francis Dodd. Publisher's navy buckram with gilt titles to spine and upper. Fore and lower edges untrimmed. With the light blue typographic dust-jacket, priced at 5s. A 'Now and..... More
The Family Honour. A Comedy of Four Acts and an Epilogue.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1950. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.128. With a promotional postcard for Cape's magazine 'Now and Then' loose to preliminaries. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket likely illustrated by Hans Tisdall (uncredited). Jacket price-clipped, with some rubbing and minor chipping..... More
Fine Clothes to the Jew.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. [Folk Music/Lyrics/Verse] Third Printing INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.90; [4]. Publisher's purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper, illustrated dust-wrapper. With presentation note to flyleaf; "For Mrs Holmes- | these songs | and poems - | Sincerely..... More
Collected Animal Poems: The Iron Wolf; What is the Truth?; A March Calf; The Thought-Fox.
London: Faber and Faber, 1995. [Poetry] FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED TO VOLUME I. Four volumes, octavo (22 x 14 x 7cm) Publisher's black cloth, white dust-wrappers, publisher's white pictorial slipcase. Signed by Hughes, the late Poet Laureate, in Volume 1. Illustrated by Chris Riddell in volume 1 and by Lisa Flather..... More
The Hawk In The Rain.
London: Faber and Faber, 1957. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[2] 59 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with yellow titles to spine. Blue ink ownership to fly-leaf. Light adhesive marks to front pastedown. Light wear to binding, with a little toning to spine. Very good. Hughes' first published collection..... More
Moortown.
London: Faber and Faber, 1979. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION, trade paperback. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.170 [6]. With the errata slip, as well as a photograph and manuscript verse from a previous owner, loosely inserted. Publisher's green illustrated card covers priced at £1.95. Quite heavily toned, with spotting to edges and..... More