The Poetical Works of John Keats

A handsomely-bound collection of juvenile poetry by Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852), published under the pseudonym of Thomas Little due to the eroticism of their content, as Moore's celeb...

The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer; Edited From Numerous Manuscripts By The Rev. Walter W. Skeat Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1920 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (190 x 133 mm); pp xxi...

LEON BAKST, Inedited Works of Bakst; Essays on Bakst by Louis Reau, Denis Roche, V. Svietlov and A. Tessier. New York: Brentano's, 1927. FIRST, LIMITED EDITION Folio, 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (315 x 248 mm); pp. 127, [2]; THIS IS NO. 59 of 600 COPIES PRINTED; Alternative title page: The art of Bakst / by V. Svietlov; half-title: Bakst; in variant contemporary pebbled blue library...

RARE: John Evelyn the Younger's first book, rare first issue with title date 1672. Rapin, René (1621-1687) and Evelyn, John (the Younger 1655 -1699), translator Of Gardens; Four Boo...

Handsome Riviere Sangorsky & Stucliffe binding of the plays by the author of the beloved Peter Pan. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. 8vo, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (215 x140 mm); pp. xii, 1272. Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamped in gold at the bottom of front turn-in) in blue crushed morocco with gilt fillets on covers and turn-ins, title in gilt, five raised bands with gilt outlined compartments, striped head and tail bands, a.e.g. —Cutler 93 A lush volume containing most of J. M. Barrie's (1860-1937) plays, 26 out of the 38 he wrote, of which 12 are one-act plays. This work was reprinted several times from its first issue in 1928, attesting to the popularity of his works for the theater, many of which discuss social concerns. The Twelve Pound Look (1910) concerns a wife leaving her 'typical' husband once she can gain an independent income. Other plays, such as Mary Rose (1920) and Dear Brutus (1917), revisit the idea of the ageless child and parallel worlds. However, Barrie's most lasting fame comes from creating PETER PAN, which is included in this volume, and had its first performance at the Duke of York Theatre in 1904. In 1911 Barrie would develop the play into a novel "Peter and Wendy...

A beautiful Zaehnsdorf-bound collection of the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 – 1909) whose works often handled Victorian taboos, such as lesbianism, sado-masochism, and ...

4 Volumes. John Milton, The Poetical Works. Limited edition. Bound in full tan morocco with the covers displaying ornate floral open-tooled detailing and bordering. Raised bands with...

2 Volumes. John Keats, The Poems of John Keats. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco. Linen boards. Decorative gilt tooling on spine. Raised bands. Top edges gilt. Mar...

AUTHOR: MILTON, John (Rev. Henry John Todd) TITLE: The Poetical Works of John Milton - WITH - Some Account of His Life And Writings. PUBLISHER: London: for many, 1801 - 1809. DES...

The "Poetical Works" of John Milton edited By Sir Egerton Brydges Bart and llustrated with engravings from drawings by John Martin and J. M. W. Turner, R.A. Details: Two volumes, full page...

2 Volumes. John Keats, The Poems. Bound by Riviere in full green calf. The Covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled. top edges gilt with gilt-tooled dentelles and marbled endpap...

6 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poetical Works. Bound in full blue morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt-tooled detailing. The top edge is gilt wi...