London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1951. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1907. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Fine. #134 in The World's Classics.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1983. 8vo. First edition. Original navy hardcovers, gilt. Top edge slightly dust-spotted. Neat ink ownership on flyleaf. Unclipped d/w is partially faded. Near fine in near fine d/w.
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd & Smith, Elder and Company, 1903-4. 8vo. 15 volumes, set. Limited edition of 775 copies. Contemporary full straight grain red morocco by Birdsall of Northampton, with five raised bands, gilt. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece in volume 1. Just a little scuffing.....
London: Faber and Faber, 1977. 8vo. First edition. Original black cloth, gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Fine in fine d/w.
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1925-30. Crown 8vo. 6 volumes. First editions. Original navy wrappers (1925) and parchment backed navy boards (1926-30) with printed paper labels to the spine and front cover. 1925: Wrapper edges curled with a little rubbing to the spine head and a short tear to the front joint.....
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. Crown 8vo. First edition. One of 500 copies. Original grey cloth-backed paper boards. Printed paper label to spine. Boards slightly discoloured. Paper label rubbed and tanned. Contents clean. Near fine. A collector's item because there are two poems by Harrovian R. W. Ketton-Cremer? No, this.....
Oxford: The Perpetua Press, 1988. 8vo. Limited edition. #95 of 300 copies signed by the editor. Original mud brown cloth, gilt. In brown paper jacket as issued. Frontispiece illustration. The jacket has a very short closed tear to the bottom edge of the front panel, otherwise fine in fine d/w.....
London: Penguin Books, 1952. 12mo. First edition. Original printed wraps. Red mark across the front cover. Paper browned as usual. Near fine. The Penguin Poets. Penguin D20.
London: Chatto & Windus and The Hogarth Press, 1983. 8vo. First UK edition. Original green cloth, gilt. Unclipped d/w is faded on the spine and has a nick to the top edge of the back panel. Fine in very good + d/w.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1935. 8vo. Limited edition. #458 of 650 copies. Rebound in full black morocco with emblem embossed to front board, stamped with gilt and with red leather onlays. Gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. 120 collotype reproductions of pages from the manuscript. Fine. The first.....
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. 8vo. Second impression. Original blue buckram with bevelled boards, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Spine and parts of boards a bit faded, with dark marks to the front board. Neat ink ownership on fly. Feels a bit shaken. Very good.
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1920. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1904. Original green cloth, gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Spine a bit dulled. Neat ink ownership on fly. Very good +. #58 in The World's Classics.
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1903. Original brown cloth imitating grained leather. Spine embossed, gilt. Front cover embossed with the author's surname and a winged torch emblem. Top edge stained brown. Spine ends slightly rubbed. Pencil note on.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1967. 8vo. First edition. Original navy cloth, gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Spine just a little faded and with some very light spotting to the top edge. Pencil ownership of Christopher Hill on fly, with scattered pencil lines in the margins and pencil notes on both sides of.....
London: Enitharmon Press, 1970. Tall 8vo. Limited edition. #172 of 300 copies (there were also 35 'specials') signed by Brenda Chamberlain. Original green cloth with paper label to spine. Just a little rumpling along the top edge of the d/w. Fine in near fine d/w.
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London: Henry Frowde, 1903[?]. Pott 8vo. Reprint? First published in this series in 1903 as stated on verso of title page. Original quarter vellum, gilt, with leather label to the spine. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Light spotting to edges. Near fine. #42 in The World's Classics. This superior.....
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, [1906]. Pott 8vo. Probably a first impression in this series. Original quarter vellum, gilt, with leather label to the spine. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Light spotting to edges. Near fine. #76 in The World's Classics. This superior binding variant sold for 4s.....
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1950. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First issued in this series in 1906. Original red pebble grain 'moroccoette', gilt. Rounded corners. All edges stained red. Silk marker ribbon. Fine. #76 in The World's Classics. A variant binding.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1950. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First issued in this series in 1906. Original blue pebble grain 'moroccoette', gilt. Rounded corners. All edges stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. Rectangular marks on all endpapers as if from tape residue. Very good +. #76 in The World's Classics.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1926. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First issued in this series in 1906. Original full brown grained leather, with embossed lettering and borders to the front cover and spine, gilt. Top edge gilt. Neat ink presentation on prelim. Near fine. #76 in The World's Classics. A......
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1926. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First issued in this series in 1906. Original green cloth imitating grained leather. Spine embossed, gilt. Front cover embossed with the title and a winged torch emblem. Top edge stained green. Neat ink ownership on front free endpaper. Near fine.....
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1912. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1907. Original round-edged, dark green, padded leather. Gilt lettering to spine and large gilt initials 'STC' to front cover. All edges gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Portrait frontispiece. Spine faded and a little rubbed at.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925. Pott 8vo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1907. Original green cloth, gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Neat ink ownership on fly. Near fine. #99 in The World's Classics.
London & New York: The Nonesuch Press & Random House, Inc, 1933. 8vo. First edition. Original red buckram with bevelled boards, gilt. Top edge stained red. Spine faded and dulled. Boards a little faded and rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very good +. 'From the Library of A. J. A......
London & New York: The Nonesuch Press & Random House, Inc, 1933. 8vo. First edition. Original red buckram, with gilt ruling to spine and front board. Top edge gilt. India paper edition. Spine faded and dulled. Boards partly faded. Contents clean. Very good +.