No. 62 in the Everyman's Library. This is the Library Edition in reinforced blue cloth. Excellent translation by leading Scots classicist, John Stuart Blackie [1909-1895]. First published in the Everyman's edition in 1906. 437pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy of this attractive binding. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Also has the scarce, if plain dustjacket. Dustjacket shows darkening to the spine and minor ewar to edges. Weight, 350g. View More...
Translation of Alfieri's 1788 Treatise maintaining that only in perfect freedom can supreme poetry be born. 168pp, illustrated. Book is bright and fresh, almost 'as new'. Dustjacket is very slightly soiled with one 1" closed margin tear. Weight, 590g. View More...
Poetry for Children on a 'fishy theme' with bold, humorous illustrations. 95pp, artist illustrated. Bright internally and unmarked, with a sound binding. Minor wear to cloth at extremities, otherwise bright, clean boards. View More...
Diary of Anglo-Irish, Victoria poet, William Allingham. First published in 1907. Introduction by Geoffrey Grigson. 404pp, photo frontis. Bright copy with a sound binding. book is almost 'a new'. Dustjacket has very minor edge wear, generally bright and clean. View More...
Bibliographical Society of Canada, Reprint Series No. 3. Reprint of one of the rarest of early British Columbia imprints. It was originally printed on the first press ever brought into B. C. and was published in 1868. Introduction by W. Kaye Lamb, Dominion Archivist. Mimeographed format. 26pp. Clean. bright copy with a sound binding. Weight, 76g. View More...
Five posthumous works in the Swedish language - Kolvaktarens Visor; Dikterna I det Kallas Vidskepelse; Svarta Ballader; Efterlamnade Dikter; Baudelaireoversattningar. 243pp, index, photo portrait frontis. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, marbled endpapers, full-leather binding on semi-flxible boards, gilt titles and decoration, all edges gilt. Scans always available. Weight, 272g. View More...
Tiny, leather-bound book containing 236 Psalms and Hymns, plus an Index of Subjects and an Index of First Lines. Unpaginated. Undated, but, there is a small, neat ink inscription to the ffep dated August 1844. It is possible that the rfep is missing! Binding is sound, pages white and unmarked, no foxing. Weight, 55g. View More...
Works of the Italian Poet and Plywright, Ludovico Ariosto [1474-1533]. Italian language text. 708pp. Bright, clean interior. Tight, square spine. Slight soiling but virtually no wear to vellum boards. hand-written, ink-titles to spine, contemporary. Weight, 340g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based o... View More...
Poetry of Matthew Arnold, 1822-1888], son of Thomas Arnold the celebrated headmaster of Rugby School. xii, 510pp, engraved frontispiece portrait; 19 cm. This copy in a custom, full leather, maroon Prize Binding from Sherborne School - an ancient, prestigious School for Boys located at Sherborne, in England. Maroon leather, gilt school crests to the front & rear boards, five raised bands to the spine with gilt tiles and decoration. Marbled endpapers with gilt decoration to the inside edges of the boards. Attractive Prize Bookplate to the fpde. All edges gilt. No wear to the leather - sharp co... View More...
A volume in the 'Broadway Booklets' series. Frontis with tissue guard, 46pp, 1pp publisher's ads. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Green cloth , elaborately decororated with gilt flowers and titles. Attractive copy. Scan availble. Weight, 113g. May be eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail to Canada, the USA and other Countries. View More...
Auden poetry from several collections. 80pp. Very bright, clean interior and a sound binding. Previous owner's name/date to ffep. Original dustjacket has faded spine, otherwise Fine. Weight, 120g. View More...
Poetry from 36 talented Canadaian poets, an Australian and three Chinese. Art by Julien Pacaud., 85pp, [15pp] ads. Bright, clean and fresh, 'as new'. Weight, 217g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Poetry referring to the 'Alcan', or, Alask Highway, built during WWII to provide a road from British Columbia, through the Yukon, into Alaska. Brown card sheet with wood-grain background, illustrations in the margins of a Big Horn Sheeom a Moose - five stanzas of 4 lines each. No publication date [c1950s] or author, Plain verso. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations! View More...
Poetry by Canadian writer, Margaret Avison. 99pp. Bright copy with a sound binding. Cloth shows virtually no wear. Dustjacket is somewhat tattered with small missing pieces, edge wear etc. View More...
This edition contains all of Aytoun's poems, known to be his, except his translation of the Iliad. vii, 509pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Slight fading to powder blue cloth. Bright, gilt titles and decoration . Dustjacket shows edge wear, a small piece lost from centre of spine and a heavily darkened spine. Weight, 550g. View More...
A well-known Spanish poet and exile discusses the lives and work of three leading Spanish poets of the 20th century. 157pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound, tight binding. No wear to navy cloth. Dustjacket is unclipped but has edge wear, lost chips and small pieces and a small tape repair. Weight, 260g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations View More...
Biography of Scots poet, Michael Bruce [1746-1767] as well as his complete works. xv, 304pp, photo illustrated. 'Cottage Edition'. Bright, clean copy. Gift inscription in ink to ffep. Slight forward lean to spine, which is otherwise solid and tight. Minor wear to red cloth at tips. Weight, 460g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specif... View More...
Poetry by a Vancouver Island poet, Jan M. Beatty. 77 p. ; 24 cm. Dedicated author's inscription and signature to the ffep. Otherwise the book is unmarked. Pages are bright white and quite fresh. Clothis clean and without wear. Unclipped dustjacklet is clean showing only minor top edge wear. Weight, 273g. Lettermail may apply. View More...
