THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX
[circa 1860]
Lovely Victorian edition in pictorial cloth of this popular comedic poem, executed in reverse order — caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson drew the illustrations before William Combe wrote the text.
English & British
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LA DIVINA COMMEDIA DI DANTE ALIGHIERI
1808, 1809
Beautifully bound first edition of Zotti's annotated DIVINE COMEDY, primarily designed for British women learning Italian and dedicated by the editor to three aristocratic women patrons.
A LYTTEL BOOKE OF NONSENSE
1912
First printing of these Lear-esque nonsense limericks incongruously paired with woodcuts from Dodd's Specimens of Early Early Wood Engraving, much in the manner of contemporary internet memes beloved by the very online medievalists of our times.
CENTRE AND PERIPHERY IN MODERN BRITISH POETRY
(2005)
First printing, review copy, of this sharply argued and observed "history without narrative" of modern poetry in Britain.
A CONEY ISLAND OF THE MIND
(1959)
First UK edition of this collection of lyrical, evocative, and often humorous poetry, by the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers – in remarkably sharp condition.
ESSEX POEMS, 1963-67
(1969)
Inscribed first edition of this collection from Movement poet Donald Davie, written while he was working as a professor at the University of Essex – with hauntingly stark illustrations by Michael Foreman.
OPEN GROUND: Selected Poems 1966-1996
(1998)
First US edition of these selections from Heaney's twelve previous volumes of poetry, together with his 1995 Nobel lecture, "Crediting Poetry."
COLLECTED POEMS
(2003)
First US edition of this collection of Ted Hughes's published poetry, edited by Paul Keegan.
THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS
1806
Late Georgian edition of Johnson's landmark collection of essays on 52 poets, a major work in English canon formation.
ONLY TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME
(1972)
First US edition of this collection of poetry and reflections on the nature and philosophy of relationships by English polymath G. Spencer Brown — remarkably scarce.
RHYMES A LA MODE
1885
Scarce first edition of poetry by the fairy-tale specialist arranged in categories like "Science," "Cameos," and "Rhymes a la mode."
THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER
[1857]
Lovely Victorian edition of Tennyson's classic love poem, in a deluxe leather binding.
THE WORKS OF VIRGIL
1769
Lovely three-volume pocket edition of Dryden's translation of the AENEID, ECOLOGUES, and GEORGICS, printed by the famed Scottish Enlightenment printers, the Foulis brothers.
LOVED HELEN
(1929)
Scarce first edition of T. H. White's first work, a collection of poems on topics both humble and legendary, including Norse mythology.
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