A.D. 1583. Sir Humphrey Gilbert. A Record & a Surmise
Kensington, The Favil Press, 1921. More
Kensington, The Favil Press, 1921. More
Sydney, Edwards & Shaw, 1955. More
London, The Fortune Press, 1945 (first edition). There are ten poems by Philip Larkin, and ten by John Heath-Stubbs. Other contributors include David Luke, Philip Rawson, and Drummond Allison (killed in action in 1943). Loosely inserted is a typed note from 'Jack': 'Mother thought you might like this, John Neath-Stubbs..... More
London, George Bell and Sons, 1902 (ninth reprint)/ 1867 (second edition). With the ink ownership details of John Frederick Ward, Sir Walter Crocker's father-in-law. With the binder's stamp of Morrell of London. Aside from Thackeray's Preface and the Notes at the rear, the text is in Greek. More
London, The Folio Society, 2009 (first thus). 'The "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" was first published by Bernard Quaritch in 1859. The text of this edition follows that of the first edition, with minor emendations' (verso of the title page). This sesquicentennial 'edition is limited to one thousand copies, signed and..... More
Sydney, The Bookfellow, 1912. Number 2 of only 15 copies of this deluxe edition 'marginally illustrated by the author' and signed by him. It was priced at 'half-a-guinea'; the balance of the edition (in papered boards, printed as per the wrappers in the deluxe edition) comprised 'one hundred and eighty-five..... More
Adelaide, Mary Martin Bookshop, 1955. More
Carlton, The Miegunyah Press, 2007. Number 88 in the second numbered series of the Miegunyah Volumes. More
London, Martin Secker, 1919. More
London, Faber & Gwyer Limited, [1928]. Number 9 in the Ariel Poems series. The poem illustration and cover design are by the author. More
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. Nine of the poems are about cricket. Padwick 6494. More
Paris, Faber & Faber, 1933 (first UK edition)/ 1927. This short collection of 13 poems was sold for 1/- (12 pennies) or 12 francs, hence 'Pomes Penyeach' (the thirteenth poem being the 'tilly', the Irish term for the thirteenth item in a 'baker's dozen', and also the title of the..... More
London, The Mallinson Publishing Company, Ltd., 1933. A collection of eighteen short stories dedicated to bookseller and anarchist Charles Lahr. This is number 56 of 95 copies signed by all 18 contributors, of which only 85 copies were for sale. The contributors are: John Arrow, H.E. Bates, Oswell Blakeston, Alec..... More
London, Jonathan Cape, 1927. More
London, Hatchard and Co., 1865 (the first title); London, William White, 1856 (the second title); and Boston, Otis Clapp, 1860 (the third title). The contemporary blindstamp of the Adelaide bookseller W.C. Rigby is on the front flyleaf. More
Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1934. Number 319 of 700 copies on Van Gelder paper. The work comprises a lengthy essay on George Chapman by Havelock Ellis, and 26 excerpts from Chapman's works. More
Chelsfield, The Stanton Press, 1924. Number 126 of 200 copies on Kelmscott hand-made paper; a further five copies on vellum were also produced. More
Cambridge, Macmillan and Bowes, 1891. Number 148 of 150 copies printed on hand-made paper. James Kenneth Stephen was cousin to Virginia Woolf and tutor to Prince Albert Victor. He was institutionalised following a breakdown, and died shortly after the publication of this, his second collection of poems. More
Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1921. More
Glasgow, W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., 1923. More
London, The Morland Press (for 'Form' magazine), 1916. 'Decorations by A. Spare, cut on wood by W. Quick'. More