Poetry
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron
BYRON, LordLondon: Simon and Schuster, 1859 New and Complete edition. Large 8vo. 225x145mm. pp. x, 827, [1bl]. Very handsomely bound in green half calf, cloth covered boards. Spine with four raised bands, second compartment with a maroon label lettered in gilt. the other four compartments are lavishly decorated in gilt on tan, cream, green and maroon calf onlays. Head and foot of spine decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges stained red. Front pastedown has ticket of T.M. Hepworth, Printer, Stationer and Bookseller, Church.
View full detailsBump into Heaven
HARRIS, FriedaLondon: The Mitre Press. n.d. [1957/8]. "What has been done was done by fate". Thelemic poetry by Aleister Crowley's artist and disciple. First edition. 8vo 183x122mm. pp. 64. Original bright blue cloth lettered in gilt with original illustrated dust jacket. Some very minor marking and rubbing to the jacket and slight soiling to the spine. Internally there is some mild foxing in one or two places but overall a very good copy. Rare in commerce and with eight copies recorded institutionally. Frieda Harris was, in the words of her husband "an artist and a good one.
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POOL, Phoebe (ed)London. Frederick Muller: 1945.8vo, 112pp, illustrated throughout with 4 colour lithographs by Michael Ayrton. Near-fine text block in very good condition. Illustrated cloth with some light shelf-wear and discolouration to extremeties. A selection of memento-mori verse selected by Phoebe Pool and issued as part of the 'New Excursions into English Poetry' series. With the pen inscription of F.
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