Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1 & 2. London, Printed & Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., [1822]. 25 x 18 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Later fine half calv over marbled boards. Gilt decorations. Red spine label with gilt title. See images. Very good condition. Fine bindings with minimal shelf wear. Internally age darkened. Some edge wear and occasional mild foxing. See images. Name of previous owner on both title pages. Neat gift inscription in volume 1, dated 1828. Overall a very attractive set.

Thomson, George (Editor), Burns, Robert, Scott Sir Walter et al.

Thomson’s Collection of the Songs of Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Bart. And other eminent lyric Poets Ancient and Modern. United to the Select Melodies of Scotland, and of Ireland & Wales. With Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Piano Forte by Pleyel, Haydn, Beethoven &c. The Whole composed for & collected by George Thomson F.A.S. Edinburgh.

Volumes 1, 3 & 5 bound together in one volume. London, Printed and Sold by Preston, Hurst, Robinson & Co., 1822. 25 x 17 cm. Each volume contains 50 song lyrics with accompanying musical notation, and a leaf of index at the end. Vol.1 also a Preface (ii) and a 19 page ‘Dissertation concerning the National Melodies of Scotland’. Contemporary hald calf over paper covered boards. Spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Binding seriously rubbed and bumped. Some damage to top of spine (see images). Front free end paper missing. Internally agae darkened.

Thomson, James.

The Seasons. With the Life of the Author.

London, Printed for the Booksellers. William Walker, Otley, 1839. 11.5 x 7.5 cm. xv, 174 pages. Frontispiece and vignette on title page. Contemporary textured cloth with gilt title and decorations on spine. Blind decorations to boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled and mildly age darkened. Internally clean. Miniature book.

Thomson, James.

The Seasons, Hymn, Ode, and Songs of James Thomson. With his Life, by Mr. Murdoch; and a complete Glossary and Index. With Wood-cuts.

Stereotype Edition. London, Printed by and for J.W.H. Payne et al., 1813. 17.5 x 10 cm. 323 pages. With a Frontispiece and Illustrations. Contemporary red half morroco over marbled boards Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine head frayed. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some abrasion to front paste down. Internally bright and clean.

Tipp, J.E.

and out of the darkness…

First Edition. Self published by the Author, ND. 20 x 14 cm. iii, 44 pages. Original decorated paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Signed and Inscribed by the Author on verso of front cover.

Tisdall, Arthur Walderne St. Claire / H. Montagu Butler (foreword).

Verses, Letters, & Remembrances of Arthur Walderne St. Clair Tisdall, V.C. Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. Scholar of Trinity College and Chancellor’s Gold Medallist in the University of Cambridge. With a Foreword by the Master of Trinity.

First Edition. London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1916. 19 x 13 cm. 158 pages. Complete with a tissue-guarded frontispiece, plates and illustrations in text, as listed. Original blue cloth. Hard cover. Paper spine label. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Part of spine label worn off. Inscription by previous owner, dated 1917, on front free end paper. Occasional very mild foxing. Internally clean.

Toquato Tasso.

La Gerusalemme Liberata di Torquato Tasso. Preceduta da un Discorso Critico Letterario di Ugo Foscolo, Ed Illustrata da Note Storiche.

Terza Edizione. Firenze, Felice Le Monnier, 1850. 17 x 11.5 cm. xx, 440 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and edges. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Ex Libris of previous owner on front past down (‘Josephine Martineau’). Internally clean. A nice copy in a very pretty binding.

Tree, Herbert Behrboom (Editor).

Souvenir of the Charing Cross Hospital Bazaar. Held at the Royal Albert Hall June 21 & 22, 1899. Compiled and Edited by Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

First Edition. London, The Nassau Press, 1899. 37 x 29 cm. vii, 224 pages (2). Illustrated throughout with B&W drawings, photographs, handwriting samples, musical scores et al. Original paper covered decorated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Ex Library with a few library stamps. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Binding, edges and end papers dust dulled.

Turner, W.J.

Miss America. Altiora in the Sierra Nevada.

First Edition. London, Mandrake Press Ltd., 1930. 16 x 13 cm. (4), 63 pages, (4) Original beige cloth hard cover with original illustrated dust jacket. Foreedge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Endpapers and edges browned and foxed. Internally clean. Dust jacket a little worn and age darkened. Some small closed tears. Now in protective jacket.

Tyssen Amherst, Margaret S. (Editor).

In A Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and Illustrations.

First Edition. London, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., 1885. 20.5 x 16.5 cm. viii, (2)-Lists of Patrons and Stallholders of the North-Eastern Hospital for Children, 297 pages plus 22 pages of advertising. Various B&W Illustrations, many full page. Original decorated cloth. Title in red on spine and front board. Bevelled boards. All edges red. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Some age darkening and mild staining. Faint water staining on one corner throughout the book. Mild browning and foxing, mainly to end papers. Internally clean.

Various Authors.

The Dublin Saturday Magazine. Vol.2: With Issues No. 53 to 108.

First Edition. Dublin, John Mullany, Not dated [c.1865]. 27 x 20 cm. Title, (2)[Index to Volume 2], 56 Issues with 672 pages in total. Illustrations on all title pages (see images). Contemporary green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (see images). Front and rear hinges cracked. Binding weak, but holding. Half of page 375 missing, some small tears, dog ears etc. Clean copy without annotation marks etc.

Various Authors.

The Town and Country Magazine, or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction, and Entertainment. Vol. IV, for the Year 1772 / Vol.V, for the Year 1773.

Two Volumes. London, Printed for A. Hamilton, 1772 & 1773. c. 20 x 13 cm. Vol. IV: Engraved Frontispiece, engraved title page, 716 pages, (8) [Index] With 27 Plates. / Vol.V: Engraved Frontispiece, engraved title page, 716 pages, (14) [Index]. With 25 Plates (see notes). New (2024) uniform red quarter cloth over marbled paper boards. New end papers. (see images). Very good condition. Paper mildly age darkened. Edges age darkened. The last section of the 1772 volume (parts of the supplement and the index) are damp stained. The text remains fully readable with the exception of the last few Index pages which are somewhat damp damaged. Overall a very good set.

Various Authors. Dobson, Austin (Introduction) / Hugh Thomson (Illustrations).

Coridon’s Song and Other Verses from Various Sources.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1894. 18 x 12 cm. xxxi, 163 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark cloth with gilt Titles and Illustrations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Gift inscription dated 1900.

Villon, Francois / Hookham, Paul (Translator).

Ballades of Francois Villon. Interpreted into English Verse by Paul Hookham. Sheldonian Series.

Oxford, Published by Basil H. Blackwell, 1918. 12 x 15, 38 pages (2). Printed in blue and black type on hand made paper, with decorated capitals and a colophon. All edges deckle. Quarter cloth, decorated blue paper boards with paper title labels. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, age darkening. Faint stains on boards. Part of original paper label on spine missing. Some staining to end papers, but text itself is bright and clean.

Wain, John.

Feng: A Poem.

First Edition. London, Macmillan, 1975. 14 x 22cm. 56 pages. Original clothbound hardcover in dustjacket with gilt lettering. Very good condition, other than mild shelf wear to dustjacket edges.

Waszek, John.

Three Books: Dunkel.Warm / Herzkasperl / Stimmen. Kurzprosa, Gedichte & Anderes.

Verlag Stephan Kaluza / Sassafras, 1997, 1995 & 1986. Three paperbacks. Excellent condition, see images. All three carry a stamp of John Waszek incl. his Address. Otherwise as new.

Watson, William J. (Editor).

Scottish Verse from the Book of the Dean of Lismore.

First Edition. Edinburgh, Published by Oliver & Boyd for the Scottish Gaelic Text Society, 1937. 22 x 14 cm. xl, 355 pages. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. Fore and Tail Edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Name of previous onwer on front free end paper. Internally clean. A nice copy.

White, Eric W. [Ed].

Poetry Book Society: The First Twenty-Five Years, 1954-1978.

First Edition. London, Poetry Book Society, 1979. 14 x 22cm. 71 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective archival wrapper. Text and boards clean and bright, binding firm. Mild wear to dustjacket, including minor paper loss to edges.

Wieners, John.

Selected Poems.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1972. 14 x 22cm. 125 pages. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition, other than very mild foxing and minor shelfwear to dustjacket spine.

[Wilbur, Richard / Stafford, William / Simpson, Louis / Wright, James / Warren, Robert Penn] Stitt, Peter.

The World’s Hieroglyphic Beauty. Five American Poets.

First Edition. Georgia, The University of Georgia Press, 1985. 15 x 23.5 cm. XI, 291 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

William Wordsworth.

The Poetical Works of Wordsworth. With Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c.

London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co., Not dated.[ca.1900] 14 x 19 cm, xliv, 628 pages. Original dark green cloth hardcover.Gilt title and decorations on spine. Very good condition. Solid binding. Pages and edges age darkened. Some browing and foxing mainly to end papers. Some pages unopened.

Wolf, Joseph (Illustrator).

Feathered Favourites. Twelve Coloured Pictures of British Birds from Drawings by Joseph Wolf.

First Edition. London, Thomas Bosworth, 1854. 25 x 18 cm. (6), 54 pages. Illustrated with 12 colour plates. Dark green Morocco with extesive gilt and blind decorations to boards and spine. Gilt title on front board and spine. Bevelled boards. All edges gilt. In custom-made clamshell box with paper label. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Dust dulled. Occassional some mild browning / foxing. Internally clean. All 12 plates with tissue guards.

Young, Andrew.

The Collected Poems of Andrew Young. Arranged with a bibliographical Note by Leonard Clark. Wood-Engravings by Joan Hassall.

First Edition. London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. 21 x 14 cm. 219 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt title on spine. In original unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition in good dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Minor rubbing and bumping to book. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket a little worn with some short tears and minor paper losses to corners and spine. Some notes written on the dust jacket inner flap. Internally a bright and clean copy.

Young, Edward.

The Poetical Works of Edward Young.

Two Volumes – Complete. London, William Pickering, 1852. 16 x 10 cm. Vol.1: lvii, 298 pages. With a Frontispiece. / Vol.2: vi, 334 pages. Full brown morroco with armorial gilt designs to both boards. Raised bands and gilt title. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing to first and last few pages. Internally clean. Name of previous owner on front free end papers.