[Rarebooks] FS: Another 10 Finely Bound Individual Volumes: Poetry, Philosophy, etc.

[Charles Agvent]

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11.  LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY
WADSWORTH  LONGFELLOW.  Boston  & New York: Houghton  Mifflin  (1903).
Octavo  (5-1/2" x 8-1/4") bound in full tree calf with  gilt-decorated
borders  and  spine, contrasting gilt-lettered morocco  spine  labels,
gilt  dentelles,  and all edges gilt. (xxi), 689  pages;  frontispiece
portrait  of  Longfellow. Contents crisp. Minor rubbing to joints  and
spine  tips  but  quite fresh overall with covers firm. Near  Fine  in
handsome tree calf binding.                                    $200.00

12.  MASEFIELD, John. POEMS. New York: The Macmillan Company 1935. New
and  Complete  Edition.  Octavo  (5-1/4" x 7-3/4")  bound  by  Bayntun
Riviere  in full polished blue calf with double gilt-ruled borders  on
both  covers  with a large central gilt-embossed three-masted  frigate
on  the front cover; a gilt-decorated spine featuring gilt devices  of
a  ship,  a  fox,  a horse, and an  anchor;  gilt  dentelles;  marbled
endpapers;  and  tan and red gilt-lettered morocco spine  labels;  all
edges  gilt; xvii, 673 pages. In a thin cloth slipcase. Owner name  on
front endpaper. Fine in a handsome binding.                    $400.00

13.  MATHIESSEN,  F. O. (Editor). THE OXFORD BOOK OF  AMERICAN  VERSE.
New  York:  Oxford  University  Press (1952).  Reprint.  Small  octavo
(4-3/4"  x  7-1/8") bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco and red  cloth  with
gilt  rules  and  ornament on the front cover and  gilt-decorated  and
lettered  spine  with  five raised bands, top edge gilt;  lvi,  3-1132
pages.  With  an Index of First Lines. Prize bookplate of  St.  Mark's
School   (Robert  Lowell  attended  here)   from  1958  on  the  front
pastedown. Fine, handsome binding. Great gift!                 $250.00

14.  MILNE,  A.  A. THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN VERSES BEING 'WHEN  WE  WERE
VERY  YOUNG' AND 'NOW WE ARE SIX' WITH A PREFACE FOR PARENTS.  London:
Methuen  (1957).  Reprint.  Octavo  (5-1/2" x 7-7/8")  bound  in  full
polished  blue calf with double gilt-ruled borders on both covers with
a  central  gilt-embossed  depiction of Christopher  Robin  carrying a
fishing  rod  on  the front cover, a gilt-decorated  spine  with  gilt
floral  devices,  gilt  dentelles, marbled endpapers,  and  green  and
burgundy  gilt-lettered morocco spine labels; all edges gilt; xi,  212
pages.  With twelve plates in color and text decorations by Ernest  H.
Shepard.  Small nick at top of front joint and an area of mild sunning
to top of front board. Close to Fine in a beautiful binding.   $750.00

15.  REES,  James.  LIFE  OF EDWIN  FORREST.  WITH  REMINISCENCES  AND
PERSONAL  RECOLLECTIONS.  Philadelphia:  T. B. Peterson  and  Brothers
(1874).  First  Edition.  Octavo  (5" x 7-3/4")  bound  in  3/4  brown
morocco  and  marbled boards. This copy is EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED  with  20
portraits,  views,  and  clippings  in addition  to  the  frontispiece
portrait. Some rubbing to spine. Very Good or better.          $150.00

16.  SHELLEY,  Percy.  POEMS OF SHELLEY. London: MacMillan  &  Company
1926.  Small  octavo  (4" x 6-1/8") bound by Riviere and Son  in  full
dark  pink  morocco with double gilt-ruled borders on  both  covers, a
heavily    gilt-decorated   spine,  gilt   dentelles,  and   a   black
gilt-lettered  morocco  spine label, all edges gilt; lxvi,  340  pages
with  comprehensive  Notes and complete Index of First Lines. Part  of
the  Golden  Treasury  Series, selected and arranged  by  Stopford  A.
Brooke.  Small  armorial  bookplate  on  the  front  endpaper.  Slight
rubbing and darkening to the spine. Near Fine                  $250.00

17.  TENNYSON,  Alfred Lord. THE POETIC AND DRAMATIC WORKS  OF  ALFRED
LORD  TENNYSON.  Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin (1898).  Part  of
the  Cambridge  Edition  of  the Poets series, edited  by  William  J.
Rolfe.  Octavo  (5-1/2"  x 8-1/4") bound in brown  half  morocco  with
morocco  corners, gilt ruled covers, and a gilt-lettered and decorated
spine;  887  pages.  Illustrated  with   a  portrait  frontispiece  of
Tennyson.  Small armorial bookplate on the front endpaper. Minor  wear
to tips of front joint. Near Fine                              $150.00

18.    VERLAINE,  Paul.  ROMANCES  SANS   PAROLES  SUIVI   DE   POEMES
D'INSPIRATION  ANGLAISE. Paris: G. Cres et Cie 1924. Octavo  (5-1/4" x
7-5/8")  bound  by Flammarion in 3/4 orange morocco with  gilt  -ruled
borders  on  both  covers and a gilt-lettered spine with  five  raised
bands,  top  edge gilt, marbled endpapers; original  printed  wrappers
bound  in.  Woodcut  frontispiece  printed  in  black  and  sepia  and
decorative  ornaments, some printed in red, by Paul Baudier. Copy #668
of  1750 numbered copies on Rives, from a total edition of 1955. Small
armorial bookplate on front endpaper. Near Fine                $100.00

19.  WALTON,  Izaak  & COTTON, Charles. THE COMPLEAT  ANGLER.  London:
John  Lane/The  Bodley  Head  (1926). Reprint.  Reprint  of  the  1897
edition  edited by Richard Le Gallienne with numerous illustrations by
Edmund  H. New. Thick octavo (4-3/4" x 7-1/4") bound by Riviere &  Son
for  Leary's in full green polished calf with a central gilt device on
the    front    cover,  gilt-decorated     floral   borders,   heavily
gilt-decorated  spine  with  gilt angling devices in  each  panel  and
contrasting  gilt-lettered  morocco spine labels, gilt dentelles  with
lake-patterned  endpapers,  all  edges  gilt;   close  to  600  pages.
Contemporary  owner  inscription  on front endpaper. Mild  sunning  to
covers,  heavier to spine which is now faded to a lighter color.  Near
Fine in a handsome binding.                                    $250.00

20.  WORDSWORTH,  William.  THE  COMPLETE POETICAL  WORKS  OF  WILLIAM
WORDSWORTH.  London:  MacMillan & Co., Limited 1907.  Reprint.  Octavo
(5"  x  7-3/4") bound by Morrell in 3/4 burgundy morocco  with  double
gilt-ruled  borders  on  both  covers,  a  simple  gilt-decorated  and
-lettered  spine,  top  edge gilt, and marbled endpapers;  lxvii,  928
pages  with  an  introduction  by   John  Morley,  a  bibliography  of
Wordsworth,  and  a complete Index of both the Poems and First  Lines.
About Fine                                                     $200.00

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