Search Results: Poetry from Bensons Antiquarian Books

London: W. Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1934. Cloth. Good. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling. In good+ condition. Minor marking and rubbing to covers, which are still attractive. Slight browning to end papers, inscription on front end paper, slight browning to page margins. Small tear and crease at top of a few pages not affecting text, otherwise clean internally. Binding is good and secure. 374 pages. No publishing date, inscription is dated 1934. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

St Andrews: Printed By In Print, 1972. Soft cover. Good. A staple-bound soft cover in good+ condition. Minor markings to covers, staples are slightly rusted. Internally clean, binding is very good. 50 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

United States: Cornell East Asia Program / Cornell University, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Slight rubbing to cover edges, a few light markings to covers. Internally clean, binding is tight. 122 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Darwen: J. J. Riley. Hardcover. Fair. Bound in stiff card boards. In fair condition. Spine covering is missing, boards are marked and creased, with some loss at edges. Binding is, however, good and secure. Some spots of foxing and other light markings internally, generally clean. 150 pages. No publishing date, circa early 20th century. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Glasgow: John Smith & Son, 1952. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Bound in pale green cloth with gilt titling. In very good condition. Covers are clean, browning to end papers, previous owner's signature on front end paper, otherwise very clean internally. Binding is tight. In very good dust jacket with barely noticable wear. 126 pages plus index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Glasgow: John Smith & Son, 1952. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Bound in pale green cloth with gilt titling. In very good condition. Covers are clean, browning to end papers, previous owner's signature on front end paper, otherwise very clean internally. Binding is very good. In very good dust jacket with minor creasing to edges. 126 pages plus index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Edward Arnold, 1897. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth binding, faded mark around the outside of the front cover, otherwise in pretty good condition, the hinges are in good order. Bright internally, light browning to the endpapers and to the frontispiece tissue guard, some toning in a few places. Pages; X, (4), 199, (1). Frontispiece of Francis Drake. Ballads on the great Elizabethan mariners. 1st collected edition.

London: Noel Douglas, 1928. Cloth. Good. Bound in orange cloth with gilt titling and decoration. In good+ condition. Sunning to spine, titling on spine is faded, light marking and rubbing to covers which are, however, still attractive. Internally clean, binding is very good. 62 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Glasgow: Willaim MacLellan, 1949. Soft cover. Good. A slim staple-bound soft cover in good+ condition. Light marking and rubbing to covers. Internally clean, binding is very good. 35 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Jonathan Cape, 1931. Cloth. Good. Bound in green cloth with paper title label. In good condition. Sunning to spine, a few light markings to covers. Browning to end papers, inscription on half-title page, otherwise clean internally. Binding is good and secure. A nice reading copy. 106 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Oxford University Press, 1910. Cloth. Good. Bound in red cloth with gilt titling and decoration, decoration blind stamps on both covers. In good+ condition. Sunning to spine and cover edges, small tear in cloth at top of spine, covers are still attractive. External page tops are dusty. Inscription on front end paper, browning to end papers, some light pencil markings in margins, otherwise clean internally. Binding is a bit shaky but very secure. 447 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: O. Anacker, 1904. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. A small hard back in good+ condition. Minor marking and rubbing to covers, inscription on front end paper, browning to end papers, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. An attractive book. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

Oxford: Clarendoniano / Clarendon Press / Oxford University Press, 1958. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth binding, the covers are virtually unmarked. Some browning to the endpapers, light toning to the pages, some pencil annotations. Pages; XV, (1), 188, (2). Greek text, Latin preface.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932. Cloth. Good. Mid green coloured cloth binding, light marking to the cloth, a bit faded. Inner and outer hinges good. Bright and tidy internally, minor marking. Pages; (10), 129, (1). The translation of the Bucolics/or Eclogues and the Georgics, by Alexander Murison (born in New Deer, NE Scotland 1847-1934). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Aberdeen.: Scottish Cultural Press, 1994. Soft cover. Good. Paperback in good+ condition. Some rubbing and creasing to cover edges. Creasing to a couple of page edges, otherwise clean internally, binding is very good. 114 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Cape Town: Argus Printing and Publishing., 1891. First Edition. . Cloth. Good. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt titling. In good+ condition. Minor rubbing to the covers, minor marking to the end papers and title page, very slight browning to page margins, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. First edition - with errata slip. Contains 68 poems, 177 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1926. Hardcover. Good. Hard back in good condition. Minor marking and rubbing to covers, some foxing to external page edges. Inscription on front end paper, some foxing internally, mainly affecting first few pages and page margins. Binding is good and secure. 130 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: George Philip and Son. Soft cover. Good. Booklet in good condition. Covers are rather grubby, corners are a bit dog-eared. Stamp on first page, 'with the publishers compliments - specimen', otherwise clean internally. Binding is good and secure. 64 pages. No publishing date, circa early 20th century. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

J. Walker, 1813. Full-Leather. Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Pocket sized full leather, the front cover is detached, the leather is rubbed. The text is complete, without the front endpaper, toning/light browning and marking to the pages. Gilt coat of arms on both covers (Heriot's Trust or George Heriot's, Edinburgh). With Locke's Conduct of Understanding upto 96, followed by Francis Bacon's Essays 97-262, 2 pages publishers list at the end, signature on the rear endpaper of William Gillespie 1818. Pages; XII, 262, (2). / Sold with; The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope (London; J. Walker, 1808). Vellum binding, vellum loss on the spine resulting in text block in 2 parts(vellum on covers okay). Text complete, stain to the fore-edge at the start and some light staining in the middle, marking to the pages. (the copy of H.E. Fox Lord Holland, 4rth Baron Holland (1802-1859), his own personal pocket copy that he carried on all his travels and assignments- the names of the… Read More

Lipsiae / Leipzig.: Hahnii / Hahn., 1819. Full-Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full leather binding, the rear cover is detached, the spine leather is dried and faded. Nice looking polished leather covers, the text is complete, the titles are browned, toning to the pages, the odd foxing spot. With a frontispiece and engraved title, armorial bookplate of Robert Philips on the endpaper. Pages; (4), 184, 587, (5). Volume 1 containing Juvenal's satires in full, all 16 books, with extensive index (vol 2 contained the commentaries).