Poetry from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: Macmillan & Co., Limited 1910. Small 8vo. First edition. xii, 338, (10) pp. Publisher's red cloth with gilt decoration to front board & gilt lettering to spine; top edge gilt. Minor bumping to spine ends; light rubbing to front board gilt device and corners and a few light scratches to edges. Clean internally. Contains the first printing of Kipling's… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge and Sons c. 1880. 8vo. xxviii, 420 pp. Publisher's gilt decorated and blind stamped cloth, with all edges gilt. Slight wear to extremities. Light foxing to prelims, otherwise clean. With black and white illustrations and an introductory memoir by William B. Scott. . Near Fine. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1880.

Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press 1971. Tall Narrow 8vo. Hand bound cloth edition. 31, [3] pp. Green cloth with paper label to spine. Very slight bumping to corners. Internally clean. Includes a Christmas letter from the publisher's inserted at rear. Poem with illustration after half-title. . Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 1971.

Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. 1879. 8vo. viii, 237, [6], 22 pp. Green cloth with bevelled edges and gilt decoration to board and spine; a.e.g. Some wear to extremities, particularly at spine ends. Internally clean. Numerous in-text black and white illustrations. Dedicated to 'Anglo-Indian folk' and comprising a series of comical poems centred around the lives of this group. .… Read more about this item

London: Collins Harvill 1987. Large 8vo.Illustrated. First trade edition but with the Libanus Press jacket.. 46 pp + letters. Red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in dustjacket. Includes English and Italian dual-text translations of Pietro Bembo's poetry. With wood engravings by Richard Shirley Smith. Some minor bumping and fading at the head and tail of the spine, but… Read more about this item

London: S. P. C. K. 1954. 8vo. First Edition. [27] pp. John Piper illustrated paper covers. Minor creasing and rubbing to cover extremities. Save ink inscription to half title, the book is very clean internally. Piper's illustrations are in teal and black. . Very Good. Illustrated Paper Covers. First Edition. 1954.

Dublin: Trumpet Books 1957. 8vo. 64 pp. Paperback. Slight creasing to spine, otherwise very clean in VG to NF condition. Contains the complete play 'The Big House' by Brendan Behan. Also featuring contributions from Austin Clarke, Thomas Kinsella, Benedict Kiely, Donald Davie, Daniel Sullivan, James Douglas, L. D. Lerner, John Jordan and F. S. L. Lyons. . Very Good. Paperback.… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge and Sons c. 1880. 8vo. xxiii, 496 pp. Publisher's gilt decorated and blind stamped olive cloth, with all edges gilt. Slight wear to extremities. Some foxing to prelims and edges, though generally quite clean. A number of black and white illustrated plates. . Very Good. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1880.

London: Isbister & Co. 1899. Small 8vo. Three volumes; containing only the Divine Comedy with notes, and not the Canzoniere. 237 pp; 260 pp; 256 pp. Full maroon leather with decorative gilt spines and gilt illustration to front boards; top edge gilt. Some offsetting to endpapers; light spotting to edges and very occasionally to front and rear pages, though generally… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber 1987. Small 8vo. First edition. [ix], 51 pp. Paperback. Clean in near fine condition. Heaney's poems here explore the theme of loss. 057114781X . Near Fine. Softcover. First Paperback Edition. 1987.

London: Strahan & Co. 1872. Small 8vo. First edition. 136 pp. Contemporary full calf by Bickers & Son. Raised bands to spine with decorative gilt panels and green morocco title label; gilt borders and gilt dentelles to edges of boards. Marbled edges and endpapers. Spotting to prelims and rear blanks, but otherwise internally clean. Small spots of wear to extremities… Read more about this item

London: Reeves and Turner 1886. Small 8vo. 5 volumes. Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt lettering to boards and spine. Minor bumping to extremities, chipping to head of spines and light wear to corners. Ink inscription to prelims of first volume, otherwise internally clean. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe.… Read more about this item

New York: Afro Arts Inc. / Broadside Press 1969. Large 8vo. 4th printing. [ii], 38 pp. Illustrated softcover. Very light rubbing and curling to extremities. Internally clean. One of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement, this collection features some of her reflections on events and developments in 1968. 21 cms tall . Near Fine. Softcover. 4th Printing. 1969.… Read more about this item

Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1930 / 1927. 16mo. xx, 1084 pp; xxii, 1092 pp. Half blue calf over blue cloth with raised bands, gilt stamped emblem to front boards; all edges gilt. Attractive blue and gold marbled endpapers. Slight wear to raised bands, and some general sunning to the calf spine and edges of boards. Offsetting to front and rear… Read more about this item

London: Ellis and Elvey 1903. 8vo.Prize Binding. 380 pp. Full green calf prize binding of Cheltenham College with their crest in gilt to board; gilt lettering and raised bands to spine; all edges marbled. Rubbing and minor wear to extremities and rear board. Bookplate detailing award to G. Marsden. Save foxing to prelims, this is an internally clean copy. Frontis… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson 1956. Small 8vo. First Edition. 112 pp. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. Darkened spine and rubbed panels. Ink name of previous owner, the writer Andrew Salkey, to ffep, otherwise internally clean. This work was performed at The Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1952. Abse is considered as one of the best Welsh writers of the 20th century. . Very… Read more about this item

London: Strahan and Co. 1869. Small 8vo. 178 pp. Full calf with gilt borders to boards by Bickers and Son; gilt lettering and decoration to spine; raised bands and green morocco title label. Marbled endpapers and edges, gilt dentelles to edges of boards. Generally internally clean save for some spots to front and rear pages of book. Minor wear to… Read more about this item

London: Design For Today 2022. Small 4to.Limited Edition. Numbered limited edition, 100 copies with prints and toy theatre. 121 pp. Illustrated boards over cloth spine. Book and toy theatre in cloth slipcase. Toy theatre intact and unformed. Internally clean and fresh. Signed by author and illustrator. Two additional prints as inserts included. Poetic retelling of the fairy tale Beauty and… Read more about this item

London: Strahan & Co. 1872. Small 8vo. 212 pp. Full calf with gilt borders to boards by Bickers & Son; gilt lettering and decoration to spine; raised bands and green morocco title label. Marbled endpapers and edges, gilt dentelles to edges of boards. Generally internally clean save for some spots to prelims and last few pages of book. Minor wear… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company 1912. 8vo. 455 pp. Green publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and blind decoration to boards and spine. Some spots to boards and minor rubbing to extremities. Some unopened and uncut pages; laid paper; endpapers yellowed, but otherwise internally clean, some pencil notes on rear endpaper. . Very Good. Publisher's Cloth. 1912.