Search Results: Traditional Poetry from Black Cat Hill Books

Boston, MA Sherman, French & Company, 1915. Hardcover First Edition (1915), unstated, but implied: same date at title and copyright pages, according to Sherman, French & Company's customary practice. First Edition (1915), unstated, but implied: same date at title and copyright pages, according to Sherman, French & Company's customary practice. Very Good+ in Fair semi-opaque paper DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use; top edge dust-dulled; foxing to the deckle fore-edge and bottom edge; a small dark stain at the bottom edge of the front panel; former owner's name and date in pencil at the front free endpaper and the words "Her Book" written under the owner's name; the binding is square and remains quite secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows heavy wear: chip loss; a large section torn away at the lower front panel; surely has darkened from its original clarity (though we have never examined a pritine example, of course). NOT a Remainder, Book-Club,… Read More

London, UK Kegan Paul, Trench & Company, 1886. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; some rubbing and faintest soiling. Gilt still quite legible but somewhat dulled due to rubbing. Binding secure, though interior front hinge is starting; text clean. Despite these flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 232pp. Green Cloth over boards, Top Edge Gilt; Gilt Titles. Collection of the poetry of Austin Dobson. Very attractive little book printed on high quality paper and bound in olive-green cloth with bevelled edges to boards. Frontis illustration. Deckle fore-edge. Interior pages are bright and white. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.  

New York, NY Henry Altemus , 1899. Hardcover Good+: shows moderate wear to the extremities, where the cloth over boards has worn through to the underlying board at three corner tips and at the heel of the backstrip; mild rubbing; faint but pervasive soiling. Binding square and secure, but only because the front hinge has been reinforced with binders glue; text clean. Despite a number of flaws, remains a sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. 247pp. Decorated Endpapers; Attractive green and gilt floral designs at the panels and backstrip; gilt titles at front panel and backstrip. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. The Barrack-Room Ballads, and Other Verses are a set of martial songs and poems by Rudyard Kipling originally published in two parts: the first set in 1892, the second in 1896. Many have become classic military ditties and are still well known, particularly "Gunga Din", "Tommy" and "Danny… Read More

Chicago, IL Rand McNally & Company. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing;a couple of small soil spots at the rear panel and some darkening at the backstrip (the titles thereon are rendered less bright than when new, but remain legible); the former owner's rather attractive bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper and his name inscribed at the front free endpaper. The Binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Despite a number of flaws, remains a clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 278pp. Decorated Endpapers; Attractive crimson cloth over boards with gilt floral designs at the front panel; gilt titles at front panel and backstrip. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. The Barrack-Room Ballads, and Other Verses are a set of martial songs and poems by Rudyard Kipling originally published in two parts: the first set in 1892, the second in 1896. Many have become classic military ditties and are… Read More

London, UK Jonathan Cape, 1927. Hardcover First Edition (1927), unstated. First Edition (1927), unstated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: The Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edge of the attractive patterned cloth over boards; heavy dust-darkening to the top edge; some foxing to the fore-edge; bands of shadow at both the front and rear free endpapers; the binding leans slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. The DJ shows faint toning to the backstrip, though titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; mild rubbing and considerable background soiling to the panels; tiny loss to rubbing at the upper front corner tip and head of the backstrip; the price is unclipped;… Read More

New York, NY Robert M. McBride & Company, 1916. Hardcover FirstEdition (1916). Second State. FirstEdition (1916). Second State, showing the gilt "Kalki" horse logo embossed on lower right quadrant of the front panel. The First State was published in 1916; but not all sheets from that printing were bound up, so after "Jurgen" became famous from its 1920 banning, McBride bound up leftover 1916 sheets with the Kalki logo they were then using making this the Second State. Good+: shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; dust darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge and the top edge is deeply dust-darkened; former owner's gift inscription at the front free endpaper from "Bob" to Katherine B. Huling, relative of a friend of Cabell's, Caroline Augusta Alden Huling (1856 – 1941), who was an American journalist, philanthropist, editor, publisher and reformer; the backstrip is heavily dusted to the point that the titles thereon a… Read More

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin: Riverside , 1914. Hardcover First Edition [1914], unstated. Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities; some rubbing overall; the titles at the backstrip have been dulled considerably, due to rubbing, but remain legible; very slight spine lean; faint soiling. Binding secure; text clean. Despite a number of minor flaws, remains structurally sound and tightly bound, with a clean text. A sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 396pp. Notes and and Bibliographical References by Jessie L. Weston. First Edition [1914], unstated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850–1928) was an independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts. Her best-known work is From Ritual to Romance (1920). In it she brought to bear an analysis harking back to James George Frazer on the Grail legend, arguing for origins earlier than the Christian or Celtic sources. It was cited by T. S. Eliot in… Read More

Hicksville, NY Exposition Press, 1978. Hardcover First Edition (1978), so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1978), so stated. Very Good+: shows the very lightest wear to the extremities and several small, faint smudges to the front panel. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates (there is a date - in 1991 - in ink above the author's dedication and it is not clear whether the date was written by the author or the owner or someone else), addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean - but not quite perfect. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.6 x 0.35 inches). 46 pages. Mint green boards. Language: English. Weight: 6.6 ounces. Hardback:… Read More

London, UK Edward Arnold Publishers, 1965. Paperback First Edition Thus [1965], so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities, with a very faint crease near the upper front corner; mild rubbing. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 192pp. Sewn binding. 8vo. 192 pages. The English Library Series. First Edition Thus [1965], so stated. Trade Paperback. A selection of representative poems by Congreve, Prior, Watts, Addison, Anne, Countess of Winchilsea, Nicholas Rowe, Elijah Fenton, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Parnell, Ambrose Philips, Alexander Pope, John Gay, James Thomson Henry Carey Isaac Hawkins Browne, and Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield. Perceptive Introductory Essay by James R. Sutherland. 

New York, NY Oxford University Press / The Early English Text Society, 1960. Hardcover First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mildest rubbing to the extremities; former owner's name inked at the front pastedown endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. Structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minimal wear: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 272pp. Edited by John Cawood, and with an Introduction and Notes by Beatrice White, M.A. First Edition; Second Printing. This edition first published in 1928. Original Series, No. 175. Brown cloth over boards with gilt designs at the front panel and gilt titles at same and at the backstrip. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Barclay was born in about 1476. His place of birth is matter of dispute, but William Bulleyn, who was a native of Ely, and probably knew him when he was in the monastery there, asserts that he was born "beyonde the cold… Read More

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Co, 1974. Paperback First Edition Thus [1974]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1974]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; a touch of shelf-soiling at the bottom edge; else flawless. The binding id square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 684pp. Introduction and Notes by Richard Standish Sylvester . Compiled by Louis Lohr Martz. The Norton Library Seventeenth-Century Series. N676. Trade Paperback.

Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia New Holland, 1995. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows very mild bumping at the bottom corner tips; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows just a touch of wear to the upper corner tips and mild rubbing; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. Illustrated with Paintings by Rex Newell. Foreward by Chris Mansell. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1933. Hardcover First Edition (1933), so stated. EX-LIBRARY copy with the usual treatments and markings, a pocket removed and the library’s rather attractive bookplate partially marred at the front pastedown endpaper. First Edition (1933), so stated. Good: shows moderate wear to extremities; some light dampstaining to both the front and rear board (no wrinkling or any other evidence of exposure to moisture to the text block); the expected but very light tanning to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A good, sturdy reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and the usual cosmetic imperfections associated with ex-library status. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. (8 x 5.65 x 1.35 inches). ix, 274pp; frontispiece by the author. Extensive Bibliography. Index. Language:… Read More

Stockholm, Sweden Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1923. Hardcover Second Edition. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 106pp. Index. Text in Swedish. Second Edition. Hardback: Quarter Cloth and Corners with Marbled Boards. Karl Asplund (1890 – 1978) was a Swedish poet, short story writer and art historian. He made his literary debut in 1912, and was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1955.

San Francisco, CA Frank S. Thayer, Publisher, 1924. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to extremities; the saddle-stitched wraps are perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very near-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and sparse, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Bright and Clean for its age. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.5 x 4.5 x 0.1 inches). 50 pages. Illustrated with green designs and headings in the text. Dedicated to the publisher, presumably of the San Francisco Bulletin, Frank S. Thayer. Language: English. Weigh: 2 ounces. Paperback: Saddle-stitched Wraps. A humorous collection of verses by the famed… Read More

Garden City, NY Doubleday & Company, 1964. Hardcover First Edition USA [1964], later printing [1965]. Very Good+ in Very Good- DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of wear to the upper extremities; a little heavier to the lower; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows considerable wear to the extremities; a small hole at the middle of the outside edge of the front panel; moderate rubbing; the price has not been clipped. No longer 'As New', but remains structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minimal wear in a moderately worn, but still intact DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 74 pages. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY St. Martin's Press, 1975. Hardcover Reprint Edition (1975). Mount Zion was first published in 1931. Very Good+: shows indications of very careful use: moderate wear to the extremities; the very mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor imperfections only. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 6.35 x 0.4 inches). 57 pages. Illustrated with duotone drawings, designs and illustrations. Language: English. Weight: 9.8 ounces. Blue boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Reprint Edition (1975). Mount Zion was first published in 1931. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

London, UK William Heinemann, 1906. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated, as was Heinemann's practice until 1926. Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; the cloth has split at the rear edge of the back strip and has been repaired by covering the backstrip with clear cellopane packing tape; heavy foxing athe the outside edges and end papers; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, mottling, and blanching. Binding remains secure; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 127pp. Translated by Agnes Tobin. Hardback: Quarter Cloth Boards.

Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Press, 1990. Paperback First Edition Thus [1990], unstated, in accordance with University of Minnesota Press ' customary practice. First published in French in 1983. First Edition Thus [1990], unstated, in accordance with University of Minnesota Press ' customary practice. First published in French in 1983. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to the extremities; else flawless, the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.65 inches).… Read More

Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus (1998); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1998); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the binding is ever so slightly cocked off square; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a single, very minor flaw. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.45 x 5.35 x 0.6 inches). xvi, 174 pages. Edited with a Foreward by George Economou. Introduction by Luis Cortest. Language: English. Weight: 9.5 ounces. University Press Paperback.