1892, ISBN: 05453696f56528052589e71728b08483

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, SHAKESPEARE; MICHAEL DRAYTON; HENRY WOTTON; BEN JONSON; JOHN FLETCHER; FRANCIS BEAUMONT; ROBERT HERRICK; GEORGE HERBERT; JAMES SHIRLEY; MILTON; GRAHAM; RIACHRD L… Mehr…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, SHAKESPEARE; MICHAEL DRAYTON; HENRY WOTTON; BEN JONSON; JOHN FLETCHER; FRANCIS BEAUMONT; ROBERT HERRICK; GEORGE HERBERT; JAMES SHIRLEY; MILTON; GRAHAM; RIACHRD LOVELACE; ANDREW MARVELL; DRYDEN; SAMUEL JOHNSON; BORDER BALLADS; THOMAS GRAY; WILLIAM COWPER; GRAHAM OF GARTMORE; CHARLES DIBDIN; PHILPOT CURRAN; PRINCE HOARE; BLAKE; BURNS; WORDSWORTH; WALTER SCOTT; TAYLOR COLERIDGE; SAVAGE LANDOR; CAMPBELL; EBENEZER ELLIOTT; ALAN CUNNINGHAM; BRIAN WALLER PROCTER; WOLFE; BYRON; FREDERICK MARRYAT; FELICIA HEMANS; KEATS; MACAULAY; STEPEHN HAWKER; WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW; GREENLEAF WHITTIER; TENNYSON; HASTINGS DOYLE; BROWNING; WALT WHITMAN; KINGSLEY; YULE; MATTHEW ARNOLD; CORY; MEREDITH; MORRIS; ALFRED AUSTIN; LYALL; SWINBURNE; BRET HARTE; AUSTIN DOBSON; LANG; LOUIS STEVENSON; BEECHING; RUDYARD KIPLING, Poetry|American, Poetry|English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Literary Collections|English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Poetry|Anthologies (multiple authors), Poetry|Inspirational & Religious, David Nutt, London, 1892, first edition, large paper edition on Dutch hand-made paper, this copy being number 34 of 100 numbered and signed (by the publisher) copies; 8vo, pp xvii, [ii], 362; top edge gilt, embossed patterned boards somewhat darkened at the edges, spine much darkened and somewhat surface cracked, a little browned or marked on the end papers but otherwise in extremely good condition internally, handsomely printed on thick hand-made and watermarked laid paper, untrimmed and with wide margins; at the end is a page designed to function as an alternative spine label if wished; a previous owner has carefully covered the books in robust plastic firmly attached to itself rather than to the book. Henley was an influential late Victorian journalist, poet and editor now best known for his poem "Invictus" with its closing lines telling of personal responsibility and stoicism in difficult circumstances, "I am the master of my fate:/I am the captain of my soul", and which has given its name to the Paralympic-style sporting event for armed forces personnel initiated by the UK's Prince Harry, the Invictus Games. The works seclected by Henley for the anthology range from Shakespear and Michael Drayton among other 16th century poets through to RLS and Rudyard Kipling by way of Milton, Samuel Johnson, Border Ballads, Blake and Burns, Wordsworth, Whittier, Scott, Byron and Bret Harte among many others., Books<

1904, ISBN: 05453696f56528052589e71728b08483

The Strand, London: David Nutt, 1893. Full-Leather. Very Good +. Handsome contemprary Brown Calf Full-Leather Prize Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title in 2nd compartment a… Mehr…

The Strand, London: David Nutt, 1893. Full-Leather. Very Good +. Handsome contemprary Brown Calf Full-Leather Prize Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Decoration in others. Attractive large Gilt Central Design of Ship and Lighthouse "Plymouth and Mannamead College" on front. Gilt decorative border to front & back, Gilt hatching to edges and blind tooled decoration on inner borders. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. From the Third Library Edition of 3,000 copies. Fine Anthology includes "Agincourt" by Shakespeare and Michael Drayton; "Heroic Love" by the Marquis of Montrose; Ballads, including Chevy Chase; "The Beauty of Terror" by William Blake; "The storming of Corinth" by Byron; "The Building of a Ship" by Longfellow; "The Heavy Brigade" by Tennyson; "A Sea-Fight" by Walt Whitman; "The Flag of England" by Kipling and much more. 362 Pages, 550g, 7 1/2" Tall. Original Prize label on endpaper dated 1904. Very slight wear to leather. A few spots of foxing to half-title, title & preface pages but only a very occasional small spot elsewhere. Very attractive copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, David Nutt, 1893, 3<

1920, ISBN: 05453696f56528052589e71728b08483

Macmillan & Co., 1920. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1920. No Edition Remarks. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's… Mehr…

Macmillan & Co., 1920. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1920. No Edition Remarks. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Brown marks overall., Macmillan & Co., 1920, 2.5<

1920, ISBN: 05453696f56528052589e71728b08483

Gebraucht, [SC: 5.39], [PU: Macmillan & Co.], 1920. No Edition Remarks. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscripti… Mehr…

Gebraucht, [SC: 5.39], [PU: Macmillan & Co.], 1920. No Edition Remarks. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Brown marks overall.<

1893, ISBN: 05453696f56528052589e71728b08483

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: David Nutt, London], LITERATURE, pp.xvii, 362 pages, a very good plus hardback, publisher's original red cloth binding with gold gilt lettering to the … Mehr…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: David Nutt, London], LITERATURE, pp.xvii, 362 pages, a very good plus hardback, publisher's original red cloth binding with gold gilt lettering to the spine and front cover (it is dulled slightly on the spine but bright and bold on the front cover). Has bevelled boards. Minimal evidence that this is an ex-library book., Books<