Search Results: odes by patmore coventry

Tamerton Press, 1971-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1938. First printing. With notes by Dr. Connolly. Inscribed to previous owner by him on the front free endpaper. Moderate wear to the extremities. The spine is darkened, and the spine lettering tarnished. The endpapers are mildly foxed. There is a narrow gutter crack at one place in the text block. In an otherwise sound binding with hinges intact.. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

George Bell & Sons. Hardcover. Acceptable/No. Undated inscription dated 1888, Philosophical Society's plate to the inside front cover. Overall acceptaable condition, with binding shaken, leather to the spine, gilt to top edges. Heavy foxing to end papers, Wear to leather. U5B16. 1888

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Bruce Humphries, Inc., Boston (1938). XIX+317 pages. Fine Hardcover, no dj. Blue cloth, Gilt spine title. No Wear. Clean Free of marks, inscriptions, etc. Excellent binding and hinges. 8.1"x5.3"x1.2". be32499.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. Overall a good copy in the original boards. Externally only fair as the surface has been rubbed from the spine in two places, the paper title- piece is rubbed but readable and there is some wear to the spine ends. Internally very good. The first issue with a blank page before the half-title and after the printer's mark at end. Photographs available on request.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1877. First edition. First edition. The rare 1877 first edition sumptuously bound by Tout in full crushed brown morocco, five raised bands with gilt lettering on spine and attractive gilt acorn border design dentelles, attractive brightly colored marbled and glossy endpapers, all edges gilt, side edges trimmed with a bow. Patmore's scarce anonymously printed first edition, first issue bound with both blank pages (before half-title and after printer's mark at end). The book contains Patmore's most acclaimed poetry, including Patmore's most anthologized poem, "The Toys." With the bookplate of Barbara de Selincourt, a figure in royalty whose portrait was painted by the famous Herbert James Draper. A stunning, fine copy.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1877. First edition. First edition. Original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED, TO JOHN RUSKIN ON A SHEET TIPPED-IN ("John Ruskin | with Coventry Patmore's | affectionate regards"). As well, there is a note on upper paste-down "From John Ruskin's Oxford Library 1880"), 10pp. separately paginated poems at the end with divisional title. With bookplate of Lewis Kennedy Morse, author. Paper label, slightly rubbed, spine faded, upper hinge slightly cracked, some offsetting, very good. Patmore's friendship with Ruskin is well-documented, sometimes heated, but always co-allies in the arts. Ruskin greatly admired Patmore's poetry, especially those presented in The Angel in the House.

Privately Printed, 1868, 1868. FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 46pp(i)., original printed wrappers, a genuine, complete copy, inscribed the author "John Leicester Warren with the respect of C. Patmore" at head of title, internally clean and bright, general handling to covers, spine with inked title, VERY GOOD, housed in cloth chemise. Hayward 264. "'The first appearance of some of... Patmore's most important work. Only 250 copies were privately printed, of which Patmore, having sent some out privately, destroyed over a hundred of the remainder.'" The recipient of this copy, John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley (1835-1895) was a poet, botanist, numismatist and authority on bookplates.