Legends and Lyrics

LEGENDSANDLYRICSADELAIDE PROCTER ASPREY & CO; LTD L O N D O N circa 1900 DESCRIPTION Asprey Binding (ii) + 331 + (ii) Book measures 185mm x 120mm approximately. Assumed to be an Asprey binding but not signed. Bound in full dark green slightly textured calf. Spine with five gilt-ruled raised bands with elaborate gilt decoration to each compartment. Elaborate panelled gilt fillet borders to… Read more about this item

George Bell and Sons, 1879-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1877-79 George Bell and Sons (London), two 4 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches tall blue pebbled leather bound volumes, five raised bands and gilt lettering to both spines, all page edges gilt, marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles framing the pastedowns, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard in Volume 1, xxxi, 264, vi,… Read more about this item

London : G. Bell , 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked and decorated cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 237p., 17cm. Subjects: English poetry 19th century. Genre: Poetry. Language: English.

London: George Bell & Sons, 1880. Hardback. Good/No dust jacket.. George Bell & Sons, Covent Garden, London, 1880. Book condition: good. Some light tanning to page edges and a little light spotting here and there. One page (162) has separated from binding. A little scuffing & bumping to corners, also to head & tail of spine. Full padded… Read more about this item

New York: Appleton, 1859. Hardcover. Good. Good+ Book frayed at spine ends and corners, bumped corners, book soiled and faded, former owner's name label on front endpaper, piece of endpaper missing. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more… Read more about this item

London. Good with no dust jacket; Three-Quarter Leather; George Bell & Sons; 1875. Three quarter red Moroccan leather with gilt lettering and decoration with red cloth boards. Good, wear to leather, scattered foxing, marbled end papers with all edges marbled. P.o.n.,Black and white illustrations thru out. Introduction by Charles Dickens ; 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item

London: Bell and Daldy, 1872. 14th Edition. Hardcover. 2 Volumes. Near fine copies finely bound in gilt-blocked half leather. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 Volumes. Subjects: English poetry 19th century. Poetry collections. 19th century texts.

London : George Bell, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description : xxxi, 264 pages ; 17 cm. Notes : ""Sixty-seventh thousand.""--t.p. Subjects : Poetry. Poems. Other names : Dickens, Charles 1812-1870.

London: George Bell & Sons, 1877. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Cover slightly rubbed at extremities with a few marks. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. End papers spotted. Inscription on ½ title page.. Hardback. Physically 7” x 4¼” (0.6 kg); 264pp; Preface by Charles Dickens; 29th Thousand. || The book is on… Read more about this item

Hutchinson of London., 1977. Hard with Dust Jacket. Very good++ in fair dust jacket. 8vo; 303pp.. Very good++ in fair dust jacket. Black hardcover with gilt titles to spine. Boards are a little scratched. Pen inscription to front pastedown, otherwise internally clean and tight. Unclipped dust jacket is very torn and creased.

London: George Bell. Bumped spine ends and board corners. Owner's name else minimal internal wear. . Good. Hardcover. 1880.

London: George Bell & Sons, 1894-1895 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. A charming set of poems presented by Adelaide Anne Procter, in beautiful morocco bindings by Hatchard, with gilt detailing. Volume I is the 1864 eighth edition, and volume II is the 1865 fourth edition.A collection of poems and lyrics, the majority of which… Read more about this item

D. Appleton NY, 1858 HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET ISSUED, 1858 on Title pg, 1ST American EDITION, GOOD+/GOOD,AS-IS, NOJACKET, INTERIOR has some Fox Stains , wear & couple pgs Blank edge Margin chips, BROWN EMBOSSED Cloth with with wear tiny chips tears outer hinge edges, Titled Faded Gold Gilt Spine cvr with tiny chips tears spine Ends, Small chips terars edges,… Read more about this item

London:: George Bell and Sons,. Hardback. xxiv, 381pp. 180 by 125mm (7 by 5 inches). This edition combines both sets of Legends and Lyrics, collections of poems by Queen Victoria's favourite poet, originally published in two separate volumes. With an Introduction by Charles Dickens. New edition with additional poe,s by Ida Lovering. Dark blue full leather… Read more about this item

NY: Appleton, 1858. First American edn. 8vo, pp. 265. Original brown cloth (hinges tender), some light staining, a very good copy. Born into a literary family, Procter (1825-64) was said by Dickens to have carried a book of poetry with her like a doll when she was a child. She began publishing anonymously at 18, and shortly after her… Read more about this item

London: George Bell and Sons, 1904. 383 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with b/w plate with tissue facing. Poetry, verses. Additional plates in text. Decorative design at beginning of each verse. Pencil lines in margins of few pages, otherwise pages are good condition. Few blank pages at beginning and end lightly foxed. Gilt top edges. Marbled endpapers in pastel colors. Free endpapers… Read more about this item

George Bell, 1875. ~Adelaide Anne Procter (1825-1864), favourite poet of Queen Victoria and perhaps the most popular poet of the day after Tennyson. Engraved frontis. portrait. Owner's signature dated 1876. Original textured blue cloth gilt. Endpaper cracked over rear gutter in Vol I, otherwise hinges sound. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request.. Hardback. Very Good. xxxi, 264… Read more about this item

London & New York: George Bell & Sons, 1895. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Ex library copy with a couple ink stamps and remains of a library pocket Some handling wear and marks including rubbing to board edges, hinges and corners. Foxing present on end papers.

London: Bell and Daldy, 1859. 3rd Edition. . Hardcover. Good-. 16mo. A reading copy only. Brown boards, gilt titles. Torn joints, loss to spine ends. Cracked hinges. Ffep loose.

London: George Bell & Sons, 1888. 364pp, frontis, marbled boards, eps & pg edges, some wear to leather, outer front hinge starting, binding still tight, top of spine shows wear, contents clean.. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good -/No Jacket.