Literature and Poetry

BURRA (PETER) Association and review copies, literature, poetry, music, drama and periodical works from the library of Peter Burra, including: BURRA (PETER) Baroque and Gothic Sentimentalism, Burra's

1892 BEAUTIFUL Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes American Literature Poetry 10v “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Oliv

1881 Edgar Allan POE 1st ed The Bells Esoteric Occult Horror Literature Poetry Edgar Allan Poes “The Bells” is a posthumously published poem that uses rhythmic repetition to depict the varied

1881 1st ed Edgar Allen POE The Bells Esoteric Occult Horror Literature Poetry “Hear the sledges with the bells, Silver bells, what a world of merriment their melody foretells!” – P

1896 Robert Burns Scottish Literature Poetry Poems Songs Music Scotland 2v “My love is like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June: My love is like the melody That's sweetly played in tune…��

1584 HORACE Works Roman Literature Poetry Odes Epistles Rome Carpe Diem Partenio “We are but dust and shadow” ― Horace Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He

1783 Fables of John Gay English Literature Poetry Illustrated Thomas Bewick John Gay was an 18th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece ‘The Beggar’s Opera’. Whil

1950 Winnie the Pooh AA Milne Illustrated Children Literature Poetry 4 Book Lot A complete set of vintage Winnie the Pooh books, including When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, Now We are Six, and

[James WHITE] Almack’s Revisited; or Herbert Miltom. New York: 1828. 2 volumes, 12mo. (Spotted). Original cloth-backed boards (worn). – And five others, literature and poetry. (7) Proper

1881 Edgar Allan POE 1st ed The Bells Esoteric Occult Horror Literature Poetry Edgar Allan Poes “The Bells” is a posthumously published poem that uses rhythmic repetition to depict the varied

1752 Works of Horace ROMAN Literature Poetry Odes Rome Carpe Diem French Salmon “We are but dust and shadow” ― Horace Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He c

1850 BEAUTIFUL 1ed Evergreen Gems of Literature Poetry Music FINE BINDING Rice Highly rare, this first edition of The Evergreen was edited by the Rev. Edward A. Rice. Beautifully bound in Moroccan red

1735 Works of Horace ROMAN Literature Poetry Odes Rome Carpe Diem French Dacier “We are but dust and shadow” ― Horace Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He c

1878 EXQUISITE Literature & Poetry Byron Milton Dickens Longfellow Spurgeon “Golden thoughts on mother, home, and heaven” is a collection of poems and prose dedicated to inspiring those in the hom

1794 1ed Works of Horace ROMAN Literature Poetry Odes Rome Wakefield Carpe Diem “We are but dust and shadow” ― Horace Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He c

1888 NURSERY Childrens Literature Poetry Rhymes Wain & Nister Illustrated A collection of vintage childrens poems and rhymes. Each rhyme or ditty is charmingly illustrated with drawings of woodland an

The books are part of a large collection from a private estate. Each lot has an assortment of antique and collectible books.

The books are part of a large collection from a private estate. Each lot has an assortment of antique and collectible books.

(7) Vols. 19th & 20th c. literature & poetry, Includes: 1) Fannie Hurst. Lummox. Harper & Brothers, 1923, #210/250 signed by Hurst; 2) Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre. Thomas Crowell, vols. I & II bound a

Vintage & Antique Books LITERATURE & POETRY John Milton Thackeray Addison Bellringer of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo Bremer George Eliot Novels English Lyrics 13th Century Pharaoh Priest Ancient Egypt Book

1895 1st ed Dogs Great & Small Color Illustrated Children’s Literature Poetry ‘Dogs Great and Small’ is a collection of short narratives about dogs, often told in poetic form, from childlike or

1925 Winnie the Pooh AA Milne Illustrated Childrens Literature Poetry 4 Book Lot A complete set of vintage Winnie the Pooh books, including When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, Now We are Six, an

1892 BEAUTIFUL Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes American Literature Poetry 10v “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Oliver Wendell Ho

1856 Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith William Collins Thomas Warton Edinburgh In the mid-19th-century, British readers were eager to get their hands on national literature – poetry and novels alik