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"GREEN MOUNTAIN POETS" - edited by A.J. Sanborn. 1872 1st edition; Claremont Manufacturing Co.; Claremont, N.H. The book is a collection of poetry by Vermont poets. From the Preface: "This volume of Poetry is presented to the public in response to the urgent request of many of the lovers of poetry, and that the poems of Vermont should be preserved… Read more about this item

Beautiful binding on this antique copy of "THE BOOK OF CHRISTMAS" - with an Introduction by Hamilton W. Mabie. 1909 1st edition, 1st printing (October); The Macmillan Company; New York. The book features wonderful illustrations by George Wharton Edwards, as well as full-page plates of famous paintings. The book is a collection of Christmas-themed hymns, stories, poems, etc. grouped into… Read more about this item

This is a handsome, fine binding edition of "The Poetical Works of JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL." Also included is a biographical sketch of Lowell at the front. 1898; Thomas Y. Crowell and Company; New York. Nicely bound in full leather with a cameo of Lowell inlaid on the front cover, gilt page edges on all sides of the text block, decorative… Read more about this item

This is a charming, antique copy of "The Poetical Works of HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW." 1886; Houghton Mifflin and Company; Boston and New York. "Household Edition" featuring full-page illustrations, decorative front cover and spine, and gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. There is a "Notes" section and an Index at the back. An antique floral color die-cut… Read more about this item

This is an antique copy of "Selections from the Poetical Works of ROBERT BROWNING" - From the Sixth London Edition (1st and 2nd Series). 1886; Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.; New York. The book features a frontispiece engraved portrait of Browning and a facsimile signature (with a tissue guard). Nicely bound with a decorative front cover and spine, and gilt… Read more about this item

"The Poems and Verses of CHARLES DICKENS" - Collected and Edited with Biographical Notes by F.G. Kitton. 1903 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York and London. The book features a frontispiece illustration of "Charles Dickens, His Wife & Her Sister" (with a tissue guard). The contents are grouped into the following categories: The Village Coquettes (1836); The Lamplighter (1838);… Read more about this item

This is an early American edition of "The Seven Seas" with "Barrack Room Ballads" by RUDYARD KIPLING. 1898; D. Appleton and Company; New York. There are six pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. An old newspaper clipping of Kipling's poem "Recessional" has been affixed to a blank page at the back of the book. Gilt top page edges. The… Read more about this item

This is a charming, vintage collection of nursery rhymes: This Little Pig Went to Market, Jack and Jill, Simple Simon, and There Was a Crooked Man. Nicely illustrated with full-page color plates and black & white drawings throughout. Circa 1940's (there is no date of publication stated); Frederick Warne & Co.; London. Condition: Light tanning & foxing to the covers and spine.… Read more about this item

This is the first volume of "SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY" - An Illustrated Magazine for the People. Volume I containing the first six issues of the magazine - November, 1870 to April, 1871. The volume contains works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Profusely illustrated. Three-quarter leather binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Here are some examples of the contents: Life in… Read more about this item

This is a charming, antique die-cut children's book of poems, "Dollie and Her Doll." 1894; McLoughlin Bros; New York. Beautifully illustrated with color chromolithographs and drawings throughout. This is the original edition from 1894, not the 1984 reprint. Please see the photos - all pages of the book are shown. Condition: A small bit of the top paper layer has chipped away… Read more about this item

This is a collection of poetry by Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey - "Songs from Vagabondia" (1907) with "More Songs from Vagabondia" (1908) and "Last Songs from Vagabondia" (1905). Each book features illustrated end papers by Tom B. Meteyard. The books were published by Small, Maynard and Company in Boston. Uncommon collection with three books in one lot. Condition: SONGS - dampstaining… Read more about this item

This is a rare, first edition copy of "ESSAYS" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1841 1st edition, 1st printing; James Munroe and Company; Boston. The book is a collection of Emerson's first series of essays, including the classic, "Self Reliance" - please see the photos for the complete list. Original publisher's cloth binding. Condition: Staining and fading of the cloth over the covers… Read more about this item

This is an inscribed copy of "GLEANINGS From the Writings of Virginia Wainwright Written between the age of 7 and 17" - A Book for Old and Young with its original dust jacket. 1920 1st edition; Smithsonian Press; Boston. The book features a frontispiece portrait of Wainwright, and an inscription on the front end paper written by Wainwright's mother. "A… Read more about this item

This is a nicely illustrated copy of "A LONGFELLOW BIRTHDAY BOOK." 1914; Graham & Matlack; New York. The book is unused with no names written on the date lines. Beautifully illustrated with 10 full-page color chromolithographs. Each calendar page contains lines of verse by Longfellow. Uncommon copy with its original presentation box with tissue paper. Condition: Clean front cover and spine; the… Read more about this item

This is a rare copy of "ENGLAND'S HELICON - A Collection of Pastoral and Lyric Poems, First Published at the Close of the Reign of Q. Elizabeth." 1812 3rd edition (stated); "Printed by T. Bensley for Robert Triphook"; London. This rare 3rd edition follows the original 1st edition of 1600, and 2nd edition of 1614. (Facsimile title pages of the… Read more about this item

This is a scarce, inscribed copy of "My Window Sill" by Carroll Carstairs. 1930 1st edition; William Heinemann; London. Gilt top page edges. Also included is the original "Addenda" booklet (softcover with 20 pages, including the covers). Carstairs has written an inscription in pen on the book's front end paper. The book is a collection of 21 numbered poems; the… Read more about this item

This is an early copy of "The Poems of HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW" - complete in one volume. 1847 4th edition (stated); Harper & Brothers; New York. The poems are grouped as follows: Voices in the Night, Ballads and Other Poems (including "The Village Blacksmith"), Poems on Slavery, The Spanish Student, and The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems - please… Read more about this item

This is a facsimile copy of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore. This copy is a reproduction of an 1849 edition, of which only two copies are known to exist. With wood cuts by "Boyd." Including the covers there are 20 pages. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6 1/8" tall x 4 5/8"… Read more about this item

This is a charming, antique copy of the famous Christmas Carol, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear." Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated, but the year 1894 is written on the front end paper); The Art Lithographic Publishing Co.; New York. The book features wonderful full-page chromolithographs, and illustrations within the text. Stiff paper covers with string… Read more about this item

This is a rare volume of "The North American Review" (1827, Volume XXV) containing a notice for "TAMERLANE AND OTHER POEMS," the first published work of EDGAR ALLAN POE. 1827; Frederick T. Gray; Boston. The volume contains the July (No. LVI) and October (No. LVII) issues - the issues are consecutive, as they were published quarterly. There is a Contents… Read more about this item