Poetry from Thompson Rare Books

London: Elliot Sock, 62 Paternoster Row, E.C., No Date [Circa 1885]. First Printing of this Edition. Octavo, bound in full vellum, front & rear panels decorated in green, front panel lettered in gold, light brown floral endpapers. 31 unnumbered leaves, each text leaf delicately illustrated by Fenn; with a facsimile of one of the author's manuscripts for the poem… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Cadell and Davies.... Etc, and Samuel Bagster, 1807. 12mo, bound in full tree-calf, spines ruled and with contrasting leather labels lettered in gilt. 122 of 124 volumes, bound two volumes to one (61 books); lacking Vols 117-118. Most volumes with one or two attractive portrait engravings. This edition, usually referred to as "Bagster's Edition", is a… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head, over against Katharine-street in the Strand, 1719.. Early Printing. 12mo, contemporary calf. [i-ix]; [blank]; [1], 2-420; frontispiece [engraved portrait by M. van der Grucht after Marshall].Decorative head-and tail-pieces throughout. The work is divided into seven books, each with it's own seperate title-page dated 1719, but they are not different publications… Read more about this item

London: Printed For Longman, Huest, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row., 1805.. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small 12mo; bound in contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards, leather title label on spine lettered in gilt. 203 pp., binders blank & half title precede title leaf. Small heraldic device blindstamped to upper corner of 8 preliminary leaves; bookplate of F.B. Pemberton… Read more about this item

Manchester: Manchester Institute of Contemporary Arts, March, 1968. First Edition . 12mo, original printed wrappers, sewn at spine. [12] pp. Inscribed by the author to fellow poet J. Michael Yates on the inner front cover: "Mike from Robin / All the Best / R". Issued as MICA Poets No. 8. The recipient was Small scratches, near fine. … Read more about this item

London: The Francis Thompson Society., 1967. First Edition, First Impression. Quarto, original blue boards, gilt titles on spine. 67 pp. issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, this being copy No. 110. This copy is inscribed in pen on the title page "Henry Williamson for R. Dalby Hallowe'en 1967"; it is also signed in pen by the Editor,… Read more about this item

Knotting, Bedfordshire: The Sceptre Press., 1975. First Edition, First Impression. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine. Unpaginated [8 pp]. Issued in a limited edition of 150 copies printed by Skelton's Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, the first 50 copies of which were numbered and signed. Although unnumbered this copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A fine… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Benn Limited., 1927. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo, original tan paper covered boards, white cloth spine, paper label titled in red on spine. [127] pp. Limited Edition of 500 copies, printed on Van Gelder paper and signed by the author. Spare spine label laid in. Mild browning to endpapers, a… Read more about this item

1 page, 4to. Dated 5 November 1965, return address Pension Eolo, Galilea, Mallorca, Spain. Approx 225 words. Signed in full "Ruthven Todd". To Mr. Whitton, about teaching creative writing: "Some of my pupils, notably Joe Langland and W.D. Snodgrass, have turned out to be good poets, but I am sure they wood have done so in any case, without… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Benn Limited., 1927. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo, original black cloth, paper title label on spine. 123 pp. Limited Edition of 275 copies, printed on hand-made paper and signed by the author, this being copy No. 30. Bookplate of C.R. Leighton on front paste-down; mild browning to endpapers, a fine… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited, at St. martin's House., [1934]. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo, original publisher's patterned grey cloth titled in mauve on front panel. 66 pp, frontispiece portrait of the author. This appears to be the publisher's file copy, with the "Ex Libris / The Macmillans of Canada" bookplate on the front paste-down, there… Read more about this item

London & Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press., No Date [circa 1915]. Full Leather. Very Good. 16mo, small upright oblong format, 40 mm wide x 106 mm tall x 4 mm thick. Bound in the publisher's original limp suede with an inlaid border in blind, gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt. 60 pp, double-page colour frontispiece. Text block pulled… Read more about this item

New York: John Lane., 1898.. First American Edition. Vellum. Very Good. First American Edition. Small octavo, bound in full vellum titled in black ink on front cover in an Old English script similar to the title page font, decorated endpapers. 43 pp. Vellum boards bowed, Fore-edges of binding trimmed, a very good copy. Likely, a special issue of… Read more about this item

London: London: Constable & Company, [1924].. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Printing of this New Illustrated Edition. Tall octavo, original navy blue cloth titled in gilt on spine panel & decorated in gilt on upper cover. [128] pp. Colour frontispiece and 15 additional full-page colour plates by Fraser. University of Nevada gift label (now deaccessioned) on… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd., 1957.. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo. Original blue cloth, printed red label on spine titled in gold. [445] pp, Indexes to Titles and to First Lines at rear. Endpapers mildly browned, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, slightly tanned on the spine panel. A sharp… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1898.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Small octavo, original maroon buckram titled and ruled in gilt, top edges gilt. 144 pp. Pencil name on front endpaper, mild foxing, a very good bright copy. ¶ Poetry. Green and Gibson A23b.

London: Constable and Co. Ltd., [1930].. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo, original blue-green cloth titled and decorated in gilt. 264 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ Collects poems SONGS OF CHILDHOOD, PEACOCK PIE and others, with twenty poems here first published.

London: Constable and Co Ltd. , [1933].. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in gilt on spine and front panel. 179 pp. Spine slightly tanned, a nearly fine copy in a slightly dusty dust jacket. A very nice copy.

Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co. / London: George Bell and Sons. , 1884.. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Ninth edition. 12mo, green cloth, spine gilt. 214 pp + [2] pp ads. Presentation copy from George Augustus Sala to Charlotte Bouverie "C.B. from G.A.S. Jan 85" at head of title, and from Charlotte Bouverie to Ellen Terry with inscription in… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Lazara Press., 1998.. First Edition, First Printing. Broadside. Fine. First edition. Broadside. A poem written in Memory of William Martin Hoffer. 226 copies printed of which this is one of 200 offered for sale. A further 26 copies were lettered and signed by the author and were for private distribution only. Designed and printed by Glenn Goluska… Read more about this item