Erotic French love story set in Laos, telling the tale of Kao Som Sène and the songs he sings for the beautiful Sao Van Di. Limited first edition. (Number 230/870) Rare.

Wang Chao Ki versatile painter of landscapes and characters The artist, Wang Chao Ki, did not speak french and did not travel there for the project produced 26 compositions, alphabet in Chinese motifs Paul-Margueritte then selected poems to correspond with illustrations, majority of songs from the Tang era Others inspired by the illustrations

Bound in vellum, gilt, illustrated endpapers, 215mm x 285mm, pictorial title, 29 coloured illustrations; a fine copy of a limited and numbered edition.

A gorgeous collection of Dobson's poetry with Thomson's characteristic illustrated vignettes throughout. Housed in a magnificent rich gilt binding. DEDICATIONTO *** What would our modern maids to-dayI watch, and can't conjecture :A dubious tale?— an Ibsen play?— A pessimist Lecture? &I know not. But this, Child, I know;You like things sweet and seemly;Old-fashioned flowers, odd shapes in Bow,"Auld Robin Gray" (extremely);You—with my "Dorothy"—delightIn fragrant cedar-presses;In window-corners warm and bright,In warm, and lilac dresses;You can still read, at any rate,Charles Lamb and "Evelina":--To You, My Dear, I dedicateThis "STORY OF ROSINA."

Decorations by John Austen. A lovely example of the fine typography and book production standards of the Curwen Press

Done into English by Jack Lindsay with ten wood engravings by Edward Bawden. A celebration of the joys of wine by the fourth century Roman poet Ausonius.

A beautiful overlap of literature and travel description, being a tour through Mediterranean and Continental sites of interest in the life and tales of Lord Byron. Brief biographical descriptions are scattered throughout. Edward Francis Finden's masterful series of steel engravings from the works of J.M.W. Turner, William Westall and other leading landscape and portrait artists of the day capture the dreamy and romantic qualities of Byron's poetry

Decorated by Will Jenkins with typography by J.H. Nash and specially printed at the Tomoye Press

Limited edition of 200 copies specially printed by Christopher and Anthony Sandford and Owen Rutter, with wood-engravings by John O'Connor and an introduction by Walter de la Mare.

Reprinted from the original edition of 1735, with the addition of a memoir of the author by R. Farquharson Sharp. The spine and cover boards have been beautifully illustrated in gold and Thompson's delightful vignettes appear throughout.

Numbered limited edition of 225 copies signed by the author. James and Cecil Johnson of the Windsor Press were born in Sydney in 1897 and 1900 respectively. After serving in the First World War they established the Windsor Press in San Francisco.

With illustrations by Dudley Tennant.

Decorations by Hugh McCrae. 'Our horror and pity are aroused rather by the collapse of character and personality than by widespread physical ruin. It is with personality and character, therefore, that this poem is primarily concerned...the quality of life in the men of her story that Winifred Shaw's advance in her art must now be judged.' Arthur Jose.

Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Robinson's plates are gentle and humorous, executed in warm watercolour tones admirably suited to Shakespeare's poetry.

Edmund Waller (1606-1687) was respected for his command of language and prowess as an orator. The romantic poems featured in this rare edition are among his more sensitive works and form a pleasing contrast to the Royalist verse penned during the English Civil war. The present edition is limited to 300 copies and is printed on hand-made paper with uncut fore and bottom edges. A confident and stylised work.

A beautiful example of nineteenth century gift book design with gilt ornaments throughout.

A rare and beautiful edition of Cocteau's poem ‘Énigme' privately printed at Les Éditions des Rèverbères. The entire text is engraved and includes a frontispiece by Cocteau, signed ‘Jean' in the plate with his familiar five-pointed star. This is number 103 of an edition of 130.

Introduction by Harold Wright. Ure Smith Miniature Series No. 2.

Limited edition of 150 copies, of which this is number 85. Signed by Russell Drysdale and Miles Little. Drysdale's evocative line drawings can truly be said to respond to Litttle's poetry in this boutique edition.