Lot 653
Thomas, Edward
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Description
Four and twenty blackbirds. London: Duckworth & Co., 1915. First edition, 8vo, original printed blue cloth, child's ownership inscription to first free-endpaper, occasional dust-soiling, darkening to endpapers, covers and spine a little faded with some soiling to lower cover and small tear in cloth to upper cover, lacking dustwrapper; [Idem] The country. London: B.T. Batsford, 1913. 8vo, ornate lettering designed by Percy Smith and with Smith's ownership inscription to front paste-down endpaper, original blue cloth gilt designed by Guthrie, very slight fading to spine; Fowler, Robert Beautiful Wales. London: A.&C. Black, 1905. 8vo, plates, original green cloth gilt with floral and dragon motifs to upper cover, some spotting, especially to endpapers, covers and spine a little rubbed and bumped; [Idem] In pursuit of spring. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1914. 8vo, 6 plates, original blue cloth gilt, spine and ends very slightly bumped; [Idem] The heart of England. London: J.M. Dent, 1909. Second edition, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, original green cloth gilt, lower hinge detached, covers and spine a little faded; [Idem] The south country. London: J.M. Dent, 1909. 8vo, presentation copy from the author's parents with inscription to half-title dated July 1916, bookplate of Joan Stevens to first free-endpaper, original green cloth gilt, some light foxing, covers and spine a little faded; [Idem] Light and twilight. London: Duckworth & Co., 1911. 8vo, original green cloth with blue dustwrapper, covers and dustwrapper a little faded, with some rubbing to dustwrapper; [Idem] Rose acre papers. London: Duckwortrh & Co., 1910. First edition, 8vo, original green cloth, dustwrapper with photograph of the author to upper cover, dustwrapper a little torn and soiled; [Idem] The pocket book of poems and songs for the open air. London: E. Grant Richards, 1907. 8vo, bookplate of Joan Stevens to free-endpaper, original green calf gilt, g.e., very slight fading to spine; [Idem] The tenth muse. London: Martin Secker, [1911]. 8vo, bookplate of Joan Stevens to paste-down endpaper, rough-cut edges, original cream cloth gilt, some darkening to endpapers, spine and covers a little soiled; [Idem] Horae solitaire. London: Duckworth & Co., 1902. First edition, 8vo, original green cloth gilt, some spotting and darkening to endpapers, spine a little faded; [Idem] The Icknield way. London: Constable & Company Ltd., 1913. First edition, 8vo, 7 colour plates, bookplate of A.T. Copsey of Sparrowes Nest in Ipswich, original green cloth gilt, occasional light dust-soiling, hinges weak, covers dampstained, spine and corners a little bumped; and 8 others (19)