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Yeats, W.B.
A Selection From The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
A Selection From The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
Ramsden describes the cover of the book as having patterned boards, quarter vellum, with morocco label. On the page with the bookplate, ON is written in the bottom right corner. The title page reads A Selection from the Poetry of W.B. Yeats with…
Yeats, W.B.
William Butler Yeats Poems: Second Series
William Butler Yeats Poems: Second Series
The bookplate is displayed on a checkered page with a drawing of ruler on the side. Ramsden incorrectly listed the Pavillon Colombe [PC] bookplate in his notes. The correct bookplate for this book is the Sainte-Claire du Château Hyères [H]…
Yeats, W.B.
Poems
Poems
According to Ramsden's notes, he quotes R.W.B Lewis's biography of Edith Wharton by noting her admiration of the Irish poet, W.B. Yeats, above all other English-language poets. The title page reads Poems by W.B. Yeats. The publisher information is…
Wordsworth, William
Poems of Wordsworth: Selected From the Best Editions: In Two Volumes
Poems of Wordsworth: Selected From the Best Editions: In Two Volumes
The bookplate page includes the Land's End book plate with 1.50 is written in the top left corner. The title page reads Poems of Wordsworth. Selected from the best editions. In two volumes volume II. Publisher information is listed as Cassell &…
Wordsworth, William
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth
The page with the bookplate is marbled and includes both the Pavillon Colombe and Land's End plates. The following page is blank except for the signature of Edith Wharton's father, George F. Jones, in the upper right corner. According to Ramsden,…
Whitman, Walt
Leaves of Grass: Including Sands at Seventy, Good Bye my Fancy, Old Age Echoes, and A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads
Inside front cover bears the inscription "'Who can stray from me? I follow you whoever you are from the present hour.' Washington April 1898," which Ramsden attributes to Walter Berry. Book appears to be in delicate condition, with water stains…
Whitman, Walt
Drum Taps
Hardbound with silver-tone embossed title design. First edition, second issue. Ramsden notes that it bears an inscription from Walter Berry reading "Alice Warder." Alice Warder's bookplate is affixed to a sheet of paper and mounted in the front cover…
Whitman, Walt
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
This is the Centenary Edition, containing three volumes in one. Edited by Richard Maurice Bucke, Thomas B. Harned, and Horace L. Traubel. Includes photograph of 'Walt Whitman and the Butterfly'. The table of contents is heavily marked, with the…
Yeats, W.B.
The Wild Swans at Coole
The Wild Swans at Coole
The Wild Swans at Coole is a lyrical poem written by William Butler Yeats, which focuses on the beauty of nature and the symbol of the swan. No notable marks, tears, or folds.
Vigny, Alfred de
Oeuvres Completes de Alfred de Vigny
Oeuvres Completes de Alfred de Vigny
"Poesies"
This is a collection of French Romantic poetry.
The title page starts with the title on the top of the page with two different colors, the author's name is in red ink compared to the black.
In the middle of the page, there is the…
This is a collection of French Romantic poetry.
The title page starts with the title on the top of the page with two different colors, the author's name is in red ink compared to the black.
In the middle of the page, there is the…
Vigny, Alfred de
Oeuvres D'Alfred de Vigny
Oeuvres D'Alfred de Vigny
This book is a collection of de Vigny's poems.
The title page and that opposite are ornately decorated with a border of foliage and flowers. In the middle of the page, there is a box with the text.
On the opposite page, there are two boxes.…
The title page and that opposite are ornately decorated with a border of foliage and flowers. In the middle of the page, there is a box with the text.
On the opposite page, there are two boxes.…
Thompson, Francis
Sister-Songs
Sister-Songs
Includes Edith Wharton's bookplate. Lawrence Housman illustrated the book. The inscription reads, 'To Mrs. Wharton This poem of Thompson's from hers and his gratefully W.M. [Wilfred Meynell] Aug 1901'. This is a book of poetry from the English…
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Underwoods
Underwoods
Contains two of Edith Wharton's bookplates. Upper right-hand corner has the inscription, 'LV7 Jdd'. Signed, 'Edith Wharton 1887'. This is a collection of poetry. The poems 'Not yet, my soul' and 'My house, I say' are marked.
Smith, James and Horace
Rejected Addresses: or, The New Theatrum Poetarum
Rejected Addresses: or, The New Theatrum Poetarum
New edition. Contains illustrations by George Cruikshank. Edith Wharton's sister-in-law Mary Cadwalader Jones dedicated it to her: 'E. N. J. Xmas 1875 M. C. J.' This book contains twenty-one poems parodying contemporary authors.
Shakespeare, William
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Eleventh edition. Dent's pocket edition. Cover's corners have worn through the cloth binding. Cover has the golden image of a bird with a scepter above a crest with an arrow. Includes the photograph of G. F. Watt's Love Triumphs. Many sonnets, lines,…