BURNS, Robert. The Works of Robert Burns; with His Life by Allan Cunningham. London: James Cochrane, 1834. 12mo, 8 volumes, marbled endpapers, gilt-stamped dentelles, full gilt-decorated calf, a.e.g., ribbon bookmarks, by Bartlett & Co., Boston. Covers slightly rubbed, a little bit of paint dripping on the spines of volumes II & IV, else a lovely set.

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. Biographia Literaria or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions. Second Edition prepared for publication in part by the late Henry Nelson Coleridge, completed and published by his widow. London: William Pickering, 1847. Second edition, expanded, of Coleridge's intellectual autobiography, which was originally published in 1817. With Moxon's 8-page advertising supplement, dated October 1855, at the front. NCBEL 218. The second edition includes a 187-page introduction by Henry Nelson Coleridge, and a dedicatory letter...

GAY, (John). Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London. London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, (1716). First edition. One of 250 large paper copies printed, with a vignette title and 3 engraved vignette head-pieces; with the engraved head-piece on p. 1 (the "Street Scene") and elaborate engraved ornaments at the beginning of Book II (p...

(JOHNSON, Samuel). The Adventurer. London: J. Payne, 1753-1754. First edition. The Adventurer was a periodical edited by Hawkesworth, which ran from November 7, 1752 to March 9, 1754. "[Samuel] Johnson contributed 25 papers signed 'T', which he dictated and gave to Dr. Richard Balthurst, who sold them for two...

QUADRI, Antonio. Il Canal Grande Di Venezia Descritto Da Antonio Quadri . . . E Rappresentato In XXXXVIII Tavole. Venezia: Dalla Tipografia Armena Di S. Lazzaro, 1838. Second edition of this beautiful book, which depicts in panoramic views the architecture, including villas, palaces, churches & gardens, along the canals of Venice. Oblong folio, illustrated with 48 hand-colored engravings, original quarter red morocco & printed...

TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. Idylls of the King. London: Strahan and Co. 1869. First enlarged trade edition thus, in bibliographical order the Ninth Edition. Presentation copy, signed by Tennyson on the half-title page as part of an inscription that reads: "G. G. Bradley from A. Tennyson", the first part of which appears to...

WHITMAN, Walt. After All, Not To Create Only. Recited by Walt Whitman on Invitation of Managers American Institute, on Opening their 40th Annual Exhibition, New York, noon, September 7, 1871. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First book edition, binding B, of a poem which later became known as the "Song of the Exposition". Published in an edition of 2000 copies, of which 300 remained in sheets in 1889 & were bound up & sold by Whitman...

WHITMAN, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Philadelphia: McKay, 1891-2. The "Deathbed Edition", the ninth separate edition of Leaves of Grass & the most complete edition, arranged & revised by Whitman, who said of it: "I wish to say that I prefer and recommend this present edition for future printing if there...

WORDSWORTH, William. The Excursion, Being A Portion Of The Recluse, A Poem. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1814. First edition, with the errata leaf and with Y1 cancelled as usual. Hayward 203. One of only 500 copies printed. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title "To Allan Cunningham as a token of respect...

WORDSWORTH, William. Yarrow Revisited And Other Poems. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, Paternoster-Row; And Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1835. First edition. Presentation copy to the poet's patron, William Lowther, the Earl of Lonsdale, inscribed "From The Author" on the half-title page. With the bookplate of the recipient's descendant Hugh...