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London: Macmillan and Co., 1900. Full morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very bright full straight grain morocco by Maclehose with gilt raised bands, gilt pallets, double fillets framing the boards, dentelles and all edges gilt. Portrait. A small mark on the lower board, otherwise a pristine copy of the works of Shelley, one of England's great Romantic Poets.

London: William Pickering, 1847. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very fine Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and superb gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. James Thomson, the 18th century poet now best known for writing the lyrics of 'Rule, Britannia!', was one of the most popular and influential poets of his century. A fine copy in excellent condition.

London: Florence Press, 1926. Full morocco, 8 inches tall. A finely printed edition in a simple full crushed morocco by Riviere with raised bands, gilt dentelles and top edge. Light Foxing. Spine slight faded. Edited and arranged by John Sampson. Though considered mad in his own lifetime, William Blake is now considered to be one of the greatest and most influential English poets and artist of the Romantic Age, perhaps of any age.

London: Constable and Company, 1909. Full morocco, 7 3/4 inches tall. A very neat binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, framed gilt panels and ornate gilt tooling to the boards within a series of gilt fillet panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Before establishing himself as a very successful novelist Meredith's first emphasis was as a romantic poet, Oscar Wilde described his poetry as "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning".

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1917. Full morocco, 7 inches tall. A very smart full crushed morocco by Bumpus with gilt raised bands elegantly gilt framed panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. A super copy of the poetical works of Rupert Brooke, English poet best known for his war sonnets written during the First World War.

London: Meiklejohn and Son, 1911. Full morocco, 6 3/4 inches tall. A splendid binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands and neat framed panels to the spine and elaborate gilt tooling with pink petal onlays to the upper boards, framing the title. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Printed on India paper. A fine copy of this anthology of Scottish poetry.

Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1858. Full calf, 8 3/4 inches tall. A rather beautiful Victorian full pink calf with gilt raised bands, green label and superb extra gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards. The three poets, Armstrong, Dyer and Green were near contemporary 18th century poets, being born within 15 years of each other.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1882. Full morocco, 6 inches tall. A beautiful little volume printed on hand-made paper, in full crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf, with gilt raised bands and delicate gilt and blind tooling to the panels and boards. With gilt dentelles and all edges. A fine anthology of French lyric poetry in French but with the introductions and annotations in English. Frontispiece. Tipped in bookplate. In pristine condition.

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1849. Full morocco, 9 1/2 inches tall. A rather magnificent tall heavy Victorian binding, not stinting on the gold leaf with raised bands and dense extra gilt panels. The boards have a complex series of highly ornate gilt and blind tooling. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Double column text. Foxing to the title page, otherwise clean. Hugely popular in her day now mostly remembered for two opening lines: "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England".

Perth: R. Morison and Son, 1786. Full morocco, 7 inches tall. A late 18th century full straight grain morocco with gilt bands and splendid gilt centre tools and remarkable gilt foliate gauffered edges. From Morison's Edition of Scotish Poets. With 2 full page engravings. With some rubbing and a scuff on the lower board, otherwise firm and solid and clean.

Chiswick: From the Press of C. Whittingham, 1822. Full calf, 5 inches tall. A charming little Regency straight grain by T. Smyth of Exeter, and with their ticket. With gilt bands and elaborate gilt tooling to the panels. A flowery gilt roll frames the boards. Speckled edges. A neat ink former owner's name, Mary Anne Davey, on the first blank and inside the rear free end paper. With an engraved title page and vignettes.

London: J. Johnson, 1798. 2 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. Very pretty little 18th century tree calf bindings with gilt bands on a smooth back, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. With a neat ink previous owner's name "Mary Anne Watten (?) November 1825". Embellish with engravings by Stothard. A firm and clean set of these once hugely popular and influential poems.

London: Moxon, 1872. 2 volumes bound in 1, 11 inches tall. A splendid large paper copy bound in full morocco by George Rutland of Newcastle. With raised bands, titles, very delicate and ornate gilt panels, dentelles and all edges gilt. The boards have elegant panels framed with heavy gilt rolls. With 44 full page engravings of scenes by Birket Foster. Slight fading to the spine but overall a fine copy.

London: Longman et al, 1847. Full morocco, 8.5 inches tall. A most attractive binding by Hayday with raised bands and extra gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Embellished with wood engravings throughout. A splendid copy of this great 18th century poem in a signed mid-Victorian binding.

London: Longman et al, 1830. 2 volume set, 6.5 inches tall. A good looking full calf binding of the period with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate blind tooling to the panels and boards. Portrait and vignettes to the text. A lovely red calf gilt bookplate referring perhaps to an educational establishment.

London: John Sharpe, 1809. Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A remarkable and most attractive Regency straight grain morocco with twin gilt raised bands, twin labels and very fine gilt tooling to the panels and boards. With gilt dentelles and gilt gauffered edges. Engraved title page and full page plates from designs by Richard Westall. Very lightly foxed facing the plates. Overall a fine copy.

London and New York: John Lane: 1901; 1902;1903;1903. 4 volume set, 7 inches tall. A handsome half morocco binding by W. Roach of New York with wide gilt raised bands, charming gilt tooling to the panels and gilt top edges.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889. Half morocco, 8 1/2 inches tall. An elegant, simple binding by Bayntun with raised bands and gilt top edge. Slight superficial blotchiness to the upper board and ink inscription on the first blank. A limited edition of 585 copies, on handmade paper, of which this is 367, signed by Palgrave.

London: Cadell and Davies, 1801. Full morocco, 7 1/2 inches tall. A very pretty full Georgian straight grain morocco binding with gilt raised bands, gilt pallets, centre tools and gilt fillets and corner tooling to the boards. All edges gilt with delicate gauffering. A tiny, neat ink inscription on the first blank reads: 'From Mary Jane Moody to Charlotte Ann Eamer'. Embellished with charming engravings by Stothard.

London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1860. Full calf, 9 inches tall. An unusual cream calf with raised gilt bands and extra gilt panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and edges. 100 fine engraved vignettes by John Gilbert, Birket Foster et al.. An interesting example of these heavy ornate Victorian bindings.