PWK Poetry from PWK Books

Volume II of the Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, edited by Eugene Parsons. Red leather limp bound with gilt on front and spine. Floral decorative endpapers. B&W frontispiece with intact tipped-in protective tissue. Title page in black, white & red. FON on front pages, dated 1903. Cover is worn, especially on spine, with fraying on edges and hinges. Upper corner of front… Read more about this item

A collection of early stories and poems by O. Henry, along with numerous B&W illustrations that appeared in his parody newspapers. Introductory essay by H.P.S. Red cloth over boards with gilt stamped on spine. Brown endpapers. Light wear on cover, especially corners and top & heel of spine. Endpapers are stained. Title page has been torn and repaired with tape. Pages… Read more about this item

Gorgeous collection of Scott's poetry! Marbled boards, text block edges, and endpapers. Brown leather spinestrip and corners, with stamping on corners and spine, as well as gilt and four raised ribs on spine. B&W illustrated plates. Protective tissue on frontispiece is intact. FON on FFEP. Cover shows rubbing and wear, especially on edges and corners. Pages are age tanned with some… Read more about this item

Blue cloth cover with blind stamping on front and back, gilt on spine. Text block gilt all edges. B&W portrait of the author and chapter decorations. "Author's Edition" stated. Wear and bumping on cover, especially corners and top of spine. Spine is darkened. Decorative tissue on frontispiece is torn and missing a piece. Pages are age tanned, and there is some… Read more about this item

The beautiful American edition of Kipling's classic story collection, featuring lovely B&W chapter decorations by his father. Green cloth jacket with blind and gilt stamping and black decorations on front and spine, as well as blind stamping and black decoration on back. Text block has gilt on top. Cover shows wear and bumping on edges and corners, with fraying on heel… Read more about this item

Beautifully illustrated edition of Browning's take on the folk tale. Cover is illustrated paper over board with sand cloth spinestrip. Illustration is repeated on back. Spine has black lettering. Decorative endpapers featuring a heraldic shield. Full-color illustrations throughout. Child FON's on FFEP, dated 1913. RFEP states, "Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans, Ltd." Cover has extensive chipping on corners and edges, and… Read more about this item

A six-volume edition of the works of Tennyson, published in 1892. Blue cloth with gilt on spine. Deckled edges. Volume 1 features B&W frontispiece of Tennyson; frontispiece and tipped-in protective tissue are intact. All volumes have some staining, bumping, and wear on the covers. The tops and heels of spines have some fraying. Pages are age tanned with occasional small staining.… Read more about this item

Black leather over padded board with gilt and blind stamping. Decorative endpapers with gilt. Text block all edges gilt. B&W illustrations. FON inscribed on FFEP, dated 1896. Unfortunately the cover of this beautiful book is in very poor shape: The black leather has been torn away in the front, revealing the padding below, and parts of the spine and back are… Read more about this item

The 1893 American edition of Kipling's poetry, containing additional poems. Blue cloth jacket with gilt on front and spine. Text block has gilt on top. Cover had reddish discoloration with wear on top and heel of spine. Pages are significantly foxed with the occasional closed tear. Small writing on rear endpapers.

Beautiful two-volume collection of the poetry of Alfred Tennyson. All edges gilt, blue jacket with gilt spine and blindstamps on spine and cover. Portrait of the author with tipped-in protective tissue. Wear on covers and spines are sunned and darker than rest of jacket. Pages are age tanned.

Beautifully illustrated collection of translated Persian poetry. Part of the Doran series "The Golden Years of Childhood." Green cloth with black lettering on cover. Decorative endpapers. Contains 12 full-color illustrations. Dust jacket is in poor condition, in three pieces & quite fragile. Text block is beginning to separate from binding at top of book. Minor edge wear on jacket. Fore edge… Read more about this item