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Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Tony Ludovici (illustrateur). First edition of Douglas' satirical poem, poking fun at the Victorian aristocracy and social mores. With colour illustrations by Tony Ludovici. The Son of the infamous Marquess of Queensberry, Douglas is best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde. This scarce volume was published pseudonymously towards the end of Wilde's life. Oblong 4to. Rubbing to covers and corners, Toning and marking to rear cover. Some very faint foxing within. Binding tight and sound. Fair/good.

Hardback. Etat : Good Only. E. T. Reed (illustrateur). A charmingly illustrated series of poetry depicting the more fearful traits of various animals, written by Lord Alfred Douglas. The first edition.In the publisher's original illustrated boards.With pleasing full-page coloured illustrations throughout by Edward Tennyson Reed, who is primarily known for his political cartoons in Punch.A charming series of verses that propose the more unpleasant qualities of animals in rhymes.Written anonymously by Lord Alfred Douglas, a British poet, journalist who is best known as being a former lover of Oscar Wilde. In the original illustrated boards. Externally, hinges are tender. With dust staining and marks to the extremities. With wear to the board edges. Small contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, generally bound, with the last few leaves detached but present to the work. Front free endpaper is loosening, but remains. Pages are generally bright and clean, with age toning to the endpapers and the odd spot. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. E.T. Reed (illustrateur). First Edition. Previous owners inscription dated 1898. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, nicknamed Bosie, was a British author, poet, translator, and political commentator, better known as the friend and lover of Oscar Wilde. Boards slightly tight to open and staples rusted and pulled through the title page and front endpaper. Overall presents very nicely. Size: oblong. Illustrator: E.T. Reed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Inventory No: 47091. For further information on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

Decorative Hard Back. Etat : Good/Fair. Reed,. E.T. Reed. ( Edward Tennyson Reed ) (illustrateur). First Edition. 72 pages. Decorative hard back binding Fair, ageing with edge wear/rubbing. Contents mostly very good and clean, front endpage, with owner signature and miss folded, corner loss, edge wear, Title page to page 64 very good and clean, just the odd minor mark, Page 65/6 & 67/8 detached with edge wear/loss, trimmed at spine edge. Blank endpage trimmed. Undated, but published 1898. Silly amusing verse, with single sided illustrations by Reed. good cloth spine. Unlike many copies this has not been restored. The blank rear of the full page colour illustration and the illustrations are not numbered but are part of the 72 pages. The illustrations are black/white with some colour printing. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (son of the Marquess of Queensberry) was a British poet, journalist but best known as the lover of Oscar Wilde. Size: 22 x 28cm Apporx.

Etat : Acceptable. First edition. Hardback. Oblong quarto. A poor copy with original illustrated boards slightly rubbed and marked, text block separated, pencil and ink marks and doodles on each page. Reference copy. c.1898.

Cloth. Etat : Good. Tony Ludovici (illustrateur). First edition. The first edition of this scarce satirical poem by Lord Alfred Douglas, complete with colourful plates. The first edition of this scarce work.A nonsense poem about the Duke of Berwick, an uptight Duke, a comical and entertaining satire on Victorian society and the landed gentry.Illustrated with a colour title, and ten colour plates, by Tony Ludovici. Collated, complete.By Lord Alfred Douglas, an English poet and journalist, who is better known for being the lover of Oscar Wilde. Douglas' father, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, publicly accused Wilde of being homosexual, leading to a trial and Wilde's imprisonment. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and rubbing to the boards. Marks are heavier to the rear board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are tender. Front endpaper and half-title are detached but present. Bookseller's stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Tape marks to the paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. book.

Hardback. Tony Ludovici [Anthony M. Ludovici] (illustrateur). First Edition. Undated first and only edition 1899 Hardback with green cloth spine and pictorial paper covered boards Ink inscription to ffep dated 1913 Title page illustrated in colour A further nine colour illustrated pages throughout Text to the right and illustration to the left of a double page spread black pages in between Binding somewhat rubbed with shallow wear to edges of paper boards Forecorners of front board appear clipped but in actual fact seem to have faded Bumping to corners Dent along top edge of rear board Dark scuffing to fore edge of rear board Patch of loss to left edge of paper of rear board Light rubbingsoiling Start of cracking to gutter binding sound but starting Rusting to staples where exposed Light toning and mottling to endpapers Folded crease to ffep Pages nice and bright but for very infrequent thumbing Overall good condition The book presents nice and colourfully 43 pp A sweet and humorous copy of a scarce book Lord Alfred Douglas 18701945 was an English poet best known for his relationship with poet Oscar Wilde Anthony Ludovici 18821971 was a British author and philosopher. book.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1901 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 278 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 278 Language: English.