The Poetry Library of Marie Bullock - Locus Solus Rare Books

201. DE LA MARE, WALTER. The Listeners. New York: Henry Holt, 1916. First American
edition. 8vo, green cloth. Faint tanning to endsheets, covers a trifle rubbed with a hint of
lightening toward edges, very good. $40
202. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Memoirs of a Midget. London: W. Collins, (1921). First
edition. 8vo, blue cloth. A bit of offsetting to the endsheets, slight toning to edges, else fine
in a chipped dust jacket with a tape mend at the crown. The first issue, with “copyright
1921” only. $250
203. DE LA MARE, WALTER. The Veil and Other Poems. London: Constable, (1921). First
edition. 8vo, linen-backed boards. Faint offsetting to endsheets, spine darkened a shade,
label rubbed and soiled. One of 250 numbered copies signed by De La Mare. $150
204. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Down-Adown-Derry. With Illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., (1922). First edition. 4to, original ivory parchment over
boards, lettered in gilt, t.e.g. Spine darkened and a trifle rubbed at ends, covers sunned a
shade toward edges and with a bit of soil; internally bright and fresh, with a couple of
signatures loosening slightly. One of 325 numbered copies, signed by De La Mare. A nicely
harmonious and charming volume. $375
205. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Crossings: A Fairy Play. With Music by C. Armstrong Gibbs.
London: W. Collins, (1923). First edition. 8vo, linen-backed boards. Fine, partly uncut, in a
lightly spine-darkened dust jacket with a bit of edge-wear and one tape mend at the crown.
The last 69 pages, which are uncut, are entirely devoted to the musical score by Gibbs. $100
206. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Songs of Childhood. With Illustrations by Estelle Canziani.
London: Longmans, Green, 1923. New edition, first thus. 8vo, original parchment-backed
pale blue boards Spine rubbed and a bit soiled, especially and ends, tips slightly rubbed, else
fine and bright. One of 310 numbered copies signed by De La Mare. $250
207. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Lispet, Lispett and Vaine. London: (Bookman’s Journal /
Morland Press), 1923. First edition. Small 4to, original limp vellum, spine stamped in gilt.
Few marks to rear cover, otherwise fine. One of 200 numbered copies (25 hors commerce),
signed by De La Mare, the entire edition. Nicely decorated with three woodcuts by W.P.
Robins. A lovely book. $175
208. DE LA MARE, WALTER. The Riddle and Other Stories. London: Selwyn & Blount, 1923.
First edition. 8vo, cloth. Covers heavily darkened and unevenly discolored, internally fine.
One of 310 numbered copies signed by De La Mare. $75
209. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Ding Dong Bell. London: Selwyn & Blount, 1924. First edition.
8vo, linen-backed boards. Light offsetting from binder’s glue; small spot on spine, else fine
in a lightly spine-darkened dust jacket with internal tape-mends, chipped at top of the spine.
One of 300 numbered copies, signed by De La Mare. $150
210. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Henry Brocken: His Travels and Adventures in the Rich,
Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance. Illustrated by Marian Ellis. London: W.
Collins, n.d. (1924). Revised edition. 8vo, linen-backed boards with leather spine label. Tips
bumped, spine lightly darkened and label rubbed. One of 250 numbered copies, signed by De
La Mare. Originally published in 1904. $75
211. DE LA MARE, WALTER. Broomsticks & Other Tales. With Designs by Bold. London:
Constable, 1925. First edition. 8vo, rust-orange cloth. Offsetting from a clipping, ownership
stamp on front pastedown, very good in an edgeworn and chipped dust jacket, internally
mended with tape. Neatly affixed to the rear endpaper is a slip of notepad paper, upon which
De La Mare has written his name, along with an address that he’s identified as Edwin
Arlington Robinson’s. $200
212. DE LA MARE, WALTER. The Connoisseur and Other Stories. London: W. Collins,
(1926). First edition. 8vo, linen-backed boards. Spine darkened, few marks, otherwise fine,
uncut. One of 250 numbered copies on hand-made paper, signed by De La Mare. $150