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1	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight/Pearl/Sir Orfeo more books like this by J R R Tolkien (Translator), Christopher Tolkien (Preface by) Three epic poems from 14th century England speak of life during the age of chivalry. Translated from medieval English. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| first editions \| SVS
2	William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books more books like this by William Blake, David Bindman (Introduction by), John Commander (Foreword by) The nature of William Blake's genius is most completely expressed in his Illuminated Books. As poet/artist Blake invented a method of printing that enabled him to create works in which words and images combine to form pages uniquely rich in content and beautiful in form. It is only through the pages as originally conceived and published by the ... see all copies from $24.91! new only from $28.97! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color more books like this by William Blake Inspired satire on religion and morality, including 70 aphorisms of "Proverbs of Hell." 27 full-color plates, full text. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $2.64! \| SVS
4	The Cricket on the Hearth more books like this by Charles Dickens "The Cricket on the Hearth" is one of Dickens's best-loved Christmas stories. This volume also contains many other tales of the season, a genre for which Dickens was revered by the Victorian reading public. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Overcoming Jealousy more books like this by Dr. Windy Dryden Practical help and advice to deal with envy in any situation Jealousy can be destructive, and an atmosphere of suspicion can ruin relationships and undermine your confidence. Windy Dryden's refreshingly practical approach will help you understand your feelings, and distinguish between healthy and unhealthy reactions to the behaviour of those you ... see all copies from $5.16! new only from $8.19!
6	The Golden Age of English Manuscript Painting, 1200-1500 more books like this by Richard Marks Forty colour plates illustrate some of the finest achievements of medieval painting. see all copies from $3.68! new only from $12.96! \| first editions
7	Tennyson more books like this by Christopher B. Ricks This biographical and critical study of Tennyson aims to show what went into the making of the man, exploring the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work. This edition includes upgraded references and quotations taking account of recent scholarship, notably ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $45.38! \| first editions
8	Saint John's Gospels and Acts-NRSV more books like this by Donald Jackson The Word of God, hand-illuminated through ancient methods by a contemporary master, brings the reader to an epiphany of the sacred. Readers will savor the experience unfolding before them and come to see how "Gospels and Acts" beautifully marries text and image to serve the Word. Liturgical Press see all copies from $47.01! new only from $47.01! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Cardenio, Or, the Second Maiden's Tragedy more books like this by Charles Hamilton, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Illuminated Blake: William Blake's Complete Illuminated Works with a Plate-By-Plate Commentary more books like this by William Blake, David V Erdman (Editor) Monumental, scholarly study of relationship of poem to illustration in such masterpieces as "The Book of Thel, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Song of Los, "more. see all copies from $9.75! new only from $21.15! \| SVS
11 view cover	John Keats. more books like this by John Keats From Longman's Cultural Editions series, John Keats, edited by Susan J. Wolfson, is the first edition organized to give a sense of the poet's thinking by interspersing letters, poems, and publications of reviews and contemporary works. This is a new event in editions of Keats, arranged not in the usual way of separating these writings, but rather ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Complete Works of the "Pearl" Poet more books like this by Casey Finch (Translator) This edition presents, for the first time, the entire oeuvre of the "Pearl" poet with both the original Middle English works and complete verse translations. Poet and scholar Casey Finch uses anapestic tetrameters (and iambic tetrameter for "Pearl") in his translations rather than the accented tetrameters of the originals, thus achieving the ... see all copies from $14.75! new only from $37.41! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Pentateuch-NRSV more books like this by Donald Jackson The third in a series of full-color, reproductions from The Saint John's Bible, the Pentateuch is foundational to both Judaism and Christianity. The Pentateuch features text and illuminations of the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) known as the Torah in Judaism. Prominent illuminations ... see all copies from $43.00! new only from $44.04! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Percy Bysshe Shelley more books like this by Professor Percy Bysshe Shelley Bestselling series of portable anthologies, contains selected poetry and prose from some of the most famous English and Scottish poets. An attractive six-pocket display pack is also available. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions
15	The Book of Urizen more books like this by William Blake see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Prophets-NRSV more books like this by Donald Jackson (Illustrator) The fourth volume of the full-color reproduction books from The Saint Johns Bible, Prophets, features some of the most beautiful passages in all of Sacred Scripture. see all copies from $57.82! new only from $57.82! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Illuminating the Word: The Making of the Saint John's Bible more books like this by Christopher Calderhead For those who have never witnessed elegant script or goldleaf on pages of vellum, this volume offers a glimpse at the process of incorporating ancient art forms with modern techniques in a celebration of the traditional arts of bookmaking and modern science and sensibility. see all copies from $30.36! new only from $30.36! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript more books like this by Charles Dickens, John Leech (Illustrator) A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Dickens's tender and comic tale of the Cratchit family, Tiny Tim, and Ebenezer Scrooge--a favorite ever since it was written, in 1843. Badly in need of money, Dickens produced A CHRISTMAS CAROL in six weeks; the first printing of 6,000 copies sold out instantly. In Dickens's original version, Tiny Tim was Tiny Fred, and ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Blake's Composite Art: A Study of the Illuminated Poetry more books like this by W J Thomas Mitchell see all copies from $25.29! first editions
20	The de Brailes Hours: Shaping the Book of Hours in Thirteenth-Century Oxford more books like this by Claire Donovan The de Brailes Hours is the earliest surviving independent Book of Hours, dating from about 1240. The work of William de Brailes, of Oxford, it is illustrated throughout with miniatures and historiated initials with a sequence of scenes. As the first example of this new type of text, its design and iconography have much that is experimental. In ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $129.16!
21 view cover	Lord Byron more books like this by George Gordon Byron, Lord Bestselling series of portable anthologies, contains selected poetry and prose from some of the most famous English and Scottish poets. An attractive six-pocket display pack is also available. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
22	Index of English Literary Manuscripts more books like this by Richard Smith, MB see all copies from $14.09! new only from $59.95! \| first editions
23	D. H. Lawrence, a Calendar of His Works more books like this by Keith Sagar see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Thomas Hoccleve: A Facsimile of the Autograph Verse Manuscripts: Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino (California), Mss Hm 111 and Hm 744; University Library, Durham (England), MS Cosin V. III. 9 more books like this by Thomas Hoccleve, J a Burrow (Introduction by), A I Doyle (Introduction by) The poetry of Thomas Hoccleve (1367?-1426) has attracted increased attention in recent years. All the verse known to be by him with the exception of his Regiment of Princes, survives in three manuscript copies made by him in the last years of his life. These manuscripts provide a very rare opportunity to study the work of a medieval English poet ... see all copies from $56.22! new only from $56.22!
25	The search after hapiness [sic] a tale. more books like this by Charlotte Brontë, Carolyn Dinan see all copies from $2.50! first editions

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