The Hope Of the World, and Other Poems

London and New York: John Lane; The Bodley Head, 1898. First edition, small 8vo, pp. ix, [3], 83, [1]; full maroon crushed levant, gilt title on spine, gilt board edges and gilt-decorated dentelles, t.e.g.; fine in a sun toned paper chemise. Likely a copy owned by Alfred Eddy, an associate of Watson's, as we have another book of Watson's… Read more about this item

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Small and slim collection of poetry. A very good plus copy in green buckram binding that has some slight soiling to the boards but internally a very clean copy.

London : John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A first edition of this poetical work by Sir William Watson. Watson (2 August 1858 – 13 August 1935) was an English poet, popular in his time for the celebratory content, and famous for the controversial political content, of his verse.… Read more about this item

John Lane the Bodley Head, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 83 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Gilt applied to top edge of text block, remaining sides are rough cut. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains… Read more about this item

1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper as issued. 16mo. Leather binding by John Bumpus of Oxford on marbled boards minor scratching to cover and some foxing - ow Nice clean bright tight book 83 pages

First Edition. hardcover. Buckram, uncut. London, 1898.<br/><br/>

WATSON, William. The Hope of the World and Other Poems. Original cloth. London: John Lane, 1898. First edition. One of 125 large-paper copies. Spine slightly darkened, otherwise a fine copy.

John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1898. 1st edition.. Hardback. Buckram, VG. x+83pp, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, spine a little faded, previous owner has copied out the preface to Watsons "Collected Poems" of 1898 on to pp vi, otherwise a nice bright copy. A collection of 24 poems. - Presumablely the hope for the new world… Read more about this item

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition.. ix + 83pp; T.e.g.; spotting to edges and eps; Spine split along external hinge crease though book still firmly intact; Previous owner's inscription to f.e.p. in neat but purple pencil as well as the dates of reading marked after each poem read also in light purple pencil; Still… Read more about this item

John Lane. Used - Very Good. 1898. Cloth, octavo, ix and 83 pp. From a limted printing of 75 copies. Discoloration to boards, along with some scuffing and bumping. Previous owner's insignia on ffep. Tight binding and clean pages. Very Good. (Subject: Fiction.)

John Lane. Collectible - Good. Collectible - Good. (Poetry, Poems)

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-11-10. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-11-10. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.